Disabling wireless capabilities on wireless router and just using wired connections?

[Penoir]

Well, I just bought a WRT54G from newegg along with a couple of wireless adapters. Haven't been able to get the wireless connection to work with encryption, which I'm assuming for now is a compatiblity issue between my adapters and router. So, I'm considering just buying 100 feet of cat5 and running a wired setup. Is there a way that I can disable the wireless capabilities of the router so I don't have to worry about my connection being accessible from the outside? I considered returning it and buying a wired one, but from what it looks like, between the restocking fee and return shipping there probably wouldn't be that much of a price difference.

Either that, or can someone recommend a good wired router?

Thank you for your time

 

[Kelemvor]

Should just be able to go into the Wireless setting and turn it off. Not sure what the screen looks like but most have a way to disable the wireless part.

 

[gsaldivar]

If for some reason you can't figure out the menu option to disable wireless, I think the antennas can be easily removed from that router.

 

[InlineFive]

On the WRT54G you should set Wireless Mode to Disabled.

 

[Penoir]

Ah, perfect, I'll look at it after work. Thanks a lot the feedback.

 

[Blinden]

you should look in to MAC filtering instead of encryption too, the encryption isn't always as secure as the name would suggest.

 

[InlineFive]

Wireless is really fun when you get it working. If you post the hardware you are using along with the settings we may be able to figure it out.

 

[JackMDS]

Originally posted by: Blinden
you should look in to MAC filtering instead of encryption too, the encryption isn't always as secure as the name would suggest.

Yeah, encryption is not always secure, but it 1,000 times more secure than MAC filtering.

Why?

Because the MAC is broadcast as clear content, and any one that can break encryption can spoof the MAC 1,000 faster. (the number 1000 is for illustration purposes only).

Link to: WEP, WPA, and the Future (802.11i).

:sun:

 

[Penoir]

Hello,

Thank you for the reply. I'm using a Linksys WRT54G and Xterasys Wireless G cards for this setup. I posted about the problems I'm having in this thread: Limited or no connection error with Linksys WRT54G + Xterasys Wireless G PCI Card

Since I want to be able to share whole hard drives between two computers, I decided that if I can't get MAC filtering as well as good encryption set up with this stuff, and it's a compatibility issue or something, it would be cheaper to just go for a wired connection and I wouldn't have to worry about security so much, or about connections dropping etc.

But if anyone has any ideas on how to fix this I'd be glad to hear them. I've already tried the patch for SP2 and the winsock thing.

 

[thriemus]

Wireless setup is relativly easy these days and as for sharing the hard drives that isnt really an issue for the wireless connection. Wireless/wired, its just the transport mechanism which results in the same functionality in the end. Dont be afraid to try to setup the wireless features. Its easy really. One thing I will say is, use the windows wireless connection wizard in xp sp2, its far easier to configure than the software that comes with many wireless access cards.