Wi-Fi question from Bwater dummie !

Bed & Breakfast / Short Term Rental Host Forum

Help Support Bed & Breakfast / Short Term Rental Host Forum:

This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.
I would be cautious of pressuring Comcast too hard. If they decide they are doing more than troubleshooting a "home install" then they may bump you up to paying "business class" which is usually quite a bit more expensive.
Exhaust your options with family and friends first.
Also as a matter of general advice for anyone, don't pay your service provider for wi-fi. They will likely charge you a monthly fee for it on top of your high-speed. It is preferable to just pay for the high speed which gives you a the highspeed modem, then purchase on your own a wireless router. That way it is a one shot payment and you aren't paying for it month after month. (Last time I checked TImeWarner in our area was charging an additional $9.99 for wireless router rental ... that would pay for your own in a matter of 4-5 months.).
Swirt...I did puchase a wi-fi ($80 or$85.00 from Wal Mart) but the Comcast guy said it was not going to last but 1 yr and to purchase theyre rotor.I did and I now have problems. Yes they said I have to pay $19.99 a month then it goes up at 6 mo., but I still do not have wi-fi . In a big jam here in Bwater..Mary
.
If you have high speed internet connection..that is all you should need.
Comcast is pulling your chain making you think you have to have their router and pay for it monthly. But now...they know you are a business...so who knows if you can get out of it or not. Too bad you just didn't sign up for high speed for yourself.
Buy a LINkSYS router at Walmart and set it up yourself. You probably wouldn't have had all these issues you now have to deal with. And, it would last... and even if it didn't with what you have to pay them...you could buy another one :-(
.
Did you read my heading comment, its true.I can answer e-mails but do get the computer thing at all and cut and paste is something I did elementary school.I do have lots of other talents but not this thing Iam typing on now....tis the truth..Mary in Bwater.
.
Thought I was the only member of that club here!
cheers.gif
I find the Big Blue Box store staff is very helpful if-- you can catch one. I gave my DH a certificate for the geeks to come out and clear things up one year. Amazing how much they did to smooth things out in short order. I would definitely get someone out to help, even if you had to pay for it.
 
Thinking further, You should have two different passwords. One for you to edit the settings in your router and the second to give to your guests. make sure you are giving them the correct one. You might not be comfortable doing this, but to check what password was set for your guests, just type in the IP address for your router in the address bar of your web browser. Linksys routers, for example, use 192.168.1.1http://compnetworking.about.com/od/routers/g/192_168_1_1_def.htm for their internal IP address. D-Link and Netgear routers typically use 192.168.0.1. Some US Robotics routers use 192.168.123.254, and some SMC routers use 192.168.2.1. No matter the brand of router, its default internal IP address should be provided in documentation. Type the series of numbers over where it says http://www... in the address bar and hit enter. Most of the time the login name for a router is a"admin" and then your password. When it opens up, look around and find the password that was set for your guests to use. I would not change or save anything but it is safe to look around. Good luck
.
Bigbid said:
Thinking further, You should have two different passwords. One for you to edit the settings in your router and the second to give to your guests. make sure you are giving them the correct one. You might not be comfortable doing this, but to check what password was set for your guests, just type in the IP address for your router in the address bar of your web browser. Linksys routers, for example, use 192.168.1.1http://compnetworking.about.com/od/routers/g/192_168_1_1_def.htm for their internal IP address. D-Link and Netgear routers typically use 192.168.0.1. Some US Robotics routers use 192.168.123.254, and some SMC routers use 192.168.2.1. No matter the brand of router, its default internal IP address should be provided in documentation. Type the series of numbers over where it says http://www... in the address bar and hit enter. Most of the time the login name for a router is a"admin" and then your password. When it opens up, look around and find the password that was set for your guests to use. I would not change or save anything but it is safe to look around. Good luck
IP address ought to be given in documentation. Sort the arrangement of numbers over where it says http://www... in the address bar and hit enter. More often than not the login name for a switch is a"admin" and after that your secret key. When it opens up, glance around and discover the watchword that was set for your visitors to utilize. I would not change or spare anything besides rather it is protected to glance around. Good fortunes. Get more info here: https://10-0-0-0-1.org
 
Back
Top