NETGEAR Wireless Router...

[imbosile]

I have a NETGEAR Wireless router hooked up in my dorm room, so I can have internet on my desktop and wireless on my laptop inside my room. The school really doesn't like students to set up wireless in their own dorms for security reasons, so I'm trying to just turn the wireless on/off when I need to use it. I have gone to routerlogin.net where you go to configure the settings but I see know option to turn the wireless off. Also, there is no button on the router itselft that would turn it off either. Can anyone help, because as of now I have to power down the router when I'm not using the internet. Thanks.

[~The_Duke~]

there is a way to make it so that you manual put in all of the connection information so only you can use it and unless they go door to do with a very very good wireless sniffer no one is going to find it...it should be in your wireless settings somewhere and put a lock out key on it and what not...

There should be a button thingy somewhere in your wireless settings that is labeled 'do not broadcast signal' or something like that, and then after you do that you should be able to make the router sync up with ONLY your laptop using the correct wireless key thingy if I remember correctly...

[DemonEyez]

theres an easier way

somewhere in ur wireless settings should be a MAC filter mode

where you enter the MAC address of your laptops wireless card.
No one should be able to use the wireless network then other than ur laptop at any time. Unless their good.. and if they are u wont stop em anyway unless ur wireless is 100% off

[Allshow97]

theres an easier way

somewhere in ur wireless settings should be a MAC filter mode

where you enter the MAC address of your laptops wireless card.
No one should be able to use the wireless network then other than ur laptop at any time. Unless their good.. and if they are u wont stop em anyway unless ur wireless is 100% off

Exactly what he said. In your wireless security settings there is a Mac Filter mode. Enable that and only MAC addresses that you add to this table will be able to link up to your router. You may also want to configure 128-Bit WEP Encryption so that not only do you need to be on the MAC access list you also need the 128-Bit WEP Key. Just a thought. If you have any problems call Netgear they will help you out free of charge.

[imbosile]

Allright thanks guys, I have it passworded right now with 64bit WEP, I don't think anyone would be able to get in, it's just they really don't want people to broadcast wireless from their rooms so I am trying to completely turn it off and just use wired.

[imbosile]

Alright, I just figured it out, it was under "Enable Wireless Router Radio", I had to turn that off. Thanks for the help guys.

Question 2: I have a printer that I want to hook up to this router so my roommate can use my printer without him having to log into my computer and print. My printer only has the USB connection and not the Ethernet one, is there any way to transfer USB to Ethernet somehow? Or is it two different types of data?

[Allshow97]

You most certainly can transfer it over to Ethernet but really the only effective way to do it is by getting a usb printserver to hook up to the router. I think they run like $20-30 but once you get it it's pretty much plug and play and anyone on your network can use the printer.

[imbosile]

You most certainly can transfer it over to Ethernet but really the only effective way to do it is by getting a usb printserver to hook up to the router. I think they run like $20-30 but once you get it it's pretty much plug and play and anyone on your network can use the printer.

But if my printer had an ethernet port on it, I could do it without the printserver right?

[joecoolfreak]

But if my printer had an ethernet port on it, I could do it without the printserver right?

Yes, or you could just plug the usb to your computer and share the printer over the network. That would be the free solution. All that would be required, it that you have your computer powered on and on the network. He wouldn't have to log in and use your computer, just do it from his.

[imbosile]

Yes, or you could just plug the usb to your computer and share the printer over the network. That would be the free solution. All that would be required, it that you have your computer powered on and on the network. He wouldn't have to log in and use your computer, just do it from his.

Alright cool that is a good possibility, thanks, I'll try it right now.