"Barney" <sidbar***@heaven.luv> wrote in message
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> I had wireless running on my pc last year and then disconnected it. After
> installing it again I have found that SSID is BTHomeHUB-4A1F and the MAC
> address does not correspond with the address on the DI-524 Router. Can
> anyone enlighten me as to what this *BTHomeHUB-4A1F* is and why I can't
get
> connected on the wireless connection.I have tried the wizard
> http://support.dlink.com/emulators/di524/h_wizard.html and the MAC address
> is different there also.
> Thank you for any help no matter how little.
>
>

"Doug Sherman [MVP]" <nodspamherman@notampabayspamforme.rr.com> wrote in
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> BTHomeHUB-# is the default SSID for various BT wireless devices -eg:
>
> http://www.bt.com/homenetworking/index.jsp?targetCategory=hn_products/hn_hn1
> 200&com.bea.event.type=linkclick&oLName=link.searchresults&oLDesc=KB_503
>
> It sounds like you are getting a signal from someone else's network.
>
> Doug Sherman
> MCSE, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP
>
> "Barney" <sidbar***@heaven.luv> wrote in message
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>> I had wireless running on my pc last year and then disconnected it. After
>> installing it again I have found that SSID is BTHomeHUB-4A1F and the MAC
>> address does not correspond with the address on the DI-524 Router. Can
>> anyone enlighten me as to what this *BTHomeHUB-4A1F* is and why I can't
> get
>> connected on the wireless connection.I have tried the wizard
>> http://support.dlink.com/emulators/di524/h_wizard.html and the MAC
>> address
>> is different there also.
>> Thank you for any help no matter how little.
>>
>>
>
>

> Thank you for the reply Doug. So what do I do now as I can't get my own
> wireless network running because of this. BT Hub. Is there anyway I can
> block it with my firewall?
> "Doug Sherman [MVP]" <nodspamherman@notampabayspamforme.rr.com> wrote in
> message news:%23BGZYMc0GHA.4116@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> BTHomeHUB-# is the default SSID for various BT wireless devices -eg:
>>
>> http://www.bt.com/homenetworking/index.jsp?targetCategory=hn_products/hn_hn1
>> 200&com.bea.event.type=linkclick&oLName=link.searchresults&oLDesc=KB_503
>>
>> It sounds like you are getting a signal from someone else's network.
>>
>> Doug Sherman
>> MCSE, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP
>>
>> "Barney" <sidbar***@heaven.luv> wrote in message
>> news:ghzLg.5296$7D6.3688@newsfe2-win.ntli.net...
>>> I had wireless running on my pc last year and then disconnected it. After
>>> installing it again I have found that SSID is BTHomeHUB-4A1F and the MAC
>>> address does not correspond with the address on the DI-524 Router. Can
>>> anyone enlighten me as to what this *BTHomeHUB-4A1F* is and why I can't
>> get
>>> connected on the wireless connection.I have tried the wizard
>>> http://support.dlink.com/emulators/di524/h_wizard.html and the MAC
>>> address
>>> is different there also.
>>> Thank you for any help no matter how little.
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>

>> You don't have to "block it."  Just don't connect to it.  Connect to the
>> network designated by the SSID you assigned when you configured the
>> DI-524.
>>
>> If you need a better response, please provide some more information. For
>> starters:
>
>> What did you disconnect?
> I formatted the drive and didn't reconnect to the wireless
>
>> What did you install again?
> The driver for the Router(AirPlusG DI-524) & driver for Wireless PCI Adapter
> DWL-G510.
>
>> Why are you concerned with MAC addresses?
> I was under the impression that the MAC code was an essential part of the
> connection.
>
>> How are you connected to the Internet?
> Cable
>
>> What are you using on your PC as a wireless adapter?
> PCI Adapter DWL-G510
>
>> Do you know the encryption key for your wireless security (or is
>> encryption disabled)?
> When I went through the wizard
> http://support.dlink.com/emulators/di524/h_wizard.html as far as I could see
> the encryption is disabled. I can only get to the wizard through the link
> and not through my router, I can't reach 198.162.0.1. The same goes for the
> laptop.
>
>
OK.

