Want to use wireless without running cables

Thanks for using Fixya! we happen to have the same router DLink I also have a PC and a laptop wireless and cable hooked up. What I had to do to get it to work all around was go to 192.168.0.1 and login to the router itself. If you have not already changed this out it will be its default setting for the username and password which is, admin for both username and password, usually I just have t login he username top one only, if you are going to change that make sure that you will remember what you placed if you do forget all you have to do is unplug the router from the wall socket and let it set for about 30 seconds this sets the default password back to "admin". Then once logged in go to wireless and do the setup option automatically you may have to provide a user name and password for access to the wireless portion of your router and access to the Internet.
You do not want to leave this open for public as far as security for yourself is concerned. If you are not worried about that then open to the public in your area it will provide folks Internet "Free" your dime I used to do this when I did not have a bank account online. It is not suggested just what I do!
Now be sure that once you have all these configurations setup and read the information once at the DLink page. Check it out you can also learn how to allow certain pages from being opened and allowed to pass through the router. So I had to go in and learn about settings and do this myself it is a lot easier these days compared to when I first started using them.
The reset button is located on the rear portion of the router. If you wish to reset the router I use a toothpick and push the little button where it says reset this resets my router in case something gets out of sorts which often does. Depending on how many times you move the cables or change out computers I repair several at a time so often I have to reset the router and modem. It is not uncommon to do so. This is why they now use DYNAMIC IP services. This is a set device IP assigned by your Internet Provider.
I do hope that this gives you some sort of an idea and what to look for or how to get the router to chat with your modem and your computers. Another help site for Dlink Click Here! Thanks for using Fixya! Please post a vote for me if this assisted you at all? John

you should type in 192.168.0.1.
In your request you have:



i can not run 192.168.01 on my computer to change it to ppoe,i have a di-524 dlink and a motorola mstatea dsl modem,the other computers desk top and laptop can connect to the internet,but the one these componets are hardwired to cannot.has worked fine for years but stopped suddenly!!!!!!!!!!!

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I was banging my head for 2 days with about 35 different configurations and finally tried the following and it worked just fine. Also, tried connecting 3 computers and they all connected with "NO" issues. Even connected wireless with "NO" issues. Now I am at 20mb download speed...J compared to AT&T 1.5mb download speed.

This is my DLINK model -> (DIR-601 Wireless N 150 Home Router Wireless router)

1. Reset your Comcast Surfboard Cable Modem by unplugging it for 5 minutes.

2. Then reset your DLINK Router to the manufactures default settings. Then Unplug DLINK Router for 1 minute then plug it back in (Just plug your cat5 cable into port 1 and connect it to your computer) there should not be anything else plugged into the DLINK Router at the time you make the changes. Just 1 computer can be connected.

3. Went into the DLINK configuration 192.168.0.1 and changed the PPPOE setting that I was using for my AT&T Modem to Dynamic IP (DHCP). Once you make the changes save them and then unplug your DLINK Router it's off.

4. Turn on Comcast Surfboard Cable Modem and wait until all lights are on. Now plug in a cat5 cable from the Surfboard Comcast modem (NOT A CROSSOVER CABLE LIKE THE CD INDICATES) to the INTERNET port of your DLINK Router. Now turn on your DLINK router.

5. Then turn on your computers or restart them and it will pick up IP Addresses from your DLINK Router

If your cable modem was operative ...here's an easy procedure:

1. Turn off all network routers, modem, computers..
2. Turn on the power to the DLink router. let it cycle up.
3. Connect your ethernet from the Dlink to the cable modem and then turn the power on to the cable modem and let it cycle up.
..this will "fool" the cable modem into finding your dlink as the "computer" ..since the cable modem is set up for only one computer, if the dlink is the "computer" that it locks in, then go ahead and turn on all other computers and etc...you should be able to get online wirelessly..
Follow the order of events above and it should be cool.

get a wireless router and usb dongle for the second computer. Establish a home network and connect the wireless desktop to the existing cable modem via the wireless router.

you don't need to install a router on a PC. The wireless card or ethernet cable should talk to the router.

http://support.dlink.com/downloads/#
You can select your router from that list to get most of the information. You can request another disk free of charge from d-link by contacting customer support.

The 1st thing I recommend is you connect the laptop directly to the Dlink router using a standard patch network cable. See if you can get on the internet using that method. If you can't then we know you have a problem somewhere else.

did this model ship with a built in wireless card?

Thanks,
Brad Nelson

what u meen built in wi fi adpoter in labtop dont work in air port proably need upgard eto linksys n pcmia card slip in on side ok thx nick

First, if you are using XP, and installed the Dlink Adapter Utility on your computer, you need to turn off the Windows Zero Wireless Configuration Utility in the Services Panel.. (it is not a good idea to run both the Proprietary Utility (Dlink) AND the Windows Utility..

If you did not install this Dlink Utilty, Ignore the following!

Start > Run > services.msc (ok)

Services Window pops up.

Scroll down to the Windows Zero Wireless Configuration and Disable it.

Now, try to connect again and see if the password box comes up!

BTW: you need to make sure that the type of Encryption you setup on the router is compatible with your card. In other words, make sure that if you enabled WAP that the card supports it...