Internet Access..trouble at stick & brick
Recently went to AT & T for my internet access. After some issues getting it up and running it had worked well on two computers for several weeks. One computer has started dropping off line and I a...
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Before going to AT&T I was with Time Warner and used a Netgear router, It came from the connection at the wall to a Time Warner Modem and from there a data cable to the Netgear and then wireless to 2 lap tops.
AT&T instructions said to go from a wall jack to the modem and from the modem a Ethernet cable to one of the lap tops. That made no sense to me because I wanted and had internet service that was wireless from my Netgear router when with Time Warner. Because I had AT&T phone I also had to install filters to all the phone jacks.
I had trouble with connecting without the Ethernet so I called and they sent out a tech. He swapped some lines down the street and at the box outside the house, He didn't like the modem AT&T sent me so he provided another modem (router ?) that was wired from the wall jack to the modem (router? ), From there I connected wireless. I had a problem with connecting the lap top that I am asking help for. The other lap top worked without issue. He also had problem connecting his IPad. He finally replaced the new modem (router?) with another that was the same. Everything worked well for a couple of weeks then one lap top would drop off like, fail to connect and sometimes my lap top could not find a connection although it did find neighbor connections. I would reset the modem, unplug and plug back in. Set up new connections on my computer but still could not get one lap top to work. Finally I installed the original modem from AT&T and no connection on either computer. Installed the Ethernet cable between modem and my original Netgear router and both lap tops are now working wireless from router to lap tops.
The modem (router?) the tech gave me is a Pace 411 with power light, wireless light, broadband light and service light. Has an Ethernet light but it did not light because the Ethernet cable was not used. I can't remember it I tried an Ethernet cable with this router but I think it did.
Hopefully my comments make sense to you.
AT&T instructions said to go from a wall jack to the modem and from the modem a Ethernet cable to one of the lap tops. That made no sense to me because I wanted and had internet service that was wireless from my Netgear router when with Time Warner. Because I had AT&T phone I also had to install filters to all the phone jacks.
I had trouble with connecting without the Ethernet so I called and they sent out a tech. He swapped some lines down the street and at the box outside the house, He didn't like the modem AT&T sent me so he provided another modem (router ?) that was wired from the wall jack to the modem (router? ), From there I connected wireless. I had a problem with connecting the lap top that I am asking help for. The other lap top worked without issue. He also had problem connecting his IPad. He finally replaced the new modem (router?) with another that was the same. Everything worked well for a couple of weeks then one lap top would drop off like, fail to connect and sometimes my lap top could not find a connection although it did find neighbor connections. I would reset the modem, unplug and plug back in. Set up new connections on my computer but still could not get one lap top to work. Finally I installed the original modem from AT&T and no connection on either computer. Installed the Ethernet cable between modem and my original Netgear router and both lap tops are now working wireless from router to lap tops.
The modem (router?) the tech gave me is a Pace 411 with power light, wireless light, broadband light and service light. Has an Ethernet light but it did not light because the Ethernet cable was not used. I can't remember it I tried an Ethernet cable with this router but I think it did.
Hopefully my comments make sense to you.
