Going to try the new router today

[David]

Now the speed issue has been resolved and its now stable thought I would try the new wireless router today so if you dont hear from me for the next month (think yourselves lucky)

As I have the discs and the login and password DNS Server.Router Wan address Router LAN.......apart from me turning it on any other pitfalls I may encounter ?

Its an additional connection as you know so if I make a pigs ear of it I will just revert back to the wired router 

[David]

Well Im on and using the new router,password was a pig to get into thanks to the scribblings.
I can get into the system had to manually configure it.it has passed all the diagnostic tests but failed on the loopback test....I have no idea what this is anyone here know ?

[Simon]

What's the router, David?

[David]

Zyxel 660 Simon........
The final issue I have is to try and get it to accept the wireless network  password.I have tried everything on this list but no luck I am at present in the system but cannot find where this is to be able to change it ....but we are getting there

[Simon]

No idea on that one, David.

[David]

Thanks Simon...going to try the system and maintainance page to try and find it  

Noticed in the Firewall WAN to Lan is blocked ? I see the Allow Asymmetrical Route is ticked 

Its OK Simon someone will be here soon .........evrything is working fine excpet for the laptops as I cant get the encryption key  

[Simon]

Would it be easier to set a new encryption key for both?

[David]

http://www.sparkwebshop.com/acatalog/Online_Catalogue_Zyxel_P660HW_Wireless_Router_23.html

This is it Simon

Would it be easier to set a new encryption key for both?

Is this as easy as its been so far ?setting it up was its just getting the wireless to accept the key

[Simon]

Seeing it doesn't help to know how to work it!    However, this might. 

[David]

My pages are different Simon and no matter what I cant at the moment see how to get to the settings page shown here hmmmm

[David]

Got round to the correct page,different design and not the same layout but still a big no......try tommorw

[Sebby]

Zyxel 660 Simon........
The final issue I have is to try and get it to accept the wireless network  password.I have tried everything on this list but no luck I am at present in the system but cannot find where this is to be able to change it ....but we are getting there

There should be something called wireless settings, and the bit you're then looking for is probably called encryption.

[David]

I found the page and the encryption key  0x and then I think it was 25 numbers after so many attempts it just wouldnt have it I even copied and pasted the code in but it just kept rejecting it.

In the end I left it for another day  ...not beaten

I wonder if I used the reset button wold this give me a better chance of success ?

[Simon]

Are you using the same type of encryption on both the router and laptop, David?  Both WPA (or WPA2)?

[David]

To be honest Simon I installed the router (20 mins) which is fast for me.....no problems

All I did was turned the laptop on and it found the connection with no problems with my 3 wire I just put the encryption in and job done I know the former keeper of this changed it but the password he has given will not work and here started the problems....
Had a good root around in the routers settings though and learned a lot,where stats are and things I caould never find before in other router so it wasnt a complete waste of time.
I will crack it 

[Simon]

Right, so are you saying it's the router password to get in to change things that's causing the problem?  In that case, a hard reset (with a pin in the pinhole) should sort that, and the default password will then be 1234.  This may help:

http://www.speedguide.net/broadband-view.php?hw=17

[David]

No Simon,pay attention now.

I got into the router and changed the password no problem.
I set it to connect up with my ISP...no problem
I then got the laptop out and truened that on and it found the wireless signal from the router.
I then enterered the password for the wireless connection...................brick wall
After several attempts I had a look at the wireless LAN setup and could see on key 1 that there is a row of numbers and letters (about 25)
This is the problem it just wont accept the numbers to connect up with the laptop.



Stalemate at the moment I have checked on the number etc and in the end to ensure no error I copied it and pasted it into the encrytion space on the laptop but it still would not recognise this particular code

[Rik]

Set a new password at the router, David, then try again at the lappy with that.

[David]

Thats the issue Rik there is nowhere in the router to change the password for the wirless lan thats the issue when I go to the page the only page I have is mac address !

[Ray]

David in the Wireless set up page on your router have you got a setting where you can set up the handling of new devices, I've got mine set as shown in the image below, yours could be set such that new stations aren't allowed.

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[Rik]

Thats the issue Rik there is nowhere in the router to change the password for the wirless lan thats the issue when I go to the page the only page I have is mac address !

So where are you getting the password from?

[David]

The wireless password came from the former owner thats where problem lies.
I cracked his password to get into the router.
So near yet so far.......................................my eyes adored you 


sorry couldnt resist that

[Simon]

If you can see the wireless password in the router interface, you should be able to change it, David.

[Ted]

Download the manual Here

And or "paper clip" the bugger, start again from fresh. 

[Ray]

  Ted.