Tom Piwowar wrote:
I am experimenting with WPA wireless security on my D-Link router. I
thought it was working but then it stopped incoming or outgoing email.
Web browsing was still working well. Email worked again when I shut
security off.
You need to find out what your router does when you turn security on. My
router has several screens that list and control what security does when
it is turned on. Probably the most important screen is the one that
controls ports. Different services pass through the router via these
numbered ports. Port 80 is for HTTP (Web browsing). Port 25 is the
standard port used for SMTP connections (the outbound part of email).
Etc. Your router's screen will probably list the most common port numbers
and define them. Before you turn on security you need to check the list
of ports that your router is set to block and adjust it to your needs.
I left security off yesterday and let the router set it up with its
wizard last night and everything is working well. I don't know if the
email problem after the first try was a glitch or if there is something
I did not do when I set it up manually.
I learned to have a distrust of "wizards" in my Windows years, and I
still always try to do things manually just because it helps me learn
what going on, and nothing gets messed with that I don't want messed with.
Thanks Tom and Betty
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