Change Computer IP address with in a minute : very easy

Today i am telling you how to change your IP address with in 1 minute. It is very easy. First i am telling you what is a IP.

What is a IP address.

An Internet Protocol address (IP address) is a numerical label assigned to each device (e.g., computer, printer) participating in a computer network that uses the Internet Protocol for communication. An IP address serves two principal functions: host or network interface identification and location addressing. Its role has been characterized as follows: "A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is.

Steps to change your IP address:

The
following is a guide on how to change your IP in 30 seconds or less.
This can be used if your IP has been banned from a game server, or on
inbound if your IP get's blocked. I've tried this on both Windows XP and
Windows 2000, and it has worked.

1. Click on "Start" in the bottom left hand corner of screen
2. Click on "Run"
3. Type in "command" and hit ok

You should now be at an MS-DOS prompt screen.

4. Type "ipconfig /release" just like that, and hit "enter"
5. Type "exit" and leave the prompt
6. Right-click on "Network Places" or "My Network Places" on your desktop.
7. Click on "properties"

You should now be on a screen with something titled "Local Area Connection", or something close to that, and, if you have a network hooked up, all of your other networks.

8. Right click on "Local Area Connection" and click "properties"
9. Double-click on the "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)" from the list under the "General" tab
10. Click on "Use the following IP address" under the "General" tab
11. Create an IP address (It doesn't matter what it is. I just type 1 and 2 until i fill the area up).
12. Press "Tab" and it should automatically fill in the "Subnet Mask" section with default numbers.
13. Hit the "Ok" button here
14. Hit the "Ok" button again

You should now be back to the "Local Area Connection" screen.

15. Right-click back on "Local Area Connection" and go to properties again.
16. Go back to the "TCP/IP" settings
17. This time, select "Obtain an IP address automatically"
18. Hit "Ok"
19. Hit "Ok" again
20. You now have a new IP address

With a little practice, you can easily get this process down to 60 seconds.

*Note* This only changes your dynamic IP address, not your ISP/IP address. If you plan on hacking a website with this trick be extremely careful, because if they try a little, they can trace it back.

How to connect two computers using LAN cable

Hello Friends! Today i am going to tell you how to connect two computer using LAN cable. This is very useful if you don`t know ho to connect computers using LAN. Some times we want to transfer some huge amount of data between two computers then we have to use LAN cable and by using this you can easily transfer huge amount of data. Here i am describe step by step with snapshot. This is very useful when you want transfer huge amount of data between pcs and for gaming purpose.

LAN Cable or cross-over cable

 

Price of this cable in India is Rs.50 approx.

Steps 1: This is compulsory step.

In order to start the connection, you’ll have to assign different IP address for both computers. To change the IP address of your computers for the LAN connection, you should make changes in the LAN adapter settings.

• Open Control panel from the start menu and click on Network and Internet and click on Network and Sharing center.
• From the left sidebar, click on Change adapter settings.

• Under the Network connections window select the appropriate icon for your LAN adapter and right-click on it, then choose Properties.

• A Local Area Connection Properties box appears.

• Under the Network tab select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) and click on the Properties button.
• Now set the addresses as mentioned below in each computer and click OK.

At the first computer ( say, Computer 1):

IP address:       192.168.0.1

Subnet mask:  255.255.255.0

At the second computer ( say, Computer 2):

IP address:       192.168.0.2

Subnet mask:  255.255.255.0

Step 2.  you can use this step or step third. I recommend you to skip this step and use third step

Now, connect one end of the cable into the Ethernet port of Computer 1 and the other end with the same of the Computer 2 and apply the following steps in both the computers.

• Right-click on Computer from the start menu and select Properties.
• The system properties Control Panel window opens as shown below.

• Click on Change settings and the System properties dialog box appears. under the Computer Name tab, click on on the Change button to assign a WORKGROUP. Assign the same workgroup name for both computers otherwise it won’t work.

