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I connect 3 computers through cat 5 wires to linksys router. Problem is that I can't access the wifi any more. It shows full signal strength but its not loading the page. I am using windows 7.
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Turn the router off (remove power), start it back up and test wireless..

On the computer with the Wi-Fi, remove the Wireless Profile, restart and make a new Wireless profile.

Command Prompt: netsh wlan delete profile name="Profile Name"  To delete profile

Please let us know.
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How to delete the profile?
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It is the Wireless Profile you should delete (not part of Control Panel)

Open an Admin Command Prompt:  Type  netsh wlan delete profile name="Profile Name"  <entert> To delete the wireless profile

Then restart and make a new Wireless profile.
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I am sorry. Couldn't figure out the name of the profile.
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At the same Admin Command prompt, type:   NETSH WLAN SHOW PROFILES  <enter> and you will see the names of the profiles. This should work for you..
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I think these 2 needs to be delete.
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The suggestions listed above are very good, but I'd take a slightly different approach.  Mine isn't "better", just different.  I try to measure a problem in more detail before applying a fix.  To be clear, John's suggestion is valid, non-destructive, and may well fix the problem easily.

Are you seeing this problem on more than one computer?  That will point to whether it is an issue with that specific computer or if it is something in the wireless router.

From one of your screenshots, it appears that you are connecting successfully to KAK-blue.  I would do some troubleshooting on that.  More specifically:

Start
run
ipconfig /all

Note your IPv4 address and the default gateway.  (You could also post the results here, if you wish.)  If your IPv4 address starts with 169. then there is a fundamental DHCP problem at that point and shouldn't go further with my troubleshooting steps.

Assuming you have a good IPv4 address (likely starts with 10. or 172. or 192.) then type:
ping <address of default gateway from above>
(for example: ping 192.167.1.1)

Do you get four good responses with a bunch of numbers and no error messages?

Then try:
ping 4.2.2.2
Do you get four good responses with a bunch of numbers and no error messages?

Lastly:
ping google.com
It should change the name into an ip address and ping it.

Let us know what the results are of those tests or post the results here.  It could go a long way toward troubleshooting the problem.
It would be wise to follow John's suggestions of rebuilding the profile first.
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Its not connecting.
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Are you seeing this problem on more than one computer?  That will point to whether it is an issue with that specific computer or if it is something in the wireless router

With the wireless router. Two out of 3 is not connecting. The one which is working is plugged in to the different slot which is little away from the other 4 slots.
Look carefully at the slots that you are connecting to a true LAN port.

Also did you succeed with wireless?
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The Internet should be plugged in to the port marked "WAN or Internet". The computers in the ports labeled 1-4. I have a feeling you might have a second router involved from your ISP no?
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I am using wifi from my phone.
So the profiles are deleted. Now make new ones using Windows 7 Wireless. Try to connect and add the Wireless connection settings.
Even if using wireless from your phone, the steps outline work. I use them myself.
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The router has 4 slots and one is little further away from them. I plugged 2 computers in 1 and 2 slots. The other computer I plugged in to the slot which is away from the rest of the 4 slots is, and this one is connected with the internet without any problem.
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I didn't make the new one it automatically created.
Does it now work?
Also, can you post a clear picture of the slots on the router?
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I took this picture from internet. Its a same kind I have it.
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Oh. Its working now.
On that router, the LAN ports are the 4 together and the separate one is the WAN port.

You must have plugged the computer with phone wireless into that port.

The separate port should be connected to your ISP modem.
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One computer Dell latitude D620 is still not connecting.

>You must have plugged the computer with phone wireless into that port.
Phone is plugged in with the wall charger for charging. I just enabled the wifi option in the phone.
There was more than one thing going on here (Router AND Phone Wi-Fi). But perhaps you could close the question.
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Yes. Please refer to my above comment about "WAN/Internet" and "Switch" ports. It makes all the difference in the works.
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Internet on one computer works fine if don't connect it with the router.
That is because it is getting internet from the phone!

Disconnect your phone and turn it off for a few minutes.

Then work out the issues with your router.
What physical connection is there between this Linksys wireless router and the modem or router that your ISP provided?  You would typically have a cable between the ISP modem/router and either the port that is by itself on the Linksys or (preferred but slightly more difficult to set up) to one of the 1-4 ports.

Without some sort of connection between the Linksys and your ISP's modem or modem/router, you won't be able to get to the internet through the Linksys.
You don't want to use your phone as a "Hot Spot". To save on your data usage you want to connect the WiFi on your phone to the WiFi offered by your LinkSys Router. Everything should come from the LinkSys.

