Hummingbird Posted April 8, 2010 Share #1 Posted April 8, 2010 I had Time Warner take their hub out today and I installed my own. I've been putting this off for over a month because of the horror stories I've read about. I bought an "inexpensive" Linksys hub ($30) and plugged it in, my laptop recognized it immediately and my Dell had to have the NetGear software reloaded. The entire operation took about 10 minutes. All 3 puters are up and running at a $15 a month savings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest seuadr Posted April 8, 2010 Share #2 Posted April 8, 2010 there are horror stories? hardest part i have when setting up a wireless hub is typing the WEP code right on both machines! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qdude Posted April 8, 2010 Share #3 Posted April 8, 2010 If you have dsl you have to set the router to ping the user name and password, at least you do with ATT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wes0778 Posted April 8, 2010 Share #4 Posted April 8, 2010 you secure it with a password, or risk all your neighbors using your "connection"!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hummingbird Posted April 8, 2010 Author Share #5 Posted April 8, 2010 you secure it with a password, or risk all your neighbors using your "connection"!!! I didn't see a password , didn't see anything. I energized it and the puters found it. With a population of 1200 I don't think too many neighbors have a wireless puter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mraf Posted April 9, 2010 Share #6 Posted April 9, 2010 Thanks for the hookup!:rotfl: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silent67 Posted April 9, 2010 Share #7 Posted April 9, 2010 I didn't see a password , didn't see anything. I energized it and the puters found it. With a population of 1200 I don't think too many neighbors have a wireless puter. You better fix this ASAP, with out WEP running you are wide open. Someone can drive down the road and connect to your network, hack your puters and get all the good stuff and leave you with bad stuff. Not tryin to scare you but that is just how it is, it will only take once and you will wish you had done this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOO Posted April 9, 2010 Share #8 Posted April 9, 2010 You better fix this ASAP, with out WEP running you are wide open. Someone can drive down the road and connect to your network, hack your puters and get all the good stuff and leave you with bad stuff. Not tryin to scare you but that is just how it is, it will only take once and you will wish you had done this. Don't be telling all the good stuff. There's at least two networks in my neighborhood that I can get into, no I don't going looking around their computers I feel that's like walking into someones house and looking around. I do have my own service and it's much more stable then the neighbors. When I am in Florida in the wintertime I don't have a wireless service but there is several people I can get into there and surf the INTERNET for FREE. I have been known to go into motel parking lots or lots of places that seem to not worry about their wireless hub. Most don't even know that can be done. BOO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar Posted April 9, 2010 Share #9 Posted April 9, 2010 My WEP say's GetLostLoser when there trying to find a connect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hummingbird Posted April 9, 2010 Author Share #10 Posted April 9, 2010 my wep says it can't find anything to connect to I tried for half an hour to link using a password. NO go - but the other one links immediately Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Posted April 9, 2010 Share #11 Posted April 9, 2010 I didn't know hubs had security encryption. I use a cable modem and a Netgear wireless router...with encryption. I haven't used a hub in ages, so I guess they have come a long way since then. In my computer shop, I would usually have 10-15 PCs hooked up at any one time with a hub. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hummingbird Posted April 9, 2010 Author Share #12 Posted April 9, 2010 I finally called for help - it appears that I have a defective wireless modem They are sending another one out today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silent67 Posted April 9, 2010 Share #13 Posted April 9, 2010 I didn't know hubs had security encryption. I use a cable modem and a Netgear wireless router...with encryption. I haven't used a hub in ages, so I guess they have come a long way since then. In my computer shop, I would usually have 10-15 PCs hooked up at any one time with a hub. In his original post he said wireless hub horror stories, I am assuming he bought a wireless hub. But if it is a hard wired hub he is okay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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