Can this be used with a MAC?

You need to go into the wireless router and do what they call Clone Mac address. In other words you need to take the mac address that is in your computer that you say they use, and put it into your wireless router. This makes them think that the wireless router is your computer. Then everybody can connect.

On your computer that is currently working, click Start/Programs/ and look for the RUN or CMD prompt and open it. If you fin the Run Command just type cmd and click ok to open the CMD prompt. In the Command Prompt type: ipconfig /all and press Enter
This will show you the MAC Address of the current wired Ethernet Adapter Local Area Connection for the computer. it will be a series of 2 digit numbers/letters with dashes between them such as A1-99-B7-24-XG and it is called the Physical Address (which is the mac address). Write down that mac address so you can remember it.

When you take that ethernet port out of the computer and put it into the router's LAN or WAN port (not ports 1,2,3,4) then you will take another ethernet cable and plug it into the back of the computer that had the ethernet cable, and the other end can go into one of the 4 ports.

Now log into the router from the computer by typing the router's ip address (normally something like 192.168.1.1) then put in the default userid and password and go set up (configure the router) . Under the basic settings look for something called Clone Mac address and you can click it and it should put in the address you wrote down on paper. Then go to the wireless tab or wireless settings and setup the wireless by giving it a SSID to identify your network and a password if you want it secured.

If you internet service provider is a Phone company such as AT&T then you will want the router configured PPOE under the basic settings and you will have to give it the Internet Userid and Password (this is not your email user id and password). You might have to call the phone company to get it. If your internet service Provider is a Cable Company then they use DHCP and you don't have to supply a userid or password.

Hopefully you have a manual or cd with the router. Manuals are very helpful and some manufacturers have the cd do the configuration for you.

Did you capitalize Admin? It's capitalized in the manual, and user names are usually case sensitive.

If you can't get through the login process, you probably won't get the connectivity, either.

The manual says set the switch on the back to 3g mode during setup. After checking that, you might try using the RESET button on the back - while the router is powered, press and hold for 10 seconds and release. After the router restarts, reboot your computer and try connecting again.

The reason you cannot connect, is you have to match the settings from your router to Airport- usually it requires you setting the security on your router to a specific WPA2, Wep, or no security- invariably I have had trouble getting clients to get online with the WPA2 set to the either or setting- but set it to either public or private- they're online. Anyhow, in order to do that- you will need to log into your router- if you have a pc/mac hard wired into the linksys via ethernet, open a web browser window and go to 192.168.1.1- it would be under wireless security. Match the settings on your Macbook, you should be able to go wireless at that point. Another solution, depending on your internet service provider... is that the provider could share your system remotely and assist with getting you online wirelessly (I know for a fact that Verizon DSL Business does do this. )

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1. There may be 3 issues here to consider 1st :
a. the network card \
b. the Ethernet cable
c. the Ethernet port on the router defective.

2.Here is a instruction set to follow to see if your router is connected properly with the said pc :
1.Log into router. Using either 192.168.0.1 to 192.168.1.1 in a browser window that is ( internet Explorer or firefox) on the computer that doesn't connect.
2. Verify wireless router name( on the computer) >>> ( on/off) ( router status window)
3.Note router name you are connecting to.
4.. Check the laptop do ipconfig /all to see current IP addresses.
5. Set the laptop/desktop up in the router by WEP KEY or MAC address. This set up in the "security tab" in the router. using 192.168.0.1 or 192.168.1.1 to access through a browser.
6.Note router name you are connecting to.
7. use a straight through Ethernet cord ( a know good one )\
8. verify that the network card is working by using a loop back ( that is ping the NIC card ( done by using dos command prompt>> loopback address is 127.0.0.1 this should yield 4 hops complete if the NIC card is working ( NIC = Network Interface Card)
I hope this helps. Have a great day!
This is for all routers to set up wirelessly.

Setup your Wii to the your router's current security setting or add your Wii's MAC address in your router if using MAC filter security.

How do you connect the two computers? Are they connected via Ethernet cable or wireless connection or wired and wireless?

If you're trying to connect the two computers wirelessly at the same time, there should be no problem. But you need to refer to the user manual of the router to see how many wireless clients it could support.

After verifying the number of wireless clients, access the logs of your wireless router and see how many MAC addresses are currently connected. Because there's a possibility that there are unknown wireless computers that are connected to the computer.

You may contact the manufacturer of the router to set a MAC filter and allow your two computers to connect. MAC filter is a highly secure filter that most routers have.

If you find out that only two computers were connected, then you might want to upgrade the firmware of your router to resolve your problem.

Good luck and have a great day!

Hi! I will be more than glad to assist u in this concern..That is right! if u bypass the router it will work, the reason why the modem wont talk to the router bcoz the router is not properly setup.. if you are using a cable modem from ur cable company provider- u need to do a mac clone on the router ,u have to clone the mac address of ur dell desktop computer which works with the local cable company... normaly the mac of ur computer is the one register to your cable company and on the setup page of the router just select on the internet setup, dhcp after clonning the mac address of your computer. u need to connect ur computer directly to the router and then after doing the process connect the router to the modem.

The MAC address of the network card on the PC is probably registered with Tiscali. The easiest thing to do is to Connect the Belkin router to the internet, then go into the config and clone the MAC address of the windows PC. Once this is done, then you can either plug in the airport express, or configure wifi for the Macs from the belkin.

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You seem rather savvy so I won't bore you with frivolous explanation. Essentially ISPs detect the MAC address of whatever device is plugged into their network. In the case of your laptop connected wired to your modem, the MAC address of your wired adapter is what is tied to your ISP account. When you plugged in a router, the MAC address of that router was different than your laptop's wired network adapter and your ISP said "nope, not letting that connect". This is something most ISPs are doing now-a-days.

You can get around this by following these steps:

1. Plug your PC back into the modem wired
2. Ensure you have internet connection again
3. Go to Start -> run and type "cmd" without quotes
4. Type "ipconfig /release" without the quotes (there is a space in there that needs to be in there)
5. Disconnect your PC from the modem and plug the router into it
6. Plug another LAN cable into the router and your laptop
7. In the same command prompt, type "ipconfig /renew"

If the computer pulls an IP address for the wired ethernet, you should be all set to disconnect the cable from the router and PC and try to connect to it wireless. If it doesn't pull an IP address, you'll need to contact your ISP and inform them that you're having trouble getting your new router to work with your existing network.

You might also consider depressing the reset button located on the back of your Linksys router to set the router to its default configuration. This would clear all previous settings if there were any and might clear up any configuration options you had set when previously using this router.

is your router connected to your ISP ? (does your dsl led light up ??)
if no! check your wires from phone to router!! and check your SPLITER !!! (i had the same problem, i got bad spliter !!! NEW BUT FAULTY !!!)
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