Comments | evil_nice: IT people help please!!!

evil_nice

IT people help please!!!

Jan 12, 2006 21:48

I have a problem with my internet connection ( Read more... )

Comments 15

flavius_m January 12 2006, 21:02:34 UTC

The wireless connecion did not have a password so was accessible from everyone in the area. Might this have anythng to do with it?

Not impossible but quite, quite unlikely.. Routers can get temperamenal, I used to have one that once in a while you had to keep resetting as it would just not connect, then after resetting it would be ok.. until next time...

Whether you had a password in the router or not, you should have the firewall in it turned on and a password in the computer, esp. if it is a Windows machine.

flavius_m January 12 2006, 21:05:09 UTC

Have you tried accessing the settings in the router from the computer? It normally is done through a web browser, they often have an address like 192.168.0.1 or 192.168.1.1. This might give you some clues (or might give me some clues...)

parliamo dopo

flavius_m January 12 2006, 21:52:56 UTC

Thanks we have already sorted the problem. We just needed to reset to make it work again :-)

johnnyk January 12 2006, 21:42:08 UTC

Your neighbours also have wifi. Maybe on of them wanted to pull a joke on you and changed the configurations on your wifi router?

Go to Start, run, type in "CMD" Press enter.
A prompt box will appear. Type "IPconfig" and look at the default gateway's ip.
Use this IP in a browser like http://THE IP HERE.

If that doesn't work.. Reset the router. There must be a reset button it the unit.

If that doesn't work.. Wait for 2 weeks until this very handsome and sporty guy comes to your place. He has the skill to fix it for you. :P

(AND I MEAN ME WITH HANDSOME, SPORTY!)

johnnyk January 12 2006, 21:54:32 UTC

Lol! Thanks man it's sorted!
Anyway when you come you might help use to set the security settings. :-)

anais_le_chat January 13 2006, 02:47:18 UTC

why didn't you just ask me?

qitae January 13 2006, 09:54:19 UTC

hey, it's Kat, I found you and added you!! hopefully see you around soon!
xx

evil_nice January 13 2006, 13:22:23 UTC

Hi Kat! Added back!