Interwebes HALP!

Oh, Brooklynian geeks - I am counting on you.

Here's the scenario:

I am at my mom's house. She has a cable modem through Comcast on her PC. I brought along my laptop, my Roku box (for Netflix streaming) and a wireless router to install (Linksys WRT150N).

NOTHING is working.

I tried installing the wireless router (something I have been able to do several times before), with the installation disc. I get through much of the setup and then it asks what type of access I have. I know the answer is "cable modem/DHCP", but when I choose that (after all of the cables are properly set up), I get a message "the router cannot find the cable modem. Please reboot". I have rebooted everything in every sequence immaginable. Nothing. I even tried static IP, and DSLoptions...nothing works.

I try connecting the ethernet cord from the modem to my laptop (instead of to the PC) and my laptop cannot acuire an IP address. I tried rebooting everything again in different sequences. Nada.

Lastly, I tried hardwiring from modem to Roku box and selecting "wired" during setup. It says that it cannot find the cable modem and make sure nothing is blocking access.

I tried working through Comcast and let's just say they are on my "companies who can suck it" list.

HALP ME! I am in the suburbs with no Netflix, no wireless and bored outta my mind.

Maybe comcast is looking for the MAC address from the PC

Hook the PC to the router via Ethernet and log into the router.

See if you find something on the WAN setup side that says "clone MAC address" this forces the router to adoped the MAC address from the connected device. Let the router do the DHCP

you can look at a copy of the manuals here

http://www.linksysbycisco.com/APAC/en/support/WRT150N/download

see chapter 5 starting on page 15 for steps to do the setup.

You'll need the username and password for the router so if you don't have them you will have to reset it.

You can't really expect Comcast to support the router, just my $0.02

^Jack, I will try this, thanks.

I never said I expected Comcast to support the router, but there are 3 different devices I tried to hook up and none of them worked - not just the router, but the laptop and the Roku box. Plus, I told the guy three times I rebooted already in every combo (router first, modem first, PC first, etc.) and he says "please reboot".

Cloning mac address via routers admin page failed too.

aha! wait....It worked on the PC...now let me try adding laptop and roku

oh, holy hell. I named the network (let's say "flexi) and the PC is now connected thru the router, but I can't find the network broadcasting. I tried connecting to the generic/locked Linksys ones with the passcode I created, but that's not working. I'm losing my damn mind over here

ok, now the flexi network is broadcasting, but when I try to add the roku box it says it cannot connect, and if MAC filtering is on, I should add the MAC address of the roku box. I don't have MAC filtering on.......

me again. Roku box working but only hardwired. Laptop still not connecting

reenact adolescence: blame your mother.

my mom just came up with a glass of wine. She's a good mama. I think I'll keep her. I have, however, lost my damn mind

Flexichick wrote: I have, however, lost my damn mind

I was under the impression that this had happened a long time ago... :?

I think we should take your interwebs access away. You only use it for evil anyway.

Don't you people have any compassion ( am not talking about Beave of course)????

I'm in the fucking suburbs!!!!!!!!!! I already went to Walmart and Target. Halp me bitches!

Oh and my mom ran out of wine. WTF!? How does that even happen?

Flexichick wrote: Oh and my mom ran out of wine. WTF!? How does that even happen?

did she know you were coming?

whynot_31 wrote: [quote=Flexichick]Oh and my mom ran out of wine. WTF!? How does that even happen?

did she know you were coming?

I think the supplies dwindled because of a certain lush house guest. Or she was worried it was interfering with your tech skills and hid the rest.

Flexichick wrote:
I'm in the fucking suburbs!!!!!!!!!! I already went to Walmart and Target. Halp me bitches!

I'm from Arkansas. Wal Mart is my Mecca. Do not hate.

the mom may have drank because of the house guest.

I tried not to take pictures of anybody at walmart but it was hard.

I should have left when the wine ran out but my heat and hot water are off at home while they do repair work.

Can't any of you fix the damn network?

Should we start a poll on who feels sorry for Flexi's mom at this moment?

You shutty. Go play with your wood if this is something you can't handle. Or at least bring me some wine.

I send wine to nice people who do nice things for me. Ask Carmen.

Sorry, but I don't have a furry dog that will lick you

<<<< pours self glass of yummy wine.

And you wonder why Em doesn't want to be your bff.

Still need HALP (not more WhyNot "humor")

i spent 23 years in the suburbs, and i didn't die or go mad. go back to that target and buy yourself a book or something.

brokechick wrote: i spent 23 years in the suburbs, and i didn't die or go mad. go back to that target and buy yourself a book or something.

The wide supermarket aisles was my favorite. The ability for two carts to pass in opposing directions, while I walked between them was cherished.

brokechick wrote: i spent 23 years in the suburbs, and i didn't die or go mad. go back to that target and buy yourself a book or something.

I have a book or something. Still need interwebs

you appear to have them, though, as you are still here. i am confused. when i lived there there was no such thing as interwebs, so count yourself lucky, i guess.

As a born and bred Brooklynite (and frequent prisoner in the suburbs), my advice to you (para-phrased from my favorite movie) is: start drinking heavily. I know what I am talking about. I was pre-med.

Option b: Hit the closest Starbucks or hotel and get on line there.