31 August 2009

THE WIRELESS ROUTER HEADACHE - WRT150N


SITUATION: I USE SKYPE TO TALK TO FRIENDS AND ACCUMULATE MEMBERS, SO THAT WHEN I DEPLOY DOWN RANGE SOMEDAY, I WILL HAVE FOLKS TO TALK TO. I HAVE A LAPTOP THAT HAS A BUILT IN WEBCAM AND WIRELESS CARD SO I HAD TO GET MY ROUTER GOING.

MISSION: GIVEN A WRT150N WIRELESS ROUTER, AN EMACHINES DESKTOP PC, AND A HOUSEPHONE, DEVISE AND SECURE A WIRELESS NETWORK WITHIN THE HAWKINS RESIDENCE NLT H+80, IN ORDER TO ENJOY SKYPING WITH SKYPERS.

EXECUTION: I CALLED LINKSYS TECH SUPPORT ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT MY WARRANTY WAS UP IN JAN 09 AND IT WOULD COST $9.95 FOR THEM TO HELP. I LOL'ED AND HUNG UP.

SERVICE & SUPPORT:FOOD AND WATER RESUPPLY IN KITCHEN VIA 9 O'CLOCK FOR 5MIKES.

COMMAND & SIGNAL: 1-800-LINKSYS, TWITTER, TEXT, AND FACEBOOK.

DIRECTIONS:
OPERATING SYSTEM: WINDOWS VISTA
START
CONTROL PANEL
NETWORK & SHARING CENTER
MANAGE NETWORK SETTINGS
RIGHT-CLICK UNDER LAN
STATUS
DETAILS
(CHECK IP ADDRESS)

ENTER 192.168.1.1 IN ADRESS BAR THROUGH BROWSER
CLONE MAC ADDRESS
CLICK

VIOLA!

ROUTER SET UP!

AND I'M GONE!

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