Wireless Setup using Linksys WRT54GL Router

[Heinz-W]

Please help - trying to connect a Linksys WRT54GL Wireless Router so that wireless laptops can connect to the network:-

Some background on my network:-
- All desktop pc’s work off Windows 7
- I have a Netgear ADSL Modem/Router with default factory IP address 192.168.0.1
- My current 7 desktop pc’s have dedicated IP addresses ranging from 192.168.0.131 through to 192.168.0.137
- My Printer’s IP address is 192.168.0.255
- All of the above works 100%

Wireless Setup:-
- I’ve connected my Linksys Router to the Server Desktop via a Network Card 2 (NW2 - installed) with default IP address of 192.168.137.1 (setup this way so that the Server Desktop is used as a Gateway to the network (for allocating IP addresses etc. to the wireless laptops etc)
- I’ve enabled Network Sharing on the Server Desktop Network Card 1 (NW1 – onboard motherboard port)

Problem:-
- I cannot enter the Linksys Routers WRT54GL settings to change the “Basic” and “Advanced Routing” settings (to personalise the Linksys settings for Gateway access)
- When I type in on the Browser Bar – http://192.168.1.1 it comes up and says “Cannot Display Page” (the “192.168.1.1” is the Linksys default factory IP Address)
- I've also tried using the installation CD and it also comes up saying that the Linksys Router cannot be found
- When connecting a wireless laptop, I have a network connection but no internet access

Questions:-
1. How do I get to access the Linksys Router to “personalize” your settings?
2. I’m not sure if we get 1. above right , if there’ll be other questions ... have to wait and see

Any of you boffins out there that can shed some light and how to access the Linksys WRT54GL Router?

Cheers

Heinz

 

[zamicro]

To connect to your linksys, you will need to change your desktop ip temporarily to be in the same range: say 192.168.1.2
Also: I suggest you change the printer address as 255 is the broadcast address.

Quick question: Why do you want to connect the linksys to the desktop and not to the modem/router?

I suggest you change it so that the modem/router connect to the linksys, and then from the linksys to the rest.

 

[Heinz-W]

I connected to the Linksys via a wireless laptop connection and made the necessary changes. It now works .... thank you !!