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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, January 01, 2008 - 12:05 pm
yes, our current router is hardwired to the modem/computer. are you saying that i don't need to keep the router connected to the modem?
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Tuesday, January 01, 2008 - 12:10 pm
You need to keep the router connected to the modem. However, if it is a wireless router and you want to use wireless, you do not need the router physically connected to your computer - except when you are setting it up initially (which is what Juju was referring to).
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Tuesday, January 01, 2008 - 12:58 pm
Yep, exactly what Jimmer said. By modem, I meant cable modem.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, January 01, 2008 - 3:46 pm
sorry i am being dense. so i don't need a wireless router (like the one i currently have) if i am keeping it connected to the modem (and yes, cable modem)? could i use the wireless router i have now that is connected to my modem and working but not talking to the computer with the adapter? current config.. Computer A is connected to internet via cable modem. Wireless router is connected to cable modem. Computer B is (was) connected to the internet via the wireless adapter. could i keep computer A still connected via the modem, but move the router to computer B and forget the adapter?
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Draheid
Board Administrator
09-09-2001
| Tuesday, January 01, 2008 - 4:06 pm
Your router should be the only device connected directly to the cablemodem. This should be connected from the network cable connector on the modem to the jack on the router marked Internet or WAN (it should be separate from the 4 other ports on the back of the router). Then the wired computer should be connected to one of the 4 ports of the router labeled 1 2 3 4 using a network cable. Finally, you should be able to connect to the wireless router using the adapter you currently have. It sounds to me as though you have the computer connected to the cablemodem via USB cable which is overriding the ethernet (network) port on the cablemodem. You can only have one or the other, unless your cable company allows you more than one connection (rare, and usually costs extra and always has some effect on performance). I usually advise against using the USB port of a cablemodem unless your computer doesn't have a network interface in it. And then I suggest a $10 network adapter be installed so you can take advantage of the router connection.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Thursday, January 03, 2008 - 7:57 am
that's how mine is set up and no, it's not connected to the USB port on the cable modem. is it worth it to go to the N series?
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Thursday, January 03, 2008 - 1:10 pm
I have a network! LOL I ended up getting a really great deal on the GS and the people at linksys said I didn't need anything newer. They also helped me reconnect everything.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Thursday, January 03, 2008 - 1:12 pm
That is great Texannie. Linksys support is one of the few that I've found actually helpful!
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Thursday, January 03, 2008 - 2:56 pm
yeah, i was really impressed with them. even though it was frustrating that they kept wanting to charge me, they did seem to try to find ways that they could avoid it. one gal even called me two days later to see if the problem had been fixed
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Thursday, January 03, 2008 - 4:42 pm
Yay Texannie!!! Gosh, I guess I wasn't paying attention when you said somebody was trying to charge you for help. Didn't realize that was Linksys. Maybe it was because you had a wireless B router, which is sort of obsolete technology? The two times I called them, there was no mention whatsoever of a charge, and they were absolutely nice and very helpful. Anyway, I am so glad you got it up and working.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Thursday, January 03, 2008 - 5:36 pm
Linksys will charge you depending on how old your router is. Since Annie's router was ancient, that's probably why (I think you get free support for a year or two, but after that, nada).
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Thursday, January 03, 2008 - 6:38 pm
yep, up to a year.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Saturday, January 12, 2008 - 5:38 pm
Now here's a very weird thing. I have this Dell 600m laptop, maybe 3-4 years old that I only use for travel. Maybe six months ago, we were traveling, and I noticed that there is never anything in the Recycle Bin even though I know I have deleted things. Being that I only use the laptop when I travel, and my time then is limited, I never got around to checking it out. I have poked around on the settings and cannot for the life of me find anything easy that seems to be the problem. And no, that box was not checked that says Delete Without Putting in Recycle Bin. So, today I Googled it, and it is something that seems to happen but not frequently. One of those geek help places said to put something in the Recycle Bin, then right click on the icon from the desktop, then choose Empty Recycle Bin, then click OK to the confirmation, then reboot the computer and everything should be back to working as it should. What kind of geeky fix is THAT??? Heh, apparently a good one. That fixed it. Weird, eh? And why do I want to get into the Recycle Bin? (as some folks on the geek boards asked) Because I edit photos, and it is SO easy to make a false keystroke on a laptop while editing photos, and a big gob of your precious photos disappear.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Saturday, January 12, 2008 - 6:28 pm
It's not such a silly question, Juju. I occasionally go in and restore something that I deleted. It's rare, and it usually has more to do with work stuff (like, I deleted a build from Tuesday and Thursday's build is broken, and it's easier to restore the exe rather than wait to download the file again).
