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ShaneM
Joined: 03 Feb 2005
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 Posted: Sun Jul 30, 2006 4:17 pm Post subject: Please help me configure my wireless router!!! |
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I bought a wireless router yesterday at EMart, hoping that it would have English instructions, or at least ones available for download on the net. However, I was sorely mistaken and I'm stuck trying to configure my PPPoE connection (KT DSL) on this Hangul-only firmware.
I think I've found the right page. I've tried entering my password into the box below my username (e0122538) and hitting every one of those buttons at the bottom but nothing works.
Any help?
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Demophobe
Joined: 17 May 2004
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| Posted: Sun Jul 30, 2006 5:23 pm Post subject: |
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Lan IP address
WAN type (Alternate config)
Account (user) name
Secret number (login number)
DNS servers (DNS server and below - alternate DNS)
Timeout (I think...that is really wierd language. 유휴 means rest or pause...maybe a time for connection cutoff if the computer is inactive? Sorry...even my wife can't get that one)
Connection Control - right now, it's on manual...자동 (automatic)
PPPoE Service name (Please Choose)
Assigned IP address
Save - Cancel - Help |
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Bulsajo
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sun Jul 30, 2006 5:49 pm Post subject: |
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| Demophobe wrote: |
Timeout (I think...that is really wierd language. 유휴 means rest or pause...maybe a time for connection cutoff if the computer is inactive? |
It makes sense, I think- how long for the router to wait for a response before giving a "timed out" message? |
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ShaneM
Joined: 03 Feb 2005
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| Posted: Sun Jul 30, 2006 6:41 pm Post subject: |
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Any help with this error message? Can't make heads or tails of the babelfish translation.
저장! 동적 라우팅 설정은 재부팅해야 적용됩니다 |
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Col.Brandon
Joined: 09 Aug 2004
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sun Jul 30, 2006 7:52 pm Post subject: |
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Many Asian products are licenced copies of Western products. Do a search of the model number on the net and see if you can find an English-language firmware upgrade from a Western company with the same model chipset. It'll save you a lot of grief down the track.
And next time spend a little more on a mainstream product and save yourself a lot of hassle. |
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ShaneM
Joined: 03 Feb 2005
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| Posted: Sun Jul 30, 2006 7:58 pm Post subject: |
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1) That was the first thing I tried, no luck.
2) This looked to be the most reputable of the bunch. I didn't recognize any of the brands and they were all 70,000won +/- 2000.  |
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EdInstead
Joined: 20 Jul 2006
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| Posted: Sun Jul 30, 2006 8:39 pm Post subject: |
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Save yourself the trouble and just take it back. Messing with Korean firmware can be a pain. My first Belkin was that way, and I returned it, then picked up an English-version overseas (Belkin units won't flash firmware with a different language one, because they keep saying, "FIRMWARE IS ALREADY UP TO DATE!")
Checking online, you should be able to pick up a Linksys WRT54G for around 60,000 these days. Online, they say that Version 4 of that router is good. Maybe Linksys is not at E-mart.
I own the Belkin Pre-N, myself. I prefer Belkin, but Linksys is very good too. The Linksys are in English, but I had to purchase my Belkin overseas (they were all in Korean here) to get English.
Another problem might be that you need to call your ISP company. They often like to control how many computers are plugged in, or at least where they are from, and block all but one MAC address at that connection. They may not recognize your router's MAC, so they aren't allowing your internet to work. That was my first problem. A Korean friend called my ISP, and they told me how to proceed so that I could get a connection. It involved simple settings, as well as plugging/unplugging the router in a certain order. Once their system recognized my router's new IP, it was all good. |
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Demophobe
Joined: 17 May 2004
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| Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2006 2:03 am Post subject: |
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| Col.Brandon wrote: |
Many Asian products are licenced copies of Western products. Do a search of the model number on the net and see if you can find an English-language firmware upgrade from a Western company with the same model chipset. It'll save you a lot of grief down the track.
And next time spend a little more on a mainstream product and save yourself a lot of hassle. |
Funny. I thought most western electronics were from China, Singapore, Malasia, Japan and Korea with names we know and love slapped on them. |
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Demophobe
Joined: 17 May 2004
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| Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2006 2:08 am Post subject: |
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| ShaneM wrote: |
1) That was the first thing I tried, no luck.
2) This looked to be the most reputable of the bunch. I didn't recognize any of the brands and they were all 70,000won +/- 2000. |
Better than your 36,000 special.  I did find a firmware upgrade, but it's not in English. (The firmware is the top post on that page. The lower post is the manual.) May help with the connectivity though.
Here are a whole swath of them to choose from. Consider your 36,000 an educational fee and buy a real one.
Unicorn: Top Brand of Network Total Solution.
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rocklee
Joined: 04 Oct 2005
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2006 5:36 am Post subject: |
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Right, I'm going to Ping that address to death  |
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Col.Brandon
Joined: 09 Aug 2004
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2006 4:47 pm Post subject: |
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| I got a Linksys wireless router from Youngsan. All in English, installed and worked flawlessly. |
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Demophobe
Joined: 17 May 2004
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| Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2006 4:59 pm Post subject: |
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| I got a Linksys wireless router from Youngsan. All in English, installed and worked flawlessly. |
As did I. It was up and running in 10 minutes and all 3 computers are networked without a hitch. |
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ShaneM
Joined: 03 Feb 2005
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| Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2006 7:21 pm Post subject: |
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| ShaneM wrote: |
1) That was the first thing I tried, no luck.
2) This looked to be the most reputable of the bunch. I didn't recognize any of the brands and they were all 70,000won +/- 2000. |
Better than your 36,000 special. I did find a firmware upgrade, but it's not in English. (The firmware is the top post on that page. The lower post is the manual.) May help with the connectivity though.
Here are a whole swath of them to choose from. Consider your 36,000 an educational fee and buy a real one.
Unicorn: Top Brand of Network Total Solution.
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Yeah I know its a lot cheaper online, someone else was buying for me as a present of sorts, so price wasn't really the biggest factor. The internet guy is coming over this week to do something, I'll ask him to do it..otherwise I'll go out and get a LinkSys linux router  |
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EdInstead
Joined: 20 Jul 2006
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Then the Linksys WRT54G version 4 is what you want (not expensive, sold everywhere, and it just works great).
I like my Belkin a lot, but I have to go through a lengthy process to turn the firewall off, and reboot to use Skype or MSN Messenger. That might be a problem with just the PRE-N version of this router, though. You can do port-forwarding, but I haven't been able to get that to work!
Maybe I'll go Linksys next time around. |
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