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How do I get my wireless router working again?
Posted on 2011-03-04
Cisco Linksys WRT61ON V1
Simultaneous Dual N Band Wireless Router
My wireless internet was running very slow. I have 4 computers on my home network.I Unplugged my modem and router several times and that did no good. I reset my router by pressing the reset button on the back with a pin. I renamed my network and got 2 of my computers back on. one by the security key and the other by the pin. I can't get the other 2 on by any means.
I have Netflix with Roku that I can't get on either by using the security key that is pre-listed and the correct one. It recognizes the new network but won't activate
The other 2 computers, one is WIndows 7 home and the other is Windows XP. They recognize the name of the wireless also. Just tells me to re enter security key. I tried entering an old key they said to enter for old computers. The modem works great hardwired and the other 2 computers on it are fine. I did notice (I might be missing something here) but I thought there used to be 2 icons flashing on the router before (1 and 2) I moved the wires around to different ports.
Simultaneous Dual N Band Wireless Router
My wireless internet was running very slow. I have 4 computers on my home network.I Unplugged my modem and router several times and that did no good. I reset my router by pressing the reset button on the back with a pin. I renamed my network and got 2 of my computers back on. one by the security key and the other by the pin. I can't get the other 2 on by any means.
I have Netflix with Roku that I can't get on either by using the security key that is pre-listed and the correct one. It recognizes the new network but won't activate
The other 2 computers, one is WIndows 7 home and the other is Windows XP. They recognize the name of the wireless also. Just tells me to re enter security key. I tried entering an old key they said to enter for old computers. The modem works great hardwired and the other 2 computers on it are fine. I did notice (I might be missing something here) but I thought there used to be 2 icons flashing on the router before (1 and 2) I moved the wires around to different ports.
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See if there's any firmware upgrades for your router and try that first. Might be time for a new one though.
on the computer that is connected, go to command prompt (start-run/search-cmd), type ipconfig. Find the IP of your gateway. Type your gateway address in the address bar of your internet browser. Since you did a reset, it should be the default login credentials. Check the logs to see if the machines are attempting authentication. You may want to try changing your encryption key from the web interface; also check to see if somehow mac address filtering or something else got enabled.
I checked for firmware. No new updates. The router is 3 years old. I called the company for support. It's not under warranty anymore. They said they could have a tech tell me how to repair it for like $30.00
Have you tried turning off all security on the router for testing purposes? You could do that and then see if you can connect with the two machines.
I don't know how to turn off the security for the router. I did turn off the security on the PC's (AVG) and it didn't work
you will have to login to the web administration, click on wireless, then security. Disable whatever encryption (WEP or WPA) that you are using.
I don't understand why 2 computers on wireless are working fine along with the main (wired) computer but these two are not.
find your gateway address (steps listed in my first post), type that address (192.168.x.x probably), it will prompt for username & password. Login should be either blank or admin and password will be admin.
Try to connect with one of the machines that was not working before. If you are able to connect, then most likely the issue was with the encryption key. If all seems well, go back to the web interface, enable encryption, choose a passphrase or key. Save. Try to connect again.
do they connect to the wireless and fail to be able to use internet or do they fail to connect to the wireless?
Fail to connect by saying Security Mismatch, or connection problem-re enter security password. Roku Netflix wireless still does not work either
I'm back. I'm on the only computer that works now...the hard wired one. Since I disabled the security settings like you said, none of them work. I set it back and they still don't work.
for the xp machine: right click wireless connection, view available wireless networks. Click advanced. Find the listing for your SSID (network name). Delete the profile. Ok out of menu. Right click wireless connection, view, select your wireless, connect.
It might be caching the old wirless key. if this works, and you need it I will post directions for the win 7 box.
It might be caching the old wirless key. if this works, and you need it I will post directions for the win 7 box.
Do you still have the instructions and CD that came with this router? If so I suggest you start from the beginning. Reset the router and follow the set-up procedures. All the info you need is here http://homesupport.cisco.com/en-us/wireless/lbc/WRT610N/download
It sounds to me like a misconfiguration rather than a malfunctioning router.
It sounds to me like a misconfiguration rather than a malfunctioning router.
I found the profile. I deleted the old and the new profile. entered the key again and it didn't work
At this point, I think you have two options left:
1. follow lgg733's suggestion and download the setup wizard for the router. On the page he linked to, you will have to select your version, then the setup wizard is there 600mb so it might take a little bit. Hopefully this will get you up and running.
but..2..I am thinking that you might have hardware problems with the router and may have to obtain a new one. Something does not appear correct as you've already factory defaulted it, and ran it with no encryption without success.
1. follow lgg733's suggestion and download the setup wizard for the router. On the page he linked to, you will have to select your version, then the setup wizard is there 600mb so it might take a little bit. Hopefully this will get you up and running.
but..2..I am thinking that you might have hardware problems with the router and may have to obtain a new one. Something does not appear correct as you've already factory defaulted it, and ran it with no encryption without success.
I read through this thread and maybe I missed something but in post: ID: 35036328 you stated that you disabled WPA on the router. Did you also tell the computers not to use a network key in the properties of that wireless connection?
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