Hi there, Don here. I have a Netgear DG834GT/GTB. For no apparent reason i am unable to connect wirelessly. Been working fine, but then just stopped! As you can tell im able to connect using the ethernet cable to a LAN port. I've tried everything i can using my limited knowledge and read the manuals that came with it. i dont want to go diving in and make things worse. So any help would be great, many thanks in anticipation.

Hi, perform the below steps to reset and reconfigure your router DG834GT:


RESET:


At the back of the router you will find a small tiny hole (which has a small button inside it). Press the button with the help of a paper clip. Press it and hold it from 30 seconds and after 30 seconds without releasing the reset button take out the power cable from the router and wait for 20 seconds. After 20 seconds, without releasing the reset button plug the power cable back to the router and keep holding the reset button for another 30 seconds. Now, release the button and take out the power cable wait for 5 seconds then plug it back.


RECONFIGURATION:
1. Connect the cable/phone line coming from Internet Service Provider to the WAN port of the router(isolated port).
2. Connect the computer to the router using any one of the 4 available ports.
3. Open a web browser (Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox or Safari).
4. Access the router, usually by typing 'http://192.168.0.1' or 'http://www.routerlogin.com' in the address bar.
5. Login to the router (username = admin password = password unless you have changed it).
6. Click 'setup wizard'(at the top of list) from left menu.
7. Select yes and click next.
8. It should give you a "PPPoA Detected" and then click next.
9. Enter the login and password of ISP click apply.
10. Once the settings are updated click on 'router Status' and click on 'connection status' button(at the bottom of the page).
11. Click on connect button.
12. Connecting to server should show 'connected'.
13. If you receive 'CHAP authentication failed', close the 'connection status' window and click on 'Basic settings'. Check the login and password for ISP and apply the setting again.
14. Open up another browser window and try to access internet.

Once online on the main computer connected through the router. Perform the following tasks to configure the wireless connection:

On the router settings page

1. Click on wireless settings from the left menu.
2. Select security options as 'WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)'.
3. Set the 'Authentication Type' as 'Automatic'.
4. Set the 'Encryption Strength' as 64-bit.
5. In Key 1 type a 10 digit number.
6. Apply the settings.

Scan for wireless network on your wireless enabled computer and connect to the wireless network.

Regards
Anand

Hi Don
Is it just you or can nobody connect wirelessly?
Is the wireless light on on the front of the router?
Anyway. Open your web browser and type in this address 192.168.0.1
don't type anything else and then hit return.
In a moment you should get the gatekeeper popping up asking for the login and password. If they have not been changed they are admin and password.
navigate to the wireless page (I think it says WLAN) and check that it is all set up correctly (and that it is still turned on!)
If it is on, just disable the security (i.e. turn security off) and hit apply.
disconnect your ethernet cable and see if you can connect wirelessly now. If you can then the problem is with your security settings - if not - the the problem could be the wifi card in your computer.
That's about as far as I can help.