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Easy Steps in Setting-up Your Wireless Network

By Tony Northrup

You can use a wireless network to share Internet access, files, printers, and more. Or you can use it to surf the Web while you’re sitting on your couch or in your yard. Plus, it’s easier to install than you think.

There are 4 steps to creating a wireless network:

  1. Choose your wireless equipment
  2. Connect your wireless router
  3. Configure your wireless router
  4. Connect your computers [Read the rest of this entry...]

Smartbro Strikes Again: I lost Connection!

Its a sad reality that you are helping other people to solve their Internet connection problem everyday but you are experiencing the same problem with your own Internet provider, yet the Technical Support cannot help you because its a CO problem. [Read the rest of this entry...]

No way you have the right to own a PC!

“I love helping people because I am in customer care & service industry but sometimes others are too rude and don’t deserve any help”

Here is one of my experiences with one of Verizon’s dumb, ignorant, and racist customers from San Diego, California. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Configuring Wireless Connection on Windows Vista

How to connect your windows vista to your wireless network. This guide assumes that your router or gateway is already configured and is sending signal. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Ipconfig/release and renew with Windows Vista

How to perform ipconfig/release and renew on Windows Vista

Note: Follow these instructions to avoid the ‘Request to Elevate’ Error.

  1. From the Vista Start Menu, click All Programs.
  2. The All Programs menu is displayed. Click Accessories. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Changing Verizon Online Password

Changing your Verizon password, especially if you have a PPPoE authentication type is not a small deal. There are only two ways of changing your own password. The first is, if you have an Internet connection and is able to browse, visit Verizon Central and click on Forgot Your Password?. Answer the secret question and follow the instruction. If you can’t remember the secret question, the second way to change password is by calling the Verizon High Speed Internet Tech Support. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Disabling Walled Garden

How to Turn off the Walled Garden

All Westell and ActionTec modems that are being shipped to all customers now have a factory setting ENABLED by default known as Walled Garden. Walled Garden causes a no route situation (unable to connect [Read the rest of this entry...]

Walled Garden Fix and Issue for Actiontec Gateway

Actiontec Windows Vista Walled Garden Fix with Firmware Upgrade

If you are seeing the Verizon Activation Page after you reset your modem, you have a walled Garden Issue. Do not enter anything on that page and follow the following steps. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Internet Light is Red - No Connection

If you don’t have an internet connection and the Internet light on your modem is red, follow the following steps.

We assume there is no outage in your area. You must perform the following before contacting Verizon [Read the rest of this entry...]

Westell 7500 Gateway - Static WAN Configuration walk through

This walk through will show you how to configure the Westell 7500 Gateway for a Static WAN connection.

  1. Log into the modem by opening a browser and accessing the default gateway address of 192.168.1.1.
  2. Once logged in, click the My Network icon in the top navigation menu.
  3. The My Network page opens. [Read the rest of this entry...]

How to Setup Westell 6100F,Westell 6100, Versalink 327W, and Westell 7500 to Bridge Mode.

This walkthrough is applicable to Westell 6100F,Westell 6100, Versalink 327W, and Westell 7500 to Bridge Mode. For the Westell Versalink 327 W and Westell 7500, only the wireless steps are differ from Westell 6100 and Westell 6100F. The rest of the process are the same. [Read the rest of this entry...]

How to set up the Actiontec GT704WG Gateway for Bridge Mode.

Log into the modem by opening a browser and accessing the default gateway address of 192.168.1.1. Default username for Actiontec gateway is “admin” and password is “password” [Read the rest of this entry...]