Glad to hear you've been password-protected after all. I fail to comprehend people like my parents, who left their connections open for years (though it does make it easier to grab internet when you need it while visiting someone else...but then, that's why it's bad in the first place!).
There are other settings that could be screwing things up, but without knowing what all's available on your router/allowed on your ISP/etc, I can't even begin to tell you where to look. CS drones are terrible, which is why I suggested asking them to help you set up security--it gives them something to focus on and will allow you to point out that hey, nothing's happening! The first thing to check, though, is whether your computer can see the router at all, and that you should be able to do on your own. If you bookmarked the IP for the router, go there and see if anything happens. If you didn't, you'll have to find it in the documentation, but either way, if you don't even get a response, you're probably hosed. The only other thing you could try on your own is a new cable, just to be sure (you never know--they can go bad!).
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Date: 2009-09-16 04:58 am (UTC)There are other settings that could be screwing things up, but without knowing what all's available on your router/allowed on your ISP/etc, I can't even begin to tell you where to look. CS drones are terrible, which is why I suggested asking them to help you set up security--it gives them something to focus on and will allow you to point out that hey, nothing's happening! The first thing to check, though, is whether your computer can see the router at all, and that you should be able to do on your own. If you bookmarked the IP for the router, go there and see if anything happens. If you didn't, you'll have to find it in the documentation, but either way, if you don't even get a response, you're probably hosed. The only other thing you could try on your own is a new cable, just to be sure (you never know--they can go bad!).