Category: Tech Stuffs

Some geeky stuffs.

Pikom 2009

Posted on By sweet surrender 10 Comments on Pikom 2009

First of all, my Dell XPS M1530 is finally 1 year old. Bought it at Pikom on this day in 2008.

Went to Pikom yesterday after class with my classmates.

Damn! So hard to move and hot! Should go on Friday.


Anyway, I didn’t plan to go actually but I desperately need a new mouse. I actually ended with such cute mouse! Never in my life got such kind of mouse. I bought this because it’s the cheapest I could find among all Logitech mouse. Wanted to buy the one my bro is using now but it’s RM41 and only pink available, so I went for this cute one *LOL* white and black with black doggy paws that only cost RM38, cheaper by RM3 and it looked and felt similar to the one at home. I thought usually with special prints like this would be more expensive but it turned out otherwise.

So that’s all. Today is the last day. Go bargain now!

Public Events, Tech Stuffs

Aztech WL830RT4 Incompatible with D-link ADSL Modem?

Posted on By sweet surrender 32 Comments on Aztech WL830RT4 Incompatible with D-link ADSL Modem?

This was what I thought when I connected it to my D-link DSL-500T ADSL modem. It was supposed to be an easy set up following the user manual provided but it turned out that it took us almost 2 hours and ended up with nothing.

When both the router and modem were connected and all the settings were done, there’s no Internet at all even though the Internet light was on. According to the user manual, it means there’s Internet access but there wasn’t! We did a direct connection without the wireless router, the Internet worked just fine but once connected to the router, there’s no Internet but LAN only. Furthermore the IP conflicted with my modem. Changed the IP but still didn’t work. It’s not easy to set up at all!

So I did a search on Google and didn’t get anything. Then decided to try lowyat.net forum. Guess what?!?! The search result showed me that more than 80% of the threads created were all asking about the same problem! Only one thread has the answer. So I decided to post it here in my blog so that it’s easier for people to search.

Here you go… Do it step-by-step and you won’t go wrong. It works with any D-link ADSL modem:

  1. RESET both modem and router then switch off the power supply
  2. Connect them up and switch on the power supply
  3. Open your browser and type 192.168.1.1 in the address bar (Since both modem and router have the same IP address, this situation will make it connect to the router first before the modem)
  4. Key in username :admin password: admin.
  5. NETWORK – LAN (This is in D-Link)
    Set the IP Address to 192.168.2.1.
    Subnet, no need to do anything.
    Preset, 255.255.255.0
    Save and reboot and the WIFI new IP Address become 192.168.2.1
  6. NETWORK – WAN (This is in Aztech)
    Change WAN Connection Type to STATIC IP
    IP address : 192.168.1.2
    Subnet Mask : 255.255.255.0
    Default Gateway : 192.168.1.1
    MTU Size (in bytes): 1400~1500 (mine is 1500)
    (settings below are for those using Streamyx, if you are using other service provider, get the details from them)
    Primary DNS : 202.188.0.133
    Secondary DNS : 202.188.1.5
  7. WIRELESS – WIRELESS SETTINGS (This is in Aztech)
    SSID : Any name you want
    Region : Your country
    Channel : Any number you like
    Mode : Just pick the biggest number will do
    Wireless Router Radio : Tick if you want to use wireless
    SSID Broadcast : Show your wireless to the public
    Wireless Security : Tick to secure it else anyone can use free Internet
  8. For this part, it’s up to you on which type you want. Use any that you are comfortable with. Example given is:
    Security Type : WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK
    Security Option : WPA-PSK
    Encryption : TKIP
    PSK Passphrase : Anything you like
    Group Key Update Period : 0 (if you lazy to change your password frequently)
  9. Go to your modem setting page. Type 192.168.1.1 in your browser address bar and set up as usual with the wizard by keying in your username and password for your Internet.

That’s it! You can now surf the net! These are not taught in the user manual at all! I almost wanted to bang my head to the wall! Very frustrating! It was so nerve wrecking when waiting for the Internet to come back after we did all the above. What if it doesn’t work!??! There’s no other solution in the net except this!!