> "Lem" <lem***@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>> First of all, there is no driver for the router itself, so I'm not sure
>> what you installed other than the driver for the DWL-G510, but it probably
>> doesn't matter.
>
> My mistake Lem, It was the manual I was looking referring to on the disc.
>
>> Second, I'm sorry.  My last question wasn't as clear as it should have
>> been.  I understand that you can't make a successful wireless connection,
>> but can you access the Internet through a wired connection to the router?
>> In other words, is your PC still directly connected to your cable modem or
>> did you connect the cable modem to the WAN port of the DI-524 and then
>> connect your PC to one of the LAN ports?  You should be connected to the
>> router with an Ethernet cable before you attempt to configure it.
>
> The cable modem is connected to the router (WAN) and the PC is connected to
> LAN port 1.
>
>> Third, if you actually went through the setup wizard by entering
>> http://support.dlink.com/emulators/di524/h_wizard.html in a web browser,
>> you did not in fact do anything to set up your router.  That is an
>> emulator -- a demonstration to show how the Install Wizard works.
>
> I realize that now as I went to that site last night and everything was the
> same but without the SSID.
>
>> In order to actually configure the router you must log in to the router
>> itself.
>
> I tried to log in to the router with 192.168.0.1 but couldn't get the
> connection.
>
>> Fourth, the default IP address for accessing the router is 192.168.0.1. In
>> your last post, you wrote "I can't reach 198.162.0.1."  If that's just a
>> typo
>
> Sorry it's a typo.
>
> and you tried the correct IP address and had no success, you
>> may have to reset the router to its factory default
>
> I tried to reset the router by way of the reset at the back, Still no joy
> .
>
>> There are too many divergent paths from this point for me to continue
>> without a bit more info from you.  If you have mislaid the manuals for the
>> DI-524, you might want to download them and take a look.  The Quick
>> Install Guide is here
>> ftp://ftp.dlink.com/Gateway/di524/QIG/di524_QIG_100.zip and the full
>> manual is here
>> ftp://ftp.dlink.com/Gateway/di524/Manual/DI-524_manual_06292005.zip
>>
>> A few more things.  Assuming that the DWL-G510 is working correctly, was
>> BTHomeHUB-4A1F the only network that showed up in the list of available
>> networks to connect to?  Yes that was the only one showing
>
> Was there any other network name showing that
>
>> you can recall setting up when you had this system working a year ago?
>
> I went through the same procedure this time as the last time. This time I'm
> getting nothing .
>
>> You didn't get the DI-524 from British Telecom, did you?
>
> No
> bare***@yahoo.co.uk
> Thanks for your time Lem
>
>

>> bare***@yahoo.co.uk
>> Thanks for your time Lem
> Open a command prompt window on the PC connected to the router's LAN port.
> Type
> ipconfig /all [enter]
>
> This will show information about both of the network adapters installed in
> the PC, the DWL-G510 wireless adapter and your Ethernet Local Area
> Connection.  It's the latter that your interested in at this point.  It
> should look something like this:
>
> Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
>
>         Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
>         Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network
> Connection
>         Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-10-DC-D2-77-F2
>         Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
>         Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
>         IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
>         Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
>         Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
>         DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
>
> Omitting the "Description" and the "Physical Address" (which is another
> name for MAC address), tell me how your results differ from the above.
>Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]

>>> bare***@yahoo.co.uk
>>> Thanks for your time Lem
>> Open a command prompt window on the PC connected to the router's LAN port.
>> Type
>> ipconfig /all [enter]
>>
>> This will show information about both of the network adapters installed in
>> the PC, the DWL-G510 wireless adapter and your Ethernet Local Area
>> Connection.  It's the latter that your interested in at this point.  It
>> should look something like this:
>>
>> Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
>>
>>         Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
>>         Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network
>> Connection
>>         Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-10-DC-D2-77-F2
>>         Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
>>         Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
>>         IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
>>         Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
>>         Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
>>         DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
>>
>> Omitting the "Description" and the "Physical Address" (which is another
>> name for MAC address), tell me how your results differ from the above.
>> Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
> (C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.
>
> C:\Documents and Settings\Owner>ipconfig /all
>
> Windows IP Configuration
>
>         Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : your-06ivbxpjsj
>         Primary Dns Suffix  . . . . . . . :
>         Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
>         IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
>         WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
>
> Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
>
>         Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
>         Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast
> Eth
> ernet NIC
>         Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-11-09-30-65-1A
>         Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
>         Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
>         IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.100
>         Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
>         Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.102
>         DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.102
>         DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.102
>         Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 07 September 2006 09:56:10
>         Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 14 September 2006 09:56:10
>
> Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:
>
>         Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
>         Description . . . . . . . . . . . : D-Link AirPlus G DWL-G510
> Wireless P
> CI Card
>         Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0F-3D-09-DF-99
>
> It states Media disconnected but on the router the power,status,WAN,WLAN &
> 1lights are on and the status light is flashing as normal. I was wondering
> if you received the mail to your Hotmail box.
>
>

