[Patcarla]

Hi,
I don't if I should post here or in the networking forum but anyway..here is my question:
I want to buy a router (Linksys EtherFast® Cable/DSL Router with 4-Port Switch) to connect both my iMac and my Tibook to the internet through my cable modem ( road runner- DHCP server). Both computer are running Jaguar. The problem is I don't know how to set up the router and I couldn't find any good explaination about set-up and OS X...
could you guy help me??
thanks a lot..

[Toyin]

All you need is a web-browser. More sophisticated instructions come with the linksys router, but in summary:

Turn off both computers and cable modem
Hook up the cable modem to the WAN port
Hook up your Macs to the ethernet ports
Turn on the cable modem and router, then the computers

Type http://192.168.1.1/ into your web browser of choice. You'll be asked for a username and password.

Username : leave blank
password : admin

This gives you access to the router and all the specifications. Linksys online help is helpful in setting up wireless security and other options.

Good luck and remember to change your admin password especially if you're going wireless.

[Patcarla]

Originally posted by Toyin:
All you need is a web-browser. More sophisticated instructions come with the linksys router, but in summary:

Turn off both computers and cable modem
Hook up the cable modem to the WAN port
Hook up your Macs to the ethernet ports
Turn on the cable modem and router, then the computers

Type http://192.168.1.1/ into your web browser of choice. You'll be asked for a username and password.

Username : leave blank
password : admin

This gives you access to the router and all the specifications. Linksys online help is helpful in setting up wireless security and other options.

Good luck and remember to change your admin password especially if you're going wireless.

Cool!!
I didn't know it was gonna be that easy .
Thanks a bunch for your reply.
As soon as I get the router, I'll get back to you in case I need more help.
I have a couple of questions though: why do I need to leave the user name blank? and why do I need to change my admin password?
Thanks again.

[dfiler]

I agree, routers are quite simple to set up. Most have a web server built in, allowing you to configure settings via a browser. Safari didn't work with my NetGear 4-port router / wireless node. However, IE did and selecting a file to upload for the firmware update was pleasantly and surprisingly simple.

One more thing you might want to consider. The new airport extreme base stations are quite nice. I wish I had one instead of my 6 month old netgear box. The increased speed wouldn't be useful to me until I buy an airport extreme equiped mac. However, the USB port is great. You can hook up a printer and not have to worry about whether the printing machine is up for printing.

[Patcarla]

Originally posted by dfiler:
I agree, routers are quite simple to set up. Most have a web server built in, allowing you to configure settings via a browser. Safari didn't work with my NetGear 4-port router / wireless node. However, IE did and selecting a file to upload for the firmware update was pleasantly and surprisingly simple.

One more thing you might want to consider. The new airport extreme base stations are quite nice. I wish I had one instead of my 6 month old netgear box. The increased speed wouldn't be useful to me until I buy an airport extreme equiped mac. However, the USB port is great. You can hook up a printer and not have to worry about whether the printing machine is up for printing.

Thanks. I was indeed considering to get a airport base but because I might have to move to France by the end of the year (and I don't think I will be able to use one from here, in France ), I don't want to spend to much money on that...

[Toyin]

Originally posted by Patcarla:
Cool!!
I didn't know it was gonna be that easy .
Thanks a bunch for your reply.
As soon as I get the router, I'll get back to you in case I need more help.
I have a couple of questions though: why do I need to leave the user name blank? and why do I need to change my admin password?
Thanks again.

The username default is blank (you can change that also). The admin password is also a default. If your not wireless, a hacker would need to get physical access to your router to change settings. However if you are wireless, anyone with wireless capabilites could log into your router using the default password and set it up however they want. That includes denying you access to your own router!

[Patcarla]

Originally posted by Toyin:
The username default is blank (you can change that also). The admin password is also a default. If your not wireless, a hacker would need to get physical access to your router to change settings. However if you are wireless, anyone with wireless capabilites could log into your router using the default password and set it up however they want. That includes denying you access to your own router!

OK. Thnaks for the info.

[RMXO]

Originally posted by Patcarla:
OK. Thnaks for the info.

another tip is to change the IP address of the router. most router makes have default IP address as 192.168.1.1: you can always change this to something else. if you do change it, it will be important if you rem that number.

[ae86_16v]

actually my SMC Barricade Wireless has it at 192.168.2.1

but I think more are 192.168.1.1

Goodluck.

[dfiler]

Originally posted by RMXO:
another tip is to change the IP address of the router. most router makes have default IP address as 192.168.1.1: you can always change this to something else. if you do change it, it will be important if you rem that number.

Many but not most... many also default to the address of 10.0.0.1. However mine's default is 192.168.0.1.

[Patcarla]

I got my Linksys router yesterday night, hooked up everything together, did the router set up in 5min. Everything works, even the printer!!
That was indeed easy.
Thanks again for your replies.