What I would recommend, would be to give the router a factory reset. To do so, you'll need a paper clip first. On the back of the router, you should see a pinhole-sized rubber nub of a button labeled reset. To reset, unplug the router from power, then press and hold that little reset button in, and plug the router back into power (you might have to do some nifty acrobatics for this one, or get a friend to give you a hand). Keep holding the reset button in for about 20 seconds, and let go. If I recall, you probably won't see any real indication on the router itself that it worked, however, you should be able to log back into the router manually, and set your connections back up again, in the event that the settings may have become corrupted somehow. If this doesn't work though, then there may be further problems, in which case, you may need to get onto Linksys' website, and download the most recent firmware for your model of router, and then try setting it up again. If that doesn't work, then the router may be experiencing some kind of hardware failure, in which case, if you are within the manufacturer's warranty, contact Linksys for repair or replacement (or through your place of purchase). If you are not within warranty, then buying a new replacement router may be your only other option. Hope this helps!!
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May 26, 2009
- I've seen something like this happen, if you have both Windows controlled wireless, as well as one for your built-in wireless card (a la broadcom, Intel PROset, etc). You may have to finagle a bit with the wireless network settings to see what is trying to control your wireless, and either use the brand-controlled wireless settings, or tell Windows to override it and use its own instead. Whichever you choose, one thing I would suggest would be to go through the settings, and remove any memory of whatever wireless connections it's used in the past (profiles), and restart the computer and tell it to try connecting again.
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