Restart each computer. It does not matter which computer you restart first. After starting both the computer, double-click on the Computer icon at the start menu and then click on Network from the left side of the explorer window.
In the computer 1, you should see an icon denoting your second computer’s name under the Network window. Similarly, you can see that the first computer has been appeared under the Network window of your second computer.

If they do not appear, you should get a message prompting to turn on Network Discovery and file Sharing. Click that security pop-up and select “make the network a private network”. In case, you may have to restart your computers.

Once you see the other computer in your Network computer window, just double click on it. If the other computer is password protected, you will have to enter the exact user name and password of that computer to get access of the shared folder.
If you want to share some files or folder of a computer with the other computer on the network, right-click on that and select Share with > Homegroup. Even you can share a total drive by right-clicking on it.




Step 3:

you can download ip messenger and install this on both the computer. It is very useful and easy way to transfer files using 'Ipmeg'.
On ipmeg then it will show other computer also and you have many option like chating, file transfer , folder transfer etc.

Download Ip messenger here

Let me know if  this is useful for you.

Keep Visiting.

How to start WLAN AutoConfig (Wlansvc Service) in Windows 7 ?

WLAN AutoConfig is the display name of Wlansvc Service ,which is responsible for enabling your computer with supporting wireless adapter to be connected by other Windows network devices wirelessly. Sometimes this service will not be started in our Windows 7 computer by some reasons. So we may need to go to the service page and start this service manually.

Start WLAN AutoConfig

To start WLAN AutoConfig, follow the steps below.

1. Click on Start

2. On Search type services

3. Click on services


Now the services window will be opened. In the services window select the WLAN AutoConfig


Open this service and click on Start button. After starting the service click on Apply and OK.

Recover forgoten router password

Forgot my Router Password and cannot login: Recover Router Password

Most of the time in SOHO customer care service, they are getting calls regarding lost router password issues. The complaints are like I forgot my router password, I cannot log in to my wireless router or the password I set for the router is no longer working. Most of the time customer set a different password for their wireless router by changing the default password "admin" and later they fail to recall the password from memory. They need a way to recover their lost router password.


Recover Lost Router Password

Unfortunately for Routers belongs to standard Small Office Home Office devices category, there is no lost password recover procedure like high end routers. So practically we cannot recover the lost password and save the current router settings. Though we have a set of standard steps to troubleshoot this issue.


1. Check for the previous router password


In this step we should try to pick the previous router password from either memory or from any written documents. For an average user, there is a chance that he may write down the router password in his diary or other some papers.



2. Try default user name and password to login router

Some times the user may never change his default router user name and password. So it is worth to try the default user name and password to login his router. Default user name and password is the different combination of admin.

Try the following combination


1. Try both user name and password as admin

2. User name is admin and left password field blank

3. User Name is blank and password is admin


3. Reset Router Settings

If the above two options won't work, the last one is reset and reconfigure your router. To know the steps to reset your router click on the link below.

How to reset a router

After resetting the router you should reconfigure the router to get your Internet connection back. To do this check the link below.


Configuration Steps of SOHO Routers

1. Configure D link Wireless Router

2. How to configure BSNL Teracom Modem

3. Setup Belkin Wireless Router

4. Setup Linksys Wireless Router in PPPoE

5. Configure Linksys Wireless Range Expander
If you have a router from different manufacturer, follow the user manual to configure the router better. 

How to Reset a Router or Modem - Hard Reset and Soft Reset ?

In many instances we may need to reset the router or modem as the part of troubleshooting steps. Before starting explain how to reset your router, you should understand what is reset. By resetting your Router / Modem, your device will go back to the factory default settings and again you may need to configure it. So before resetting your router, you should better know how to re-configure your router.


Why should I reset my router ?

There are some situations like your router or modem stops responding or configured the device incorrectly, you may need to reset your device. Some times after upgrading to the latest router /modem firmware you may need to reset your router as instructed by the manufacturer.


Different methods to reset your router


There are three different types of router resetting.

