PLEASE help me configure my linkys router.

[ManBearPig]

I just got a linkys router from my bro in law and i dont understand ANYTHING about it. The model is wrpt54g. Can anyone tell me how i can make it useful and stuff? It works but i dont know if its even doing anything.

 

[shoRunner]

plug ethernet into router from computer
open IE
type 192.168.1.1
put in admin as the password with username blank
proceed to configure

 

[imported_ColinT]

Go to www.portforward.com and read.

 

[ManBearPig]

Anyone have any tips or anything though?

 

[mechBgon]

Tips:

1) nevar enable the remote-administration feature

2) make sure SPI is enabled

3) optionally, you can arbitrarily block some ranges of ports that you know you don't have a need for. But what ports those may be will depend on what you do over the connection (games, IRC, Remote Desktop Connection, whatever).

 

[dnuggett]

Originally posted by: shoRunner
plug ethernet into router from computer
open IE
type 192.168.1.1
put in admin as the password with username blank
proceed to configure

And don't leave the username and password settings as ^

 

[Madwand1]

Originally posted by: Heen05
Anyone have any tips or anything though?

Disable the wireless until you need it and have learned about and configured WPA security.

Identify the revision; download the manual and read it.

http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satellit...name=Linksys%2FCommon%2FVisitorWrapper

Get it configured and working as a firewall + gateway.

Download the lastest firmware if it's not already installed.
Install the firmware, and re-configure any settings that might have changed.

 

[ManBearPig]

Firmware is the newest. My problem is i know how to access my settings, but what the hell those settings do, i dont know. submask, udp, etc, ###, this that, technical jargin lol....sucks. Is there a illustrated for retarded people setup helper?

 

[Madwand1]

Originally posted by: Heen05
Firmware is the newest. My problem is i know how to access my settings, but what the hell those settings do, i dont know. submask, udp, etc, ###, this that, technical jargin lol....sucks. Is there a illustrated for retarded people setup helper?

If you're starting with default settings, those are mostly fine. If you're not, then you might consider forcing it to default settings to start.

Stuff to do then:

1. Disable / secure wireless
2. Change password
3. Fully enable firewall (one option is disabled by default -- enable it unless you're running local servers)
4. Verify remote administration disabled
5. Verify default settings for internet access, or change to your ISP's requirement (default automatic typically fine for cable, need to supply account & password for PPOE ADSL).

There are more settings there than anybody here can tell you about conclusively (without cheating and looking up docs, etc.) -- if you don't understand them, then the safest thing to do is to leave them at default values, which I think everyone here will have done to some degree.

You should be able to walk through all this while looking at the on-line manual...

 

[ManBearPig]

I cant find the part where you can fully enable the firewall (is Filter Proxy, Filter Cookies, Filter Java Applets, and Filter ActiveX what you mean? i should check those then?). i cant find the remote administration verification. and i cant find #5. everything else is good though

 

[Madwand1]

You can find it as in pg. 47 of the version 5 manual (pg. 55 according to Adobe). They don't have manuals organized by firmware -- the version 5 seems similar to what I saw using a version 1.0 router with the latest firmware.

http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satellit...ownloadSearch&sp_prodsku=1127782957298

 

[JimPhelpsMI]

Hi, Go to linksys.com, downloads, your model no. and User Manual. When it's all in and they don't give you much help about what the download is doin, just wait, you can read it and/or save it to disk for later viewing. My model's manual was less than 1.5 MB. Luck, Jim

 

[Ike0069]

Which ISP are you using? Most have a detailed set of instructions to follow, step by step, if you know where to look.

 

[ManBearPig]

Thanks for your help everyone. Ok so i guess i dont need help with everything, but i have a few more questions/comments. I added filter proxy, but filter cookies, active x, and java i didnt because itd not let me view alot of sites. My question is how can i make it super secure, as in blocking all the ports and enabling only the ones i want? Is that even a good idea? thanks

 

[dnuggett]

As an addition if there is a firnware upgrade I would do that, it may patch some security related issues that were discovered post production.