After attempting to upgrade the firmware in my WPN824v2 router, the machine is acting as if it is stuck in a boot cycle. The check LED above the power light is blinking. The Internet connection LED is flashing amber. I have tried the reset button on the back, but to no avail. I'm stumped as to what to do next as I cannot even access the router interface via routerlogin.net. Is there anything I can do from this point that would not necessitate replacing the router?

Here is the step-by-step instruction to reset Linksys WRT120N Router

• First af all you have to make sure the power is "On" . Power the router up while pressing the reset button located at the back of the router using pencil or paperclip
• After around 30 seconds you will be prompted with the boot loader. Connect the boot loader using the standard IP address if you have not changed it (http://192.168.1.1)
• Upgrade the firmware to the latest one from Cisco site
• Power cycle the router and allow it to come up.
• When it is fully up, press and hold the reset button for 5 secondsThe LED light will blink indicating that you're done holding the reset bottom. If the Power LED won't blink try to press and hold the Reset Button for I minute and then power cycle the router for another 1 minute.
• Power cycle the device and now you have reset your linksys WRT120N router See the following link if you forgot to setup linksys router

(http://infoteknotainment.com/reset-linksys-wrt120n-router)

Solution 1.

How can I reset the Linksys WRT300N to factory defaults?
Hold the Reset button on the Linksys WRT300N for about 30 seconds.

What is the IP Address, Username and Password to log in to the WRT300N?
IP Address: 192.168.1.1
Username: none
Password: admin

You should also know the configuration of your ISP provider after reset. You'll need to re configure your connection from modem to router.

Solution 2

How do I upgrade the Firmware on the Linksys WRT300N?
# 192.168.1.1 -> Administration tab -> Firmware Upgrade sub-tab. Click "Browse" and browse to the firmware upgrade file on your computer. Click "Start to Upgrade". Do not reset or power cycle unit while it is upgrading.


What is the IP Address, Username and Password to log in to the WRT300N?
IP Address: 192.168.1.1
Username: none
Password: admin

You will find ADMINISTRATION tab in the upper right hand corner.
click on the administration tab. just below the administration tab you will find firmware upgrade sub tab. Click on Firmware upgrade.
Now on this window you will find browse option. click on the browse button and select the firmware file that you have downloaded on the computer. after selecting the proper file click Upgrade. The upgrade process will start.
It may take 2 to 5 minutes.
once you upgrade the firmware of the router, unplug the power cable of the router , wait for 5 seconds and plug it back in.

For Netgear router

# Click Maintenance > Router Upgrade
# Click Browse and find the file you just downloaded.
# Click Upload. Do not interrupt the upgrade while the router does this step.
It may take 2 to 5 minutes.
once you upgrade the firmware of the router, unplug the power cable of the router , wait for 5 seconds and plug it back in.

For Belkin router

Open a web browser on the computer.
In the address bar of the web browser, type http://192.168.2.1 and press Enter on your keyboard.
Click Login in the upper right-hand corner of the page.
The router does not ship with a password, so just click Submit.
Click on "Firmware Update" toward the bottom of the left-hand menu.
Now on this window you will find browse option. click on the browse button and select the firmware file that you have downloaded on the computer. after selecting the proper file click Upgrade. The upgrade process will start.
It may take 2 to 5 minutes.
once you upgrade the firmware of the router, unplug the power cable of the router , wait for 5 seconds and plug it back in.
For D-link Router

Open the web interface of the router.
Go to TOOLS
Under tools you will find FIRMWARE.
Now on this window you will find browse option. click on the browse button and select the firmware file that you have downloaded on the computer. after selecting the proper file click Upgrade. The upgrade process will start.
It may take 2 to 5 minutes.
once you upgrade the firmware of the router, unplug the power cable of the router , wait for 5 seconds and plug it back in.

Some things to try:
1) Check the current version of firmware on your WPN824v2. If it is older than version 2.0.26, then try downloading and installing the firmware update to see if this resolves the issue.

Firmware Update: (click here) [Note: directions for performing the update are on this page as well]

2) Check whether disabling IPv6 on both laptops makes any difference. If you need help doing this, please ask me in a reply.

3) Verify that both laptops are using automatic (DHCP) IP address assignment

4) Verify that MAC address filtering is not preventing the second laptop.

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Check if the router has been setup as an access point. Sounds like the router is not assigning any IP addresses to the machines. Enable router to work as a DHCP server or if you dont want it to act as a DHCP server then check whether your ISP modem is set to act as a DHCP server. One way or another the devices in your network need to be assigned IP's either automatically via DHCP or manually.

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Hi,

Try resetting the router by pressing the reset button for 20 seconds and try again. If resetting it does'nt solve the issue then look for TFTP application for firmware upgrade or send us the model number of the router.

Regards,

Rashish Sharma

turn off the sleep mode setting on the netgear router. I set mine to ( 0 ) stays on all the time now.

Art

OSX isn't compatible with the older G3's.

Hi Fklco,

Why are you connecting the WAN,, (the internet modem cable), to the standard ports? It should have a WAN port, for the cable from the modem, and a LAN for the cables to the computer?

On the other hand, if it is working, I would leave well enough alone, :D

Are you able to login to the router? If you can reset the router to factory defaults..If you can't login to the router...Is there an external reset button on the router you could try to reset. with a paperclip? Otherwise, I had this happen on a linksys router/switch. New router time. You should just return it where you purchased the product. There was already something seemingly going wrong if it was rebooting. 3 weeks? just return it. don't even mention the firmware update. Here is the site info for 3com: http://knowledgebase.3com.com/ OfficeConnect - Firmware upgrade fails with incorrect user interface image Problem: Incorrect user interface image Problem: Firmware upgrade fails Problem: Error when upgrading firmware Problem: Incorrect firmware Problem: Wrong firmware Fact: Firmware Fact: Download Fact: Update Fact: Upgrade Cause: The downloaded .exe has not been extracted Fix: The downloaded .exe needs to be extracted by double clicking on it. When performing the firmware update use the extracted files that were obtained from the "exe" file. e.g You will obtain a "bin" or "dlf" type of file which is the firmware required for your upgrade. Let me know what happens. Good Luck, Tim