{"id":843,"date":"2021-09-21T15:34:08","date_gmt":"2021-09-21T15:34:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.practicallynetworked.com\/?page_id=843"},"modified":"2021-10-05T16:59:23","modified_gmt":"2021-10-05T16:59:23","slug":"orinoco-rg-1000-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.practicallynetworked.com\/orinoco-rg-1000-help\/","title":{"rendered":"ORiNOCO RG-1000 Help"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;\">You have a ORiNOCO RG-1000 wireless Residential Gateway and need help with<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<hr size=\"1\" \/>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.practicallynetworked.com\/reviews\/orinoco_rg1000.asp\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica;\"><b>RG1000 review<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p align=\"left\"><a href=\"#setup\"><b>Setting it up<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"left\"><b><a href=\"#non_win_client\">Non Windows client card installations<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p align=\"left\"><a href=\"#firmware\"><b>Upgrading firmware<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"left\"><a href=\"#utils\"><b>Finding other setup utilities<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr size=\"1\" \/>\n<p><b><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"><a name=\"setup\"><\/a>Setting it up<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><b>Tip #1: Make sure you have Windows.<\/b><br \/>\nYou&#8217;ll need a computer running Win95\/98\/NT or 2000 to do the setup.\u00a0 The RG-1000 brochure touts a &#8220;browser-based configuration and management tool&#8221;, but the only thing that&#8217;s browser-based are the\u00a0<b>setup tool&#8217;s HELP files<\/b>.\u00a0 In addition, the RG setup utility installer must install version 1.3 of the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) onto your machine.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">\u00a0I&#8217;m all for JAVA-based utilities, but not real excited about requiring a JRE to be installed in order to use a product.\u00a0 Why not use those wonderful jar files and zipped class files that get installed along with my browser?<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><b>Tip #2: Get the latest stuff<\/b><br \/>\nYou should probably download the latest setup utility (v1.10 as of this review) from the\u00a0<b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wavelan.com\/template.html?section=m59&amp;envelope=222\" target=\"_offsite\" rel=\"noopener\">ORiNOCO support site<\/a><\/b>.\u00a0 (If you don&#8217;t like futzing with the web interface to the support area, just point your browser or favorite FTP client to\u00a0<a href=\"ftp:\/\/ftp.wavelan.com\/\" target=\"_offsite\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>ftp:\/\/ftp.wavelan.com\/<\/b><\/a>.)\u00a0 The newer version lets you specify a default gateway for the RG-1000, which some DSL users need to be able to set.\u00a0 You can only do this if you enter static IP information for the RG&#8217;s Ethernet port, though.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><b>Tip #3: Be a DHCP client<br \/>\n<\/b>I suggest using a wired, not wireless client, to run the RG setup program on and set that computer to be a DHCP client (obtain an IP address automatically).\u00a0 The RG comes set to be a DHCP server on its Ethernet port and that way you might avoid the can&#8217;t-find-the-RG problem that some other reviewers reported.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">\u00a0If being a DHCP client doesn&#8217;t work, the RG Help file suggests setting the computer that is running the RG setup program to IP address\u00a0<b>10.0.1.55<\/b>\u00a0and subnet mask of\u00a0<b>255.255.255.0.\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>This will allow you to communicate with the default RG IP of\u00a0\u00a0<b>10.0.1.1<\/b><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">\u00a0I also found that I needed to set my wireless Client&#8217;s TCP\/IP DNS properties to point to my\u00a0<b>LAN&#8217;s router IP address<\/b>\u00a0and not the IP of my ISP&#8217;s DNS server that my router&#8217;s DHCP server was handing out.\u00a0 Why?\u00a0 I dunno, but I suspect something funny in the RG&#8217;s bridging software.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">\u00a0A few readers have reported that you can\u00a0<b>find the IP address of the Ethernet port<\/b>\u00a0if you\u00a0<b>press F12<\/b>\u00a0on your keyboard while the RG setup software is running.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><b>Tip #4: Use Bridge Mode<br \/>\n<\/b>If you have an existing Ethernet LAN, I recommend you set the RG to its bridge mode and use something else as your NAT router to share an Internet connection to your LAN.\u00a0 As mentioned above, the RG has only one Ethernet port and can&#8217;t route to both it and wireless nodes simultaneously unless your WAN connection is via dialup modem.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">You get to the Bridge setting by selecting a &#8220;Custom&#8221; setup and clicking on the &#8220;Network Topology&#8221; button on the final RG setup screen.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Also check &#8220;<b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.practicallynetworked.com\/review.asp?pid=358&amp;p=2#RG_config\">Configuring the RG<\/a><\/b>&#8221; for more reasons why you may want to use the Bridge mode of the RG.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><b>Tip #5: Be Patient!<br \/>\n<\/b>For some reason, it would take a good 20-30 seconds to load the first web page when I fired up the browser on my wireless client.\u00a0 Things flew along fine after that.\u00a0 Again, I&#8217;m not sure what&#8217;s going on, but the RG&#8217;s bridging software may take awhile to learn the MAC address to IP info that it needs to properly pass packets.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><b>Tip #5: Be Careful with the Buttons!