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Suddenly unable to connect to router Linksys Wireless-G Broadband Router 2.4 GB

Asked by: SWB-Consulting

I am using a Linksys Wireless-G Broadband Router 2.4 GB. I used to connect to it using my laptop which has a Intel(R) Pro Wireless LAN 2100 3B Mini PCI Adapter, I use windows to configure my wireless network settings.

Suddenly I am no longer able to connect to my wireless network. I am able to connect to wireless networks everywhere else. I can see the network, but when I try to connect to it it just times out at one point.

I am not able to identify a specific cause...

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2008-02-06 at 00:16:12ID23140552
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Linksys

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Wireless-G Broadband Router 2.4 GB

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802.11g

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802.11 Wireless Access Points

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Wireless Technologies

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Wireless Networking

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Answers

 

by: the_b1ackfoxPosted on 2008-02-06 at 00:26:28ID: 20830364

You don't have the security set to do mac filtering do you?

 

by: SWB-ConsultingPosted on 2008-02-06 at 00:27:47ID: 20830368

i dont. I did not change anything anywhere.

 

by: the_b1ackfoxPosted on 2008-02-06 at 00:49:19ID: 20830460

could be the dhcp on the wireless, or a corrupted key.
what happens if you log into the wireless and change your encryption or your key

 

by: tomod1984Posted on 2008-02-06 at 01:03:59ID: 20830499

I would recommend hard resetting the router. This is explained in the manual and unusally is a combination of holding the reset button in for a number of seconds and cycling the power. This happened to a clients Linksys router. I hard reset it to defaults. Installed the latest firmware from the linksys website set it all back up and never had a problem since.

Let us know how you get on.

Thanks - Tom

 

by: SWB-ConsultingPosted on 2008-02-06 at 01:06:11ID: 20830511

i reset the router, changed the network name, and issued a new key.

now when I try to connect to the newly created network:

"Windows is unable to the selected network. It may no longer be in range. Please refresh the list of available networks, and try to connect again."

But the network shows up with all bars in "Choose a Wireless Network"

 

by: the_b1ackfoxPosted on 2008-02-06 at 01:15:21ID: 20830558

are you using wep?

 

by: SWB-ConsultingPosted on 2008-02-06 at 01:24:08ID: 20830583

tomod1984: i did a hard reset and configured the router again.

the network now most of the time doesnt show up in my available networks.

it showed up after one refresh with all bars. then, when trying to connect i get:

"Windows is unable to the selected network. It may no longer be in range. Please refresh the list of available networks, and try to connect again."

yes i am using wep

 

by: tomod1984Posted on 2008-02-06 at 03:02:22ID: 20830964

This is unusal, how old is the router? What model and version is it?

I have installed stacks of Linksys kit for various customers over the years and only ever had one fail in  100+ installations. I wouldnt think it would be the router however a similar thing happened to a Belkin a year or so ago. It ended up in the bin.

 

by: SWB-ConsultingPosted on 2008-02-06 at 08:52:07ID: 20833530

It is model WRT54GS and it is about 4 years old.

 

by: tomod1984Posted on 2008-02-07 at 03:16:35ID: 20839833

The latest firmware for this one is  1.50.9  10/01/2006  
Can you please check on the online interface what version you currently have and if its an older version update to the latest version

Follow the instructions and Download here
http://tinyurl.com/369dxc

Let me know how you get on - Thanks Tom

 

by: SWB-ConsultingPosted on 2008-02-07 at 09:57:21ID: 20843118

Actually I just did a firmware upgrade 2 months ago, but I will check when I get home.

 

by: mplangleyPosted on 2008-02-14 at 00:05:11ID: 20891720

Strange stuff. I am having the identical problem with what I think is the identical router and it happened to me on just about the same date.... I have not been able to figure it out.

 

by: SWB-ConsultingPosted on 2009-01-26 at 16:08:25ID: 23472657

Router broken, nothing we can do to fix it. Replaced it completely.

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