Luckily someone in lowyat.net shared this tips else I really didn’t know what to do.

Tech Stuffs

Fashion Meets Technology

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As you know, technology is usually related to something cold and musculine. I’m sure many girls hope to have something faminine and fashionable in technology. I know you guys will scream a BIG “NO!”. Who cares! Finally something for the girls to look technology savvy yet fashionably trendy! Who says these two cannot go together? Give us a break! How nice if I can get a HP Mini Vivienne Tam Edition for myself then I don’t have to lug around that huge and bulky laptop that doesn’t match my outfit when I’m all dressed up. See the small image on the left? That’s what I mean. So sleek!

Great for travelling too. Anyone mind to get me one?

Tech Stuffs

I Need Help With My Wireless Router

Posted on By sweet surrender 4 Comments on I Need Help With My Wireless Router

Update 10.59am 8/2/2009:
The light is gone again. Most likely is hardware malfunction. Sien…

Update 9.46pm:
The WLAN light came back after switching the power supply on and off because of no connection but the network is back to default. Sigh… Don’t know what’s wrong really… Basically when it’s secured, the WLAN will gone, no wireless to use but when it’s unsecured the light will come back on, there’s wireless to use. I can access the setting page also now. WHY is it like this? I dare not to set it secure again for fear of the light went missing again. In other words, my network is unsecure now! OH NO!!!

πŸ™ It’s crazy!! Really crazy! I don’t know what happen. Even reseted the router but nothing can work.

Here’s how the story goes:
My wireless network has been secured all these while. Suddenly lately it kept reseted itself to “default” once in every few days. Everytime I have to resecure it.

Starting last night, the “WLAN” light isn’t on anymore. No matter how many time I restarted, it won’t come back. Usually it would come back after switching off the power supply. I switched to using the cable and Internet is working fine but no wireless.

Then, this morning, I was so happy to see the “WLAN” light was back on. I could detect the wireless signal and could browse with no problem but the thing was that it’s reseted to “default” again. So I went into the router to secure it and restart it. All hell broke lose after that, the “WLAN” light was gone!! Never came back!

So, I’m using the cable again now.

I tried to go into the router again and guess what!?!? It gave me message saying that there’s no such page. I can’t even go in! I reseted the router again hoping that I can access the page to check the router but to no avail.

Then I reseted both ADSL and wireless router, nothing also. Still greeted with the same problem. ADSL router is fine but not wireless router.

My wireless is screwed!!! HELP ME πŸ™ What is wrong? What can I do? Anyone knows why is this happening? I tried to look for answer in the Internet but nothing related came out. An IT graduate got stucked with her own hardware, how stupid can that be?!?!

HELP ME! I’m getting enough with those non sense that come greeted me in 2009. I’m very very sick with them already and now this again! Please… Don’t give me more problem πŸ™ I’m afraid that I will breakdown soon!

By the way, the wireless router model is D-Link Dl-624+

Heart Matters, Tech Stuffs

One TJ

Posted on By sweet surrender 14 Comments on One TJ

One TJ, I’m sure many of you are familiar with this place and it seems like not getting much good feedback from people that I know. It’s said to be the ICT shopping complex in Kuching. I don’t know… Seems nothing much to me.

I didn’t go to the soft opening but managed to go there last year before Christmas for the supposed bridal fair but ended up nothing there and being greeted with emptiness everywhere! Hmmm… I don’t know… Maybe it was called off because of poor responses?

The place is so narrow and small, it’s not like what I had expected and it was so empty in the food court -.-” There’s a blogger zone but I’m not sure how it will benefit the bloggers *LOL* All I know is that I will surely not go over there because it’s too out of the way for me and nothing interest me there also. It’s just a WiFi available section with some power outlets for your laptop.

Anyway… Here are some photos to share:

Samba Zone, the food court.


See how empty and narrow? I wonder how are they going to have the bridal fair with such space? Summore with the nightly fashion show? *SCRATCH HEAD* I have no idea…

From My Angle, Tech Stuffs, Uniquely Kuching