basic home network, 2 wired computers and 2 wireless computers.
Everything was good then wireless component got knocked out, good chance when electricity went out.
Now wireless doesn't work at all. Neither wireless computer now even see the wireless router.
I can get around on the wireless settings page. When I opened it up, there was no wireless WEP network, so I re-set it up:
name: myhomenetwork
Security options: WEP
Key 1: my home phone #.
Advanced:
checked: enable SSID broadcast
still, neither PC (1 MAC, 1 windows)
everything was great for a long time (until the electricity went out)
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I've reviewed the manual at http://kbserver.netgear.co
Is there any way I can test this besides having a PC try to access it ? (A Windows and Mac cannot even see the wireless, but both can hard-wire to it and get to the internet)
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by: WiReDNeTPosted on 2009-08-11 at 12:49:59ID: 25072652
I'd remove the connection on the desktop computers and re-setup the wireless connection making you have all the correct settings.
If it doesn't work, then there's a chance the wireless router got zapped enough to where this part of the router is broken although not likely since I'd guess that ( normally?) electrical surge damage would make the router not work at all meaning you would not even be able to login to it using the web interface.