re: Very Slow Broadband Connection
Wednesday, July 13, 2005 at 7:17 pm
Windows 98 Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Jim Helwig
(43 messages posted)
You know, I'm attempting to solve a problem, not be given a lesson in forum protocols.
If I keyed in the wrong name, excuse the heck out of me. Funny, I had no problem
at all at the Linksys site, downloaded new firmware for the router and installed
it. And btw - the "192" I referenced was for gaining access to the router itself,
the site is 192.168.1.1 and yes, it's password protected. I know that what I'm asking
might be considered as "trivial" to a person of your elevated stature, but bear in
mind that you too had to learn somewhere. The air must be pretty thin up on that
lofty perch you put yourself on.
On Wednesday, July 13, 2005 at 1:09 pm, gewg_ wrote:
>|Hi Jack
>| Jim Helwig
>|
>You didn't respond to Jack; you responded to me.
>Before posting, view the list of entries in the thread.
>The post that is in italics and is NOT UNDERLINED is the one you're reading.
>
>BTW, WRT the **Check this box to preserve your spacing** thing,
>where the posting page says
>**Don't use this option unless you really need it**,
>it should say
>**Use this option unless you know how to format a paragraph with HTML**.
>
>I suggest that anyone who doesn't know how to use
,
>should tick the box when posting.
>
>
>|neighbors using my link?
>|Would this be something "active" (they use it on purpose)
>|or could it be passive...meaning they are using it and don't know
>|
>Could be either.
>If his wireless link is at the far end of his house
>and the signal strength from yours is better,
>he will connect to yours (if you don't secure YOUR net).
>
>OTOH, it could be a leech.
>It's up to YOU to secure your own network.
>It just amazes me that people buy this stuff
>and don't realize that that is Rule #1.
>(All the folks bitching about *he's stealing my bandwith*
>or *he's using my connection without paying*
>and they haven't done thing 1 to prevent it.)
>
>Securing-a-Home-Wireless-Network+MAC-address-restriction
>(A fairly old page; WEP has been superceded by WPA.)
>
>A glossary:
>SSID+MAC+NAT+Encryption+WEP+WPA+Firewall
>
>access-from-unauthorized-users+Wired-Equivalent-Privacy+SSID+MAC-Address-Filtering
>A cached page from the Linksys site.
>(This page is fairly old as well.)
>Generally speaking, the Linksys site sucks.
>I can't remember the last time I've seen so many pages with so many broken links.
>
>
>|I'm unable to access the Linksys site.
>|I get a series of numbers (starts with 192) that requests a username and password.
>|
>That's not the Linksys site.
>Accessing-the-Wireless-Routers-Setup+192
>
>
>|As i recall, the username/p-word was something [fairly] generic,
>|like "user" and "user" but that doesn't work.
>|
>Oh. HIGH security. 8-)
>
>IMO, it's criminal that the setup procedures for these things
>don't insist on any security at all.
>
>To compare: A Linux OS install FORCES you to make a user account.
>A router setup should force you to change the username/password
>and should disable the defaults.
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