<br \/>\n<\/b>There are two buttons on the back of the RG: Reset and Forced Reload. Read the RG Help file carefully before pressing either of these buttons and when you press them, don&#8217;t hold them down for more than a second.\u00a0 Holding down the Forced Reload button for much longer than that will erase the firmware in the RG, and\u00a0<b>then<\/b>\u00a0you&#8217;ll be in for a fun time!<\/p>\n<hr size=\"1\" \/>\n<p><b><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\">Upgrading\u00a0<a name=\"firmware\"><\/a>firmware.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"400\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"1\" align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#385CA0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"400\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#FF9282\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong><img alt='tip_hp-1669538' src='https:\/\/www.practicallynetworked.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/tip_hp-1669538.gif' border=\"0\" \/>\u00a0If it ain&#8217;t broke&#8230;!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"SMLTEXT\">Upgrading router firmware can sometimes cause more problems than it fixes!\u00a0 Here are a few lthings to consider before you click that &#8220;Upgrade&#8221; button:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"SMLTEXT\"><strong>Check the Readme<\/strong>\u00a0or other information that describes what the firmware will do before you do the upgrade.\u00a0 If you don&#8217;t need new features and your product is happily doing it&#8217;s job&#8230;\u00a0<strong>leave it alone and don&#8217;t perform the upgrade!<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"SMLTEXT\">If you do need the upgrade,\u00a0<strong>first download a copy of your existing firmware revision,<\/strong>\u00a0or the closest earlier revision available.\u00a0 You may need it in case something doesn&#8217;t work right with the new firmware.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">3\/26\/01<\/span><\/b>\u00a0See\u00a0<b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.practicallynetworked.com\/rg1000_drivers.htm\">this page<\/a><\/b>\u00a0for info about new RG1000 Setup firmware!<\/p>\n<p>The RG Setup program checks the status of the firmware in the RG everytime it runs.\u00a0 If functional firmware isn&#8217;t in the unit, the program will automatically load it.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to force a software reload, do the following:<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">1) Set your client computer&#8217;s IP address to\u00a0<b>10.0.1.55<\/b>, subnet mask\u00a0<b>255.255.255.0.\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>Gateway and DNS settings don&#8217;t matter.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">2) Hold down the\u00a0<b>Forced Reload<\/b>\u00a0button on the back of the RG until the light (or lights) on front of the RG turns Orange.\u00a0 You have now wiped the RG&#8217;s firmware.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">3) Start the RG Setup utility.\u00a0 It should find the RG and reload the firmware.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">4) If RG Setup can&#8217;t find the RG, try setting your client computer to an IP address in the\u00a0<b>153.69.254.X<\/b>\u00a0range (don&#8217;t ask&#8230;), subnet mask 255.255.255.0, and repeat steps 2 and 3.<\/p>\n<hr size=\"1\" \/>\n<p><b><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"><a name=\"non_win_client\"><\/a>Non-Windows Client card installations<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Go\u00a0<b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oreillynet.com\/pub\/a\/wireless\/2000\/11\/03\/wavelan.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/b>\u00a0for some helpful tips.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><b><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"><a name=\"utils\"><\/a>Other setup utilities<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p>See<b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.practicallynetworked.com\/airport-pc\/\">\u00a0this page<\/a><\/b>.\u00a0 The programs described there will work with the RG-1000.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You have a ORiNOCO RG-1000 wireless Residential Gateway and need help with RG1000 review Setting it up Non Windows client card installations Upgrading firmware Finding other setup utilities Setting it up Tip #1: Make sure you have Windows. You&#8217;ll need a computer running Win95\/98\/NT or 2000 to do the setup.\u00a0 The RG-1000 brochure touts a &#8220;browser-based configuration and management tool&#8221;, but the only thing that&#8217;s browser-based are the\u00a0setup tool&#8217;s HELP files.\u00a0 In addition, the RG setup utility installer must install version 1.3 of the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) onto your machine. \u00a0I&#8217;m all for JAVA-based utilities, but not real excited <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5591,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.practicallynetworked.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/843"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.practicallynetworked.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.practicallynetworked.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.practicallynetworked.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.practicallynetworked.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=843"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.practicallynetworked.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/843\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.practicallynetworked.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5591"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.practicallynetworked.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=843"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.practicallynetworked.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=843"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.practicallynetworked.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=843"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}