1. Soft Reset

2. Reset

3. Hard Reset


Now let us examine each resetting methods.

1. Soft Reset

Soft reset is done by selecting the reset options through the router administration page(web interface). Depends on various firmwares and manufactures, this options comes in various forms like reset to factory default , reboot with factory settings etc. You should select the particular option and click on OK. Now the router start rebooting and after one minute it will be back with default factory settings. This kind of reset is known as soft reset.


2. Reset by holding reset button

If soft reset is not working for you, next option is holding the reset button of your router for 30 seconds and release your hands after it. You can find reset button usually near power button a small hole which can be pressed by pen tip or pin. So the procedure is:

1. Hold reset button using pen tip or pin for 30 seconds

2. Make sure power light is blinking while pressing reset button

3. Release your hands after 30 seconds and wait for one min

Now your router will be reset to factory default settings.

3. Hard Reset your Router


If the normal reset didn't work on your router, you can perform hard reset. It is the most powerful reset form for any kind of Small Office Home Office devices(SOHO) like routers and modems. Steps top perform hard reset on your router are:

1. Hold reset button for 30 seconds (make sure power light is blinking)

2. Unplug the power cable (never release your hands from holding reset button) for 30 seconds

3. Connect power cable and still hold reset button for 30 seconds


4. Release your hands now (you are continuously holding reset button for 90 seconds)

Now wait one minute and make sure power button is steady.



Configuration Steps of SOHO Routers


1. Configure D link Wireless Router

2. How to configure BSNL Teracom Modem

3. Setup Belkin Wireless Router

4. Setup Linksys Wireless Router in PPPoE

5. Configure Linksys Wireless Range Expander
If you have a router from different manufacturer, follow the user manual to configure the router better.

How to configure Linksys Range Expander (WRE54G)?

As our need increases people try to find a way to increase the range of the current wireless network. That end with the invention of Wireless Range Expander. To increase the range and accessibility of a wireless network from an access point or wireless router we need to add Wireless Range Expander or simply calling Wireless Repeater in our network.

Working of Wireless Repeater/Expander is like this device will receive signals from Wireless Access Point (Wireless Router) and repeat the same signal. So the available signal range doubles. In this tutorial I am going to write steps to configure or install one of the famous Range Expander - Linksys WRE54G on your network.


Range Expander

Steps to configure WRE54G to boost your wireless signals

The steps to configure wireless Range Expander on your computer network are:

1. Connect Range Expander to your computer using Ethernet cable.

2. On the Address bar of your browser type 192.168.1.240

The default IP address of Linksys Wireless Range expander is 192.168.1.240. After this press enter.

3. Log on to the setup page of WRE54G

The default user name:
Default Password : admin

There is no default user name for WRE54G and log on to the Range Expander setup page.

4. Enter the Wireless details present in the Wireless Access Point

We should enter the same details configured in the source wireless Access Point.



If the Wireless network is security enabled we need to set the same settings on our Range Expander. After entering the details click on save settings button.

How to Setup Linksys Wireless Router?

Many times its heard that configuring Linksys WRT54G Wireless G Router in PPPOE mode is difficult. So I have made a simple tutorial to configure WRT54G Wireless Router in PPPOE mode with simple steps and images. To learn how to configure other Linksys Router models click on the link below:

How to Setup Linksys Wireless Router

I started my computer networking career by supporting SOHO products mainly Linksys wireless products. I was assigned to a networking division which handle mainly Linksys wireless router where I assisted clients to implement linksys wireless router in their already existing networks or start a new small networks with Linksys wireless router. In this blog I wrote many articles to setup various models of Linksys wireless router and I think it will be useful if I join all the linksys router setup guides in a single post. Later in my career Cisco bought Linksys and it become Linksys Cisco. With the guidance of Cisco, Linksys introduced many high quality wireless router in market. Most of the Linksys wireless router's have similar kind of configuration steps but in some Linksys models it is different. Here I am planing to give a common setup guide for all kind of Linksys router models and give links to specific Linksys setup guides. So it will be easy for you to follow the common setup steps and then select the model number of your Linksys Wireless router and follow the respective link to configure specific linksys wireless router.

