I have a Linksys WRT54GL, and up until yesterday it was working perfectly fine. Now all of the sudden it will not work wirelessly, but if I plug a lan cable into the router I can get internet without a problem. The router is attached to a cable modem, and I am also able to connect a lan cable to my cable modem and get internet fine. For some reason when I try to connect wirelessly I do not get an ip. I am using DHCP, and I am also using a Mac with OS X. Any suggestions? I have tried a second router and it is having the exact same problem. I have also reset the router to it's defaul settings without any success. Can anyone help me out? I was thinking of flashing the router and updating the firmware, but I am not sure that would work or not. Help is appreciated.
2007-06-06 15:18:12 · 7 answers · asked by bruins682001 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
If the problem follows to a second router I would have to say its not the router but your wireless adapter on the computer. Make sure the adapter is set to use DHCP also and not setup to use a manually inputed IP and Subnet.
2007-06-06 16:23:19 · answer #1 · answered by Taba 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This may seem like an obvious answer, but since you mentioned using DHCP, check your network settings to make sure you aren't getting a static IP instead of having the computer fetch an IP provided by the router's DHCP server.
Start > Settings > Control Panel
Under network connections, right click on your wireless adapter and click on Properties at the bottom. In the list in the new window, select TCP/IP and click Properties. Make sure both of the selections are set to their first options. Have it "Obtain an IP address automatically" and also "Obtain DSN server address automatically".
If the issue is still there it would indicate a problem with the router's DHCP server. But since your other computer doesn't seem to have any issue connecting to the internet I doubt that it's an issue with the way the router is configured...
2007-06-06 15:27:39 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have had similar issues with a linksys router. I always disconnect the power cord for about ten minutes and then reconnect. It has worked about ten times or so. It supposedly resets the connection with your modem and to the your ISP.
2007-06-06 16:10:57 · answer #3 · answered by michael b 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have overheated the radio chipset.
I am running dd-wrt on my wrt54gl. This enables me to increase the power sent to the radio. Un-fourtunatley, this causes the router to overheat mighty fast. Then the overheat protection goes on about once a week. I just unplug it, wait about 2 hours, then plug it back in. The radio chipset re boots, and works fine again.
The same thing probally happened with your router, over a period of time.
2007-06-06 15:34:30 · answer #4 · answered by Bob, Computer ADDICT. 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is the wireless light on the front of the router on?
Also if you reset a linksys wireless it reverts to factory settings and you have to turn the wireless back on
2007-06-06 15:29:07 · answer #5 · answered by DOUGLAS M 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2016-11-07 19:29:19 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
um there might be some button in ur cmp that connects ur cmp to your net and if you press or if it got pressed it could shut off your wireless connection mine looks like "I" like that a cap i that is see if yours has that and try pressing it and see if it works
2007-06-06 15:26:06 · answer #7 · answered by everyxthing 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