Jeff,
Thanks for answering so incredibly quickly.
We have a cable box from knology which is hooked into the buffalo.
Here's what is happening:
1. I held the init button down for more than 15 seconds and, like you
heard no beeps but saw a red light flashing.
1. Now it seems I can no longer get into the console using 192.168.1.1
on a desktop machine that is hardwired into the buffalo (it sends me
to ask.com with some links). I could do this when I first got the
buffalo.
2. My laptop now shows two version of the network. One is "wrt" (the
original name of the network) and the other is called "dd-wrt".
Despite the fact that the laptop seems to think there's a connection,
no web page will come up. This happened to me before when I first got
the buffalo and I had to mess with the mac address to make it work.
However that was in the console and I can't get into the console. Not
sure the mac address is the problem but since the buffalo is reset, it
stands to reason that something will have to be changed again.
Maybe I should buy a linksys :-).
I agree with you wholeheartedly about not using a used access point. I
had anticipated this but ignored the issue. Now I'm paying for it.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
fig000
On Apr 20, 10:01*pm, "ps56k" <pschuman_no_spam...@interserv.com>
wrote:
> Jeff Liebermann wrote:
> > On Sun, 20 Apr 2008 18:14:05 -0700 (PDT), fig000
> > <neilnewton...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> >> Last year I got a Buffalo Airstation wireless G access point. It was
> >> new but came with no instructions (the person who sold it to me
> >> offerred it to his church but they had already bought one.
>
> >> He set it up for me, providing the login and password to get into the
> >> security and access tabs in the console. He also created an ssid and
> >> a wep code (I think that's what it's called).
>
> >> I am no longer at that job and through varous circumstances, I'm no
> >> longer able to get my hands on all the logins, passwords and wep
> >> code. My grandson is getting an xbox and I want to give him internet
> >> access. I guess, short of having the codes, I'll have to reset the
> >> Buffalo and start from scratch.
>
> >> I suppose there are factory defaults I can re-instate. In fact I have
> >> no real reason to password protect anything though I may try. I'd
> >> like to how I can accomplish all this. If not I'll have to buy a new
> >> access point and use their documentation.
>
> >> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> > Whenever you inherit a used routers, it's a good idea to clear all the
> > settings and start from scratch. *Otherwise, you'll be chasing some
> > obscure problem that was caused by some obscure setting that the
> > previous owner had used in their setup.
> > <http://www.buffalotech.com/knowledgebase/users/kb.php?id=10014&catego....>
> > Audible tones? *I've never heard any tones.
>
> > Also, please do NOT use WEP encryption. *It's not very secure and
> > easily cracked. *It also has ASCII->Hex key conversion oddities. *Use
> > WPA or WPA2 instead.
> > --
>
> BTW - the Xbox 360 does not come with a WiFi connection, just an Ethernet
> jack.
> You can either run an Ethernet cable, or purchase the WiFi device for the
> Xbox 360.
> What kind of Internet connection do you have ?
>
> hmmm - this looks bad -http://www.buffalotech.com/products/wireless/
> it would be good to share the exact model number of your access point...- Hide quoted text -
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