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RonCarter's avatar
RonCarter
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May 27, 2011

WGR614 Connecting

Hi,

I am trying to connect a WGR614 wireless router to a ethernet cable at our church and I can't get to connect, is this possible? I want to a wireless network in my office.

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  • pettitpeople's avatar
    pettitpeople
    Aspirant
    Jul 23, 2011
    I have a macbook, pc, ipad2, and ipod touches all connecting when needed to my WGR614, but an older macbook which previously connected fine recently won't connect. Running the same OS (10.6.8) as the other Mac. It sees the wireless, but when I try to connect, it always gives me a connection timeout reading. Apple store offers no solutions. What do you recommend?
  • jmizoguchi's avatar
    jmizoguchi
    Virtuoso
    Jul 23, 2011
    pettitpeople wrote:
    I have a macbook, pc, ipad2, and ipod touches all connecting when needed to my WGR614, but an older macbook which previously connected fine recently won't connect. Running the same OS (10.6.8) as the other Mac. It sees the wireless, but when I try to connect, it always gives me a connection timeout reading. Apple store offers no solutions. What do you recommend?


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  • PCZero's avatar
    PCZero
    Aspirant
    Jul 31, 2011
    RonCarter wrote:
    Hi,

    I am trying to connect a WGR614 wireless router to a ethernet cable at our church and I can't get to connect, is this possible? I want to a wireless network in my office.


    Your question is confusing and unclear.If you have an existing network that has a router without a wireless feature, what you really need to do is either buy a new router with wireless to replace the current one (the WGR614 will do this) or simply add a WAP (wireless access point) to the network. You might want to consider a faster wireless router than the WGR614 if your network has a lot of traffic or any high bandwidth use. You can rig the WGR614 to be an access point but it is not optimal at all.
  • kcrowley53's avatar
    kcrowley53
    Aspirant
    Aug 06, 2011
    I moved and want to use the wireless G 614 to access the internet. The router they provided with my DSL does not give me any range. The computer I am using is the one I used before. Do I need to reinstall the software and is my router a good choice to give me about 40 feet of range?
    Kevin
  • jmizoguchi's avatar
    jmizoguchi
    Virtuoso
    Aug 06, 2011
    distance on wireless range is very conditional based on environmental you are located. very possible it may works...