Setting Up Wireless Network without DSL/Cable

You don't need access to the Internet to have a network. You can certainly network your computers without it.

I attempted to run the WRT54G software & I can't get the web based LinkSys screen to come up . . . is there a workaround?

Richard ....................

Jerry Park wrote:

Of course.. I have it set up for a few notebooks, pda's, netdisks, shared media device etc, and use it (varied on my location and whats available) with dial-up, cellphone, ethernet to existing networks, and of course to cable and/or dsl.

I don't recall mine being web based.. just open my browser, type in the address http://192.168.1.1/ and then enter the password admin

Just did it again while typing this, definately not web based....

=.RLM.= wrote:

Yes, you can also use a dial up connection using Windows Internet Connection Sharing if you want to access the internet wirelessly

What PCs do you have. The PCs need a wireless adapter (a client card). Do you have one of these?

Where's the client? What are you trying to connect to what?

Yes.. absolutely.. I have 5 devices here (and multiple computers) on my workbench.. I work in a computer repair place and do tech stuff for a living, and have all sorts of stuff on the bench for when customers come in.. While I was typing, I moved to another system, and did it (as i typed... (why? wasn't sure if it was 192.168.1.0 or .1, so I had to test it, and make sure I had the right number, Dlink must be)...It is exactly the same on both the Linksys WRT54G **AND** a Linksys WAP54G....(I have both, (along with a few others), they are sitting on my workbench, and I just did it again to make absolutely sure.. Hit the reset button (make sure it was reset to out of the box specs) and checked it again.).

=.RLM.= wrote:

Are you doing this WITHOUT being connected (DSL/Cable) to the internet?

I have tried this repeatedly WITHOUT internet access and without exception have gotten nowhere.

With an active internet connection you WILL get a response, I proven that on my home system.

Richard .........................................

Peter Pan wrote:

A LAN (local area network) is separate and distinct from Internet access. You can certainly run a LAN without Internet. I strongly suggest that you start off connecting one computer by Ethernet cable to the router and configure the router. If it's a Linksys, open your browser and type in http://192.168.1.1. This is not Internet but the configuration page within the router. You will then get a logon box. No user name but type in admin as the password. Every router manufacturer uses a different IP to login (DLink is

192.168.0.1) Then ensure that DHCP is enabled so that the router will automatically assign internal (non routable) IP's to each computer connecting. Then use the XP wizard to configure your network and lastly set up the wireless part.

Don't try them all at once unless you know exactly what you're doing - too easy to make a minor slip and not know where to move. Crawl before you run. For the wireless part, start off with no security (no WEP etc), create a new SSID (don't use the default) and then try connecting with one machine at a time.

Good luck

Where's the client? What are you trying to connect to what?

some wireless routers need you to configure the WAN/cable side for a static address. If you leave it at the default DHCP, they don't work weel, spending too much time trying to get an address for the WAN side that's never going to come.

I just took a wireless router out of the box, plugged in power, and configured it from my wireless laptop. I wanted to configure the WEP security before I connected it to the building network. Worked fine.

What people forget is that you must have an ip address on your conputer in order to connect. Do an ipconfig or winipconfig and see that your getting an ip address from the router.Look at what the default gateway is and this will be the address for the web page to configure the router..

"Alan White" wrote:

Richard is not to proud to say that the error was on my part.

First of all, my firewall was a problem. That was resolved.

Secondly, I had the cabling incorrectly connected from the computer to the Ethernet port rather than in one of the four other ports. After connecting to the right port, it worked a simply as you had said. I really appreciate your input! It forced me to dig deeper until I was able to reach my objective.

My apologies . . . thank you for staying with me on this and helping to me think it through and arrive at a successful end.

Richard .....................................................

Peter Pan wrote:

Glad you got it working... I liked it so much at work, I have another one at home, and I liked that so much, I put another one in my RV.. Now that you have that working, consider playing with not only the computer networking, but adding Multimedia friendly devices.. In Vegas for the CES Show now (and they have some really neat stuff), devices like DVR's/Audio/Pictures-Graphics etc.. that lets things be saved off various sources and displayed anywhere in the home (My fav is still the 71" Plasma HDTV w/surround sound... < --- I want one of those before superbowl!), but even if you don't dream/get crazy with new technology, it sounds like you at least got the first step working. Congrats...

=.RLM.= wrote:

Nope idiot.. that is a browser address.. If you are not connected to the web, it will look for local devices at that address... Amazing how it works perfectly well without being connected at all.

I certainly have, with Linksys, DLink, and SMC routers. I always set up the router before I connect it to the network.

Also, set the router's WAN IP address to some nonsense static IP, not on your network range. Some routers stop servicing the wireless after a while if the router is busy hunting for a DHCP address on its WAN side.

Euh, that /is/ web based.

then something is wrong with your router.

Given 192.168.*.* is not routed on the internet it can only look locally for that address?? I think web interface is the correct term.And perhaps some ofus are confusing terms or something. Ok, I'll go back to sleep :-)

Daniel

Are you clinically dense or something? Web based doesn't mean running on some internet server remote to your premises. It means based on web services.

Whether you're connected to the internet or not, it will do so. 192.168.1.1 is a nonroutable address only accessible locally. This doesn't make it any less web-based.

Not even remotely amazing.

Like, peter pan has no clue what web-based means.