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The RESET button is for resetting the wireless section of the router and does not effect the Internet connection. It looks like the wireless access is faulty especially when you cannot reset and configure the wireless settings. Try powering off the Netgear for 10 mins the connect the power again. If you still cannot RESET the Netgear then it is faulty and you need a new wireless router.
Try resetting the router. To reset the Belkin back to the default settings - Press and hold the pinhole RESET button at the back of the router and then power for at least 15 secs. Then release the RESET button. Connect a LAN cable from Belkin to your laptop/computer's LAN port, open a browser on your laptop/computer and enter the Belkin's configuration URL. http://192.168.2.1 The default PW = blank (just press Enter) You can now change the default admin password. You can now configure the wireless settings. Now configure the wireless card in your computer/laptop with the router's wireless settings. To secure your wireless network from unauthorized access, please click on this link and follow my instructions :- http://www.fixya.com/support/r3559128-wireless_router_security
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Unplug all cables from the router except the power cable. Power on the router.
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Locate the reset button. This is typically a small hole marked "Reset."
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Insert the straightened end of a paper clip or the point of a ballpoint pen into the hole. Press and hold for about 10 seconds. Lights will blink, indicating that the unit is rebooting.
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Refer to your user's guide and follow instructions on setting up a new router.
1
Unplug all cables from the router except the power cable. Power on the router.
2
Locate the reset button. This is typically a small hole marked "Reset."
3
Insert the straightened end of a paper clip or the point of a ballpoint pen into the hole. Press and hold for about 10 seconds. Lights will blink, indicating that the unit is rebooting.
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Refer to your user's guide and follow instructions on setting up a new router.
if the reset button wont work better to replace the router.
But before replacing try the following steps first to reset your router.
Step 1:
Plug the power of your router wait until the lights are fully initialized.
Step2 :
Reset your router by pressing the reset button or hole with atleast 5-10secs.
Step3:
Open a browser (ei, IE Mozilla or Google Chrome etc.) and type the specified IP address on the address bar.
Step4
Then type the username : Admin password : 1234 or leave it blank.
Hope it helps.
Try rebooting both the modem and the router. It could be that the modem didn't pick up it's ip number when the internet went down. Then try pluggint you computer directly into the modem first to make sure it is setup and working properly. Then plug in the router (to the modem) and the PC plugged in directly to the router and check.
Once you have it connecting at that point then check the wireless settings on both the router and the pc. Then enable the wireless on the pc, unplug the LAN and switch to wireless network on the pc and see if it won't work.
If it works plugged in on the LAN but then not on the wireless then either your configuration isn't correct (ie wrong gateway ip number...gateway should be the same ip number as the router...ie 192.168.***.***) or perhaps the wireless part of the router died. It is possible for the wireless to die and the LAN (hard wired connection) to still work.
By holding down the button in the back, you may have reset it to factory defaults for the password and username. Try using Admin for the user name and motorola for the password.
Try resetting the router. There should be a little hole somewhere on it with a button inside that you can press with a paperclip. Try holding that button down while you unplug then plug the router in while holding it (if possible). If that doesn't work, I'd suspect the storm might've damaged the router somehow. Was it plugged into a surge protector, and/or have you noticed any other issues with anything else that was turned on at the time?
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