"Lem" <lem***@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Barney wrote:
>>>> bare***@yahoo.co.uk
>>>> Thanks for your time Lem
>>> Open a command prompt window on the PC connected to the router's LAN
>>> port. Type
>>> ipconfig /all [enter]
>>>
>>> This will show information about both of the network adapters installed
>>> in the PC, the DWL-G510 wireless adapter and your Ethernet Local Area
>>> Connection.  It's the latter that your interested in at this point.  It
>>> should look something like this:
>>>
>>> Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
>>>
>>>         Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
>>>         Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network
>>> Connection
>>>         Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-10-DC-D2-77-F2
>>>         Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
>>>         Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
>>>         IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
>>>         Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
>>>         Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
>>>         DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
>>>
>>> Omitting the "Description" and the "Physical Address" (which is another
>>> name for MAC address), tell me how your results differ from the above.
>>> Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
>> (C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.
>>
>> C:\Documents and Settings\Owner>ipconfig /all
>>
>> Windows IP Configuration
>>
>>         Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : your-06ivbxpjsj
>>         Primary Dns Suffix  . . . . . . . :
>>         Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
>>         IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
>>         WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
>>
>> Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
>>
>>         Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
>>         Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139/810x Family
>> Fast Eth
>> ernet NIC
>>         Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-11-09-30-65-1A
>>         Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
>>         Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
>>         IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.100
>>         Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
>>         Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.102
>>         DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.102
>>         DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.102
>>         Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 07 September 2006 09:56:10
>>         Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 14 September 2006 09:56:10
>>
>> Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:
>>
>>         Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
>>         Description . . . . . . . . . . . : D-Link AirPlus G DWL-G510
>> Wireless P
>> CI Card
>>         Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0F-3D-09-DF-99
>>
>> It states Media disconnected but on the router the power,status,WAN,WLAN
>> & 1lights are on and the status light is flashing as normal. I was
>> wondering if you received the mail to your Hotmail box.
> Well, the IP address of your router appears to have somehow been changed
> to 192.168.0.102.  This is quite odd, because that's an address that
> typically would be assigned by the router's DHCP server to a PC that
> connects to it.  Having the router's own IP set to that number would
> almost certainly cause conflicts if you had 3 or more PCs connected.
>
> Also, why it wasn't reset to the default when you pushed the reset button
> I have not the foggiest idea.  I almost would suggest holding the reset
> button pressed for, say, 30 seconds (the manual says to hold it for  10
> seconds), and see if in fact the IP address gets reset to 192.168.0.1. If
> it does reset, the upside is that you will be starting from a known
> configuration, without any other peculiar settings that may be lurking and
> waiting to bite you (like no SSID broadcast); the downside is that you
> will have to reconfigure the interface between the router and your cable
> box, or you won't be able to surf the Internet with the router connected
> as it is now.  Your choice.
>
> If you elect not to reset, open a browser and enter 192.168.0.102 in the
> address bar.  You should see your router's configuration utility.  The
> login name is admin (lowercase).  The default password is blank.
> Hopefully, you either didn't change it or remember what you changed it to.
> If you get this far but can't get past the password, your only option is
> to try to reset the router.  [You can try using the login name user.  This
> is supposed to allow read-only access to the configuration utility.  This
> might help -- but not if you've set any encryption, because the encryption
> key will be concealed.]
>
> If you successfully log in to the router, you can than run the
> configuration wizard and hopefully get your wireless connection working.
> If 192.168.0.102 doesn't work, and if holding the router's reset button
> for an extended time doesn't reset to 192.168.0.1, I'm out of ideas.  A
> long, firm call to D-Link tech support is in order.
>
> "Media disconnected" means that you don't have an active wireless link
> between your DWL-G510 and the router -- but you already knew that.
>
> The WLAN light on the router just means that its radio is turned on and
> broadcasting.  If you only see your neighbor's SSID as an option to
> connect to, that suggests that SSID broadcast was somehow turned off.
> Again, this should have been reset by the reset button.
>
> I don't regularly check the Hotmail address.  It's just there to soak up
> the spam.
>
> Good luck.  I'm afraid you'll need it.

"Lem" <lem***@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Barney wrote:
>> "Lem" <lem***@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:%23kzzBeo0GHA.4748@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>
>>>Barney wrote:
>>
>> If I were to buy a complete wireless setup for my PC & laptop, what would
>> you suggest. I'm on NTL Cable Modem, 4MB
>> Thank you
>
> Normally, D-Link is quite so much trouble as you are having. Personally,
> I've had good luck with Linksys.  Netgear is also popular. You probably
> would do OK with any of the major brands.  Here are some thoughts (a
> little out of date) from MVP Jack, a frequent poster in this NG:
> http://www.ezlan.net/Wireless_Hardware.html
>
> Within a given brand, I would stick -- as you have -- with the basic
> 802.11(g) models of router and adapter.  If you go "turbo" or whatever
> name is used for accelerated speed, be sure to get everything from the
> same manufacturer.  I don't think it's worth it, but I have DSL, not
> cable.  If I were you, I'd stay away from "pre-N" or MIMO at this point.
> The 802.11(n) standard has not yet been ratified -- so today's pre-n may
> or may not work with tomorrow's real 802.11(n).
>
> And the following Three Rules of Wireless Networking, from Tom's
> Networking, are worth keeping in mind:
>
> 1) It never goes as fast as they say it does
> 2) It never goes as far as they say it does
> 3) It never sets up as easily as they say it does