Common Steps to setup all kind of Linksys Wireless Router

The steps I am providing here are common for all kind of Linksys Router. So you do not worry about the model you own.


1. Make sure you can go online before adding Linksys Router in your network


This is the very basic step in Linksys Router setup process. You should always make sure that you can access Internet before configuring and connecting Linksys Router to your Network. To do this make sure the computer connected to your modem and you can access Internet.


2. Check the Modem IP address and type of Internet Connection

Next important step in Linksys wireless router setup procedure is to check the modem IP address. We should check whether you are using DSL connection or Cable Internet connection. Configuration steps of Linksys router for DSL and Cable Internet are different. If you are not so techie to know how to find the Internet connection type, I recommend you to contact your ISP customer support and verify your Internet connection type. Now you should check the IP address of the modem. To do this please follow steps in one of my previous article.

How to Find Login IP address of a Modem

You should note the Modem IP address because we need this information while configuring Linksys router.


3. Connect your computer to Linksys Wireless Router

Disconnect modem from computer and follow the steps below.

i. Connect computer LAN port to Linksys Router LAN port

You can use an Ethernet cable (comes with Linksys router) to connect your computer to any one of the LAN ports on Linksys wireless router.

ii. Turn on your Linksys Wireless Router

Setup Linksys Wireless Router without setup CD

The steps I am presenting here do not need the setup disc comes with Linksys Router.

4. Login to Linksys Wireless Router


To login to Linksys Router, follow the steps below.

i. Type 192.168.1.1 on address bar of browser

ii. Enter user name and password

Usually there is no user name for Linksys router and password is admin.

So it would be like:

UserName:
Password : admin

Then press enter to login Linksys Wireless Router.


5. Change the Linksys Router IP address according to modem IP address


If the modem IP address is 192.168.1.1, we should change Linksys router IP address to 192.168.2.1. If the modem IP address is something else, you should not change the IP address of Links Router.

After this you should click on Save Settings button


6. How to Setup Links Linksys Router for Cable Internet connection


To know more about how to configure Linksys wireless router for cable Internet connection click on the link below.

Configure Linksys Router in PPPOE mode

Configure WRT54G Wireless Router in PPPOE mode

Step 1: Make sure that you can go online by connecting your computer to the modem (Without connecting WRT54G router in the network).

Step 2: Connect your computer to the one of the LAN port of WRT54G.

Step 3: Connect the modem to the WAN Port of WRT54G and all devices should be powered on.



Linksys Wireless G Router

Step 4: Open Internet Explorer and type the default IP Address of the Router. The default IP address of WRT54G is 192.168.1.1 and press enter.





Step 5: After Entering the default user name and Password you will log on to the Router Setup page.

Default user name : {mo user name}
Default Password : admin






Update: To configure in PPPOE there is no need to change the current Local IP Address.

Step 6: On setup page select PPPOE instead of "Automatic Configuration DHCP"





Step 7: Enter the user name and Password provided by your Internet Service Provider and click on save.





Step 8: Click on status bar and click on connect button.

Setup Belkin Wireless N router by accessing the setup page

In this tutorial I am explaining the steps to configure Belkin Wireless N router F5D8233-4 by accessing the web based setup page. Usually geeks are configuring there Wireless routers by accessing their router setup page ,not by running the setup CD from Belkin. If you want to configure without dirty your hand by running the setup CD ,click on the link provided below.



How to Configure Belkin wireless router by running setup CD

On this page you will get instructions to run the CD and configure the wireless router. To set advance settings on your router it is better configure router by accessing the web based setup page and set the settings manually.

Steps to configure Belkin Wireless N router

Before accessing the web based setup page connect your router to the computer as shown in the figure. Here Ethernet port of the computer is connected to the LAN port of Belkin router using an Ethernet cable.



