Router is making me shiver with frustration and anger.

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I will try to answer most questions, but am pressed for time and am really not a fast typist. If I miss one, I will be back to be more thorough:

I would typically have a completely wireless setup: no cat5 from computer to router, but one cat5 connecting router to modem. Being that I can't get wireless up and running, I am connected from modem to computer with no ISP problems.

I have tried doing the unplug / replug, release / renew and reset button tricks. None have done anything for me. I've logged into the router and restored back to factory settings, and alas - none of my settings have changed. My SSID remained "grilledcheeseplease" as it was in days prior. I changed the password as a test to see if the router was responding properly at all, and sure enough - it is just fine.

I'd post the cmd dialog, but alas - I am on a Mac. Things are just nowhere near the same as my trusty (untrustworthy son-of-a-b****) PC - lol

Thanks for all the ideas! I am still in dire need of more help :(

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Cat5 connects "Ethernet" port on modem to "Modem" port on router.

Via network information, I have seen that the IP is Dynamic or DHCP

I have tried resetting the router back to factory settings by unplugging both the modem and router, holding the reset button for 30 seconds, etc etc - and it always seems to go back to grilledcheeseplease. I will try again. *sigh*

ifconfig yielded me these results:

lo0: flags=8049<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,MULTICAST> mtu 16384
      inet6 ::1 prefixlen 128
      inet6 fe80::1%lo0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x1
      inet 127.0.0.1 netmask 0xff000000
gif0: flags=8010<POINTOPOINT,MULTICAST> mtu 1280
stf0: flags=0<> mtu 1280
en0: flags=8863<UP,BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
      ether 00:25:00:a9:fd:d0
      inet6 fe80::225:ff:fea9:fdd0%en0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x4
      inet 24.68.34.14 netmask 0xfffffc00 broadcast 24.68.35.255
      media: autoselect (100baseTX <full-duplex,flow-control>)
      status: active
en1: flags=8863<UP,BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
      ether 00:24:36:b8:a0:e0
      media: autoselect (<unknown type>)
      status: inactive
fw0: flags=8863<UP,BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 4078
      lladdr 00:25:00:ff:fe:a9:fd:d0
      media: autoselect <full-duplex>
      status: inactive
s01060026f3ec0bff:~ gmc_art$

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Yes, schaps, that is how I have been doing the reset.

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I did the full reset of both modem and router again. This time I have reset it and the SSID is broadcast as the factory setting. Logging into the router is proving to be a challenge at the moment. I have tried 192.168.0.1, 192.168.1.1, 192.168.2.1, 192.168.0.0, 192.168.2.0, and any other combination I can possibly imagine.

I checked the Network Utility. There is no IP address, no packets being sent nor received, zip zero nada. I am now hardwired to create this post.

I just called my ISP, and there are no outages in my area, all systems are fine and they won't help because I have a router. Nice, eh? lol

The terminal output is:

lo0: flags=8049<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,MULTICAST> mtu 16384
      inet6 ::1 prefixlen 128
      inet6 fe80::1%lo0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x1
      inet 127.0.0.1 netmask 0xff000000
gif0: flags=8010<POINTOPOINT,MULTICAST> mtu 1280
stf0: flags=0<> mtu 1280
en0: flags=8863<UP,BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
      ether 00:25:00:a9:fd:d0
      media: autoselect
      status: inactive
en1: flags=8863<UP,BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
      ether 00:24:36:b8:a0:e0
      inet6 fe80::224:36ff:feb8:a0e0%en1 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x5
      inet 192.168.2.7 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.2.255
      media: autoselect
      status: active
fw0: flags=8863<UP,BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 4078
      lladdr 00:25:00:ff:fe:a9:fd:d0
      media: autoselect <full-duplex>
      status: inactive
s01060026f3ec0bff:~ gmc_art$

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duh. Blonde moment despite not having blonde hair. :p

I can't login to the router because I don't have the router hooked up. LMAO

I will report back in a flash.

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Ok. I hooked up the router, did NOT get a solid green (orange instead) and could not login to the router.

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