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wireless broadband HELP?

  • 17-01-2008 12:49PM
    #1
    jake burns
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 43 ✭


    Hi need a bit o help, I have broadband here @ home for sometime with eircom, we now have a laptop thanx to santa so I want to be able to go online with it also, I got wireless netopia 2247nwg wifi gateway and connected up, what else do I need to be able to go online with the laptop, I thought this would be enough as I can get online sometimes via neighbouring houses by doing nothing, as you can guess i'm no anorak at this so try keep it simple for me, many thanx in advance


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  • #2
    Cabaal
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 28,610 Mod ✭✭✭✭Cabaal


    moving from broadband to wireless


  • #3
    jake burns
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 43 ✭jake burns


    I guess so:confused: where do I get my security key or passphrase


  • #4
    marathont
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 326 ✭✭marathont


    You should be able to connect to your router with an ethernet cable, then login in to the routers interface via web browser (probably 192.168.0.1 or something - check manual) from there there should be a wireless security section where there should find a key if security is enabled.


  • #5
    MarkR
    Moderators, Regional Midwest Moderators Posts: 11,323 Mod ✭✭✭✭MarkR


    It's 192.168.1.254 for this model I think. Once there go to wireless and copy / paste info into prompt when you try to connect to wireless network.


  • #6
    jake burns
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 43 ✭jake burns


    U tha man marathont! can other users piggyback on this connection now or is it safe?


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  • #7
    marathont
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 326 ✭✭marathont


    jake burns wrote: »
    U tha man marathont! can other users piggyback on this connection now or is it safe?

    I depends on which security you are using wep, wpa, wpa2. But if any security is enabled, for me it should be safe enough. Unless someone really wants to get access badly.


  • #8
    Spear
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Help & Feedback Category Moderators Posts: 26,419 CMod ✭✭✭✭Spear


    jake burns wrote: »
    U tha man marathont! can other users piggyback on this connection now or is it safe?

    If you're still using the default WEP key from Eircom then it's a matter of less than a second to get your key. If you've changed the key but left it on WEP then it could take an hour or two of traffic to do it.


  • #9
    jake burns
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 43 ✭jake burns


    Hi spear my security setting is in wep mode automatic how does that sound?


  • #10
    Spear
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Help & Feedback Category Moderators Posts: 26,419 CMod ✭✭✭✭Spear


    jake burns wrote: »
    Hi spear my security setting is in wep mode automatic how does that sound?

    Useless, use WPA instead. It's still crackable but it takes a pretty serious effort to do so, unlike WEP.


  • #11
    jake burns
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 43 ✭jake burns


    How do I do that?


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  • #12
    Spear
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Help & Feedback Category Moderators Posts: 26,419 CMod ✭✭✭✭Spear


    How do I do that?

    http://s4dd.yore.ma/eircom/eircom-bs2.jpg

    This is the leaflet Eircom sent out when their cluelessness was realised. You should have received one of these at some point.


  • #13
    jake burns
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 43 ✭jake burns


    thanx wil give it a go


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