Now unplug the power cable from the modem. Let the Belking router and the computer powered on. Steps to setup Belking Router by accessing the steup page are:

1. Access Belkin setup page

To access Belkin's web based setup page type 192.168.2.1 on the address bar of the browser.

The default IP address of Belkin Wireless N router F5D8233-4 is 192.168.2.1



2. Enter the password while it prompts

By default there is no password set for the router and you just simply click submit button to log on to router setup page.




3. Setup the connection type ( Internet WAN)

Click on Internet WAN and select the connection type you want.




If you select the Dynamic IP option the window will be like this.



If you select PPPoE configuration from Belkin connection type the page will look like:


Here you should enter the user name and password provided by your Internet Service Provider. After entering the details you should click on save settings. Now your Belkin router is configured in PPPoE. In the same way your can setup your Belkin router for static IP and PPTP.

4. Change the LAN settings in Belkin Router

You can change the router IP address and you can enable or disable the DHCP function on the Belkin router using this window. By default belkin router IP address is 192.168.2.1 but you can change it to any other valid IP address.




5. Setup Wireless feature in Belkin Router

To edit the wireless settings click on Wireless tab in the setup page. You can edit the Wireless network name and wireless channel here.



Wireless name (SSID) is the name of your wireless network. The most recommended wireless channel is 6. You can use wireless channel 1 and 11 too.

6. Enable Wireless Security in Belkin

To enable wireless security on Belkin router click on security under wireless tab and follow the instructions in the link below.

enable wireless security in Belkin wireless router





You should update Belkin Router Firmware

It is very important that you should update Belkin router firmware after configuring the router. To know how to update the firmware read below.

Update Firmware of Belkin Wireless N Router

For getting the optimum performance from a device we need to update the firmware of that device. Belkin releases the new updated firmware for their products to improve the features and fix the known bugs in the earlier one. So it is our duty to update our wireless router with latest firmware release.

How to check if I am having latest firmware in Belkin Router

To check it follow the steps below.

1. Log on to Belkin router

To know how to log on to belkin wireless router click on the link below.

Access Belkin setup page

2. Click on Utilities and under Utilities you can see Firmware Update.



3. Click on Check Firmware version.


If you have an old version of firmware it will show you that and will give an option to download the latest version of firmware.

Download Latest version of Firmware

To download the latest version of firmware follow the instruction given by the router after click on the button check the firmware version.



1. Click on Download Firmware Now

2. Save the Firmware on your Desktop


Update Belkin Router's Firmware

To update routers firmware go to the update Firmware page again.

1. Click on Update

2. You will be asked if you are sure you want to continue.



Click “OK” to continue.

3. One more alert will come as in the image below.

Allow firmware updation on Belkin Router

Click OK to continue.

4. Now the router starts reboot. After rebooting the Belkin wireless router the firmware version will be updated to the latest version. You can verifie it by following the first steps provided in this post.

Setup Wireless and Security in Teracom BSNL Modem / Router

Majority of BSNL wireless broadband modems belongs to Teracom and here I am writing a small tutorial to setup wireless and wireless security in BSNL Teracom modem. This Wireless router has routing feature and can connect more than one computer to the network if DHCP server is enabled in the modem. Here I am writing wireless configuration steps and hope you found it helpful.

Configure BSNL Teracom Modem Wireless security

Steps to configure BSNL Teracom Wireless settings are:

1. Login to BSNL Teracom Wireless Modem

The default modem IP address is 192.168.1.1 and type this number on the address bar of your browser and press enter. Now you will be prompted to enter Teracom modem user name and password.




Default BSNL modem user name and password is :

User Name: admin
Password : admin


Now click OK to login Teracom modem. Now you will be in BSNL overview page.


If you are looking for help to configure Internet on your BSNL Modem, click on the link below.

Configure Internet connection in BSNL Teracom Modem


2. Go to BSNL Wireless Settings Page

Click on Wireless Network which located under Configuration tab.