I still think there should be another router in play. The one provided by your ISP (unless it was just a modem). You aren't trying to use your phone to supply internet to all the computers are you?
The situation has become confused because a phone is handing out internet and the author is trying to solve router problems at the same time
I'd also verify where those wireless signals are originating.  Pull the power from the Linksys and see which signals still show up.  If you are still seeing KAK-Blue or Harris with the Linksys powered off then clearly that radio signal is not coming from the Linksys.
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That is why I suggested turning off the phone for a bit. It is impossible to say what is truly happening because Ann does not know either.
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>You aren't trying to use your phone to supply internet to all the computers are you?
I think its called wifi hotspot in my phone. When i enable this feature, all computers around me will automatically connected with the wifi. If they knows the password.
She hasn't really clarified her intent with the phone. I would not use it as a hot spot for reasons I mentioned above. I would make it a client to the LinkSys at which point life gets much simpler.
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Restarting the phone doesn't help either.
I do understand and use this feature. But you cannot sort out router problems with the same computers connecting to a hotspot.
I was asking you to turn the phone OFF for a bit, not restart it. Restarting the phone won't disable the hotspot.
Thanks for the clarification Ann. I would not use the HotSpot feature. You don't need it and it will just eat up your data. Who supplied internet to your house and what equipment did they give you?
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So it means if I plugged in computer with the router, the router will blocked the internet traffic on that computer.
No. It should not mean that at all. A simple router, properly set up, supplies internet to all connected computers. This assumes you have the special (far) port connected to the ISP modem.
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I have one router sitting in my storage so I thought I may connect my kids computers and can share files with them.
Perhaps get a friend or colleague to set this up for up. It is not hard, but it appears this is not something you do.
That question is a little hard to decipher. If we are still talking about the LinkSys being your router then just the opposite. The LinkSys will pass out internet to all computers (even wireless) connected to it. That is what you want. Don't burn up data usage on your phone.....
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But I don't know that internet will be an issue if i connect them with wires.
A router behind a router can be very awkward to set up properly. To be honest there might already be a second router but you haven't told us who the ISP is bringing internet to you or the other equipment this ISP has put in place.
I think you are in way over your head and you need some local help. The concepts and what you want are easy for someone who has done it before.
Just like you had your cables plugged in wrong to the LinkSys you can plug them in wrong to the router you have in storage....
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Long time ago, I had some kind of linksys usb device, I have to look where it is. When I plugged in that device, I can connect it easily with the internet.
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It has all become guesswork at this point.
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I had dish network 10 years ago and a high speed internet too from them. At that time I bought this router and that usb device.
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Thank You.
The others are pointing you in the right direction.  It is critical here to start from scratch and identify what you really have.

I'd shut off your phone and the Linksys router and see what wireless signals are still present.  Then shut off your modem/router (not at all clear what it is; that would be useful information) from your ISP and check again to see what wireless is present.  This is VERY difficult to troubleshoot when we don't know which wireless signal is coming from which device.  For all we know, they could be coming from your neighbors!

With all of these wireless devices off, the only signals you should be seeing are from your neighbors or from some other wireless device that you don't realize you have.

It is important to get the ISP modem/router working as expected first and then see if it does WiFi.  I'd not do anything with the Linksys (other than powering it off) until this is sorted out.
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The wifi hotspot is in my phone.
Routers from 10 years ago are not too useful today. But I hope your wireless issue has finally been resolved.
"The wifi hotspot is in my phone."
Is that KAK-Blue, Harris, or some other one?
The others are correct in discouraging you from using your phone as a hotspot.  I'd leave that feature turned off except for the rare instances where you don't have other ways of getting to the internet.

I've been assuming all along that you get internet service from an ISP other than through your cell phone (such as Time-Warner, Comcast, Frontier, etc.).  Am I correct in that assumption?
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No. I am using internet from my phone.
You don't have any internet connection other than through your phone?  If this is the case then you should identify which of the WiFi signals you saw (KAK-Blue and Harris) come from your phone.  I suspect it is the latter, but you should confirm that.

I don't see the model number on the Linksys wireless router so it is difficult to identify its capabilities.  You may be able to configure it to connect wirelessly to your phone and then allow wired internet connections through it (jacks 1-4 only).

Have you confirmed that you'll not run into high fees for exceeding your data allowance on your phone?  Unless you have some sort of unlimited data plan on your phone, it is likely that computers connected to the internet through it can exceed what you are allowed.
What you are trying to do is not possible with that LinkSys. They call it WAN over WiFi or something like that. CradlePoint makes a good one. The router connects to the phone and disperses the internet. Slow but works.