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Eeyoreslament
Member
07-20-2003
| Saturday, January 12, 2008 - 7:42 pm
Interesting fix Juju. I accidentally delete photos all the time! I'll be going through a "roll" that I took the night before, deleting bad ones, rotating others, and sometimes I hit delete when I mean to click rotate. Good thing you fixed it!!
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Saturday, January 12, 2008 - 8:28 pm
Exactly, Eeyoreslament. It was making me very nervous about attempting to edit photos on this computer knowing that if I accidentally deleted one, it was just plain gone. Funny how when you are on photo number 238 how easy it is to hit that Delete button when you meant to hit Rotate. LOL.
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Sunday, January 13, 2008 - 11:31 am
Here's another weird one -- and it hasn't been figured out yet. My Dell is not even two years old. However, it has quit acknowledging the battery. Originally, when I went to battery power, the little plug in my quicktray would show a battery w/a meter on it. Now, even when it's totally removed from AC power and obviously using the battery, it still shows the plug and the power setting says that there is NO battery. This isn't a huge deal except for those times when I'm blithely working along and all of a sudden the laptop just shuts down. When it DID recognize the battery, I'd get a "low battery" warning so I could plug in and not lose anything. That option is no longer displayed, and the really bad part is that the AC plug comes loose pretty easily, so there are times I'm on battery but THINK I'm using the plug! Anybody have any brilliant ideas for how to reintroduce my battery to my control panel?
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Sunday, January 13, 2008 - 11:45 am
Two things: 1. Reseat the battery. Pull it out, wait a bit, and insert it again. 2. Reset your power options. Disable the option to show power meter and save. Restart the computer. Then enable the option to show power meter. One of the two should fix it.
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Monday, January 14, 2008 - 9:10 pm
Already tried #1 -- am off to try #2 (although the power options shows NO battery, so no "show power meter" setting is even available). 
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Tuesday, January 15, 2008 - 6:01 pm
Nope -- no luck. Guess I'm just going to have to keep an eye on my power cord and set a timer when I'm on battery!
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Tuesday, January 15, 2008 - 6:25 pm
Teach, try googling "dell battery not recognized." There are quite a few hits. One of 'em (http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=71548) talks about how to fix the issue with an HP, and it might work for you. If that doesn't help, try calling Dell and see if there are new drivers or something you can get.
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Tuesday, January 15, 2008 - 8:48 pm
DH is an IT guy, and he's checked drivers. Since my laptop is out of warranty, they charge $40 to "run diagnostics" on it before they'll do ANYTHING (we know this b/c of a problem w/the CD/DVD burner). DH has checked all his PC sites, driver updates, etc. and so far nothing. It's not a huge issue, so I'll just have to deal with it for now. 
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Wednesday, January 16, 2008 - 9:51 am
LOL. Set a timer to go off after 2 hours, so you don't get shut down unexpectedly! It might be worth it to pay the $40, though. Especially to find out it's something somewhere like on the mother board.
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Prisonerno6
Member
08-31-2002
| Wednesday, January 16, 2008 - 10:15 am
I've had my dell laptop for only two years, and I'm on my second battery and third power cord. ON the bad power cords, I get a "does nor recognize the AC adapter" message. The batteries do go bad after a while, so that may be the problem. If you but a new battery, though expect to buy a new power cord to go with it.
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Wednesday, January 16, 2008 - 6:48 pm
If I set the timer for 2 hours, I'll be about an hour and 40 minutes too late! LOL It's just the cheapo battery that came standard. I don't need to be that mobile (no cord), so I'll make do. I figure if I post this question on enough different boards, somebody somewhere will have experienced the same thing and be able to tell me for sure what to do. Ahhhh- - hope springs eternal -- especially in HS teachers!!
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