First of all you should turn on wireless by checking enable button opposite to Wireless Network. Here you can change the Wireless network name(SSID) of your wireless network by typing any name which you like in wireless Network.

3. Enable Wireless Security in BSNL Teracom Modem

To enable wireless security in BSNL modem follow the steps below.

i. Select proper wireless encryption from the drop down menu opposite to security options.


If you are a home user and just need a security and not worried much about it, the easier one is WEP 64 Bit Encryption. If you select this as the security option , you can type any hexa decimal number ( 0-9 and A-F) as the wireless key. Don't forget to click on confirm button. Now onwards you need to enter this ten digit key to log in to your wireless network.

Configure Internet Connection in BSNL Teracom Modem

To configure Internet in BSNL Teracom modem we don't need to follow the steps in the setup CD. We can directly login to the Teracom modem and configure the Internet by typing the user name and Password from BSNL. Here I am presenting the steps to configure BSNL Teracom modem in PPPoE configuration.

Configure Internet Connection in BSNL Teracom Modem

To configure Internet connection in Teracom modem follow the steps below.


1. Login to BSNL Teracom Wireless Modem

Type 192.168.1.1 on the address bar of your browser to login Teracom modem.



Default BSNL modem user name and password is :

User Name: admin
Password : admin

Click OK. Now you will be on BSNL modem configuration page.


2. Click on Configuration Tab

Now click on Internet Connection to configure Internet in BSNL Teracom modem.



3. Remove old connections configured in BSNL mode
If you see any connections already made in the modem ,select the connection and remove them.



4. Add new connection in BSNL modem

Now click on the add button on the bottom of the page to create a new connection.


Now add following parameters in Internet Connection Configuration.
PVC Name: PVC0

VCI : 35

Service Category : UBR with PCR

Keep all other information the default and click Next.

5. Configure Connection Type

Now select PPP Over Ethernet (PPPoE) and LLC/ SNAP.



Now click Next.

6. Configure WAN IP Settings in BSNL Modem

Select Obtain IP Automatically. Make sure NAT and Default Route is checked.



Click on Next.

7. Set User Name and Password in BSNL Modem


Now type the user name and password provided by BSNL and click Next.

Now you will come to the summary page.


Click on Apply.

8. Reboot BSNL Modem

Click on Admin tab and then click on reboot.


From drop down menu select Last and click on Reboot. Now wait 1 minute to let the modem reboot. After this close the window and check your Internet connection.

How to configure D-link WBR-2310 Wireless Router?

WBR-2310 is a wireless router from D-link. To configure this wireless router follow the steps below.

Steps to setup D-Link WBR-2310 Wireless router

1. Connect D-link Router WBR-2310 to your computer

Your computer should be connected to the LAN port of WBR-2310 using an Ethernet cable.Power on the router after connecting the router to your computer.

2. Log on to D-link WBR-2310 Wireless Router

To logon to WBR-2310 wireless router type the default IP address of the router on the address bar. The default IP address of the D-Link router is 192.168.0.1

Before log on to the router it will ask you the user name and password. For a default D-link router

User Name : admin
Password :

There is no default password for D-link WBR-2310 Wireless Router.



3. Click on Setup Wizard

To configure the router in an easy way click on the button Setup Wizard.



4. Click on Launch Internet Connection Setup Wizard

To configure the Internet connection in this D-link router, click on the button Launch Internet Connection Setup Wizard.


Now the wizard will show you what steps it is going to complete while running the wizard. Click Next to continue.



5. Create new Password For your router



Setup wizard will prompt you to create a new password for your WBR-2310 Wireless Router. After entering the password click on next.

6. Select your Time Zone

Now the setup wizard will prompt you to select your time zone.



7. Configure Internet connection for WBR-2310 Wireless Router

Now you will get the option to setup the Internet connection for your Wireless router.


After selecting the Internet type which is provided by your ISP click on save settings.