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04-Nov-2009, 08:10 AM #31
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Wireless is blinking
Not sure why that is blinking, I can only see ON/OFF
I suggest you log back into the router take a look and note the settings
and reset the router back to factory condition - reset button on back
then log backin and setup the router ..
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04-Nov-2009, 04:26 PM #32
Very weird! My internet is working now. I have no idea why? I didn't try anything different. Just turned on the computer and clicked on router name and it works! I wonder if I make my router secure again if it'll mess anything up.
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04-Nov-2009, 04:39 PM #33
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I wonder if I make my router secure again if it'll mess anything up.
So did you take off the wireless secruity on the router?
Is the WLAN light blinking still
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04-Nov-2009, 05:14 PM #34
I took security off, but I did that earlier when you told me to try it, but it didn't seem to help.
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04-Nov-2009, 06:02 PM #35
Is the WLAN light blinking still on the router?

well, you may want to put the secruity back on - but I would allow it work for a while - so you know everything is OK

then try adding secruity and see what happens, if you cannot connect with security on
Try different levels WEP - WPA
and also change channels 1 or 6 or 11
Note cordless phones can cause problems with secruity, changing channels often resolves the issue
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05-Nov-2009, 10:33 AM #36
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Is the WLAN light blinking still on the router?

well, you may want to put the secruity back on - but I would allow it work for a while - so you know everything is OK

then try adding secruity and see what happens, if you cannot connect with security on
Try different levels WEP - WPA
and also change channels 1 or 6 or 11
Note cordless phones can cause problems with secruity, changing channels often resolves the issue
Yup. The WLAN light is still blinking.
The channel is on 11 now, so I should try another channel?
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05-Nov-2009, 10:37 AM #37
did you change the channels to 11 or was that how it was already set?
if you have not change you could try changing it, I not sure why the WLAN is blinking......... it should be ON or OFF according to the manual
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05-Nov-2009, 04:30 PM #38
It was already set to 11.
Maybe I'm looking at it wrong. Is the WLAN the light that looks like an antenna?
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05-Nov-2009, 05:38 PM #39
have a look at the link I provided for the Manual - it shows the lights on the router and the status they should be in

Page 2-6

looking at the front of the router - left to right
Power
test - Tick sign
gap
wireless
Internet port
1
2
3
4

table 2-1 has the lamp status
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10-Nov-2009, 12:50 PM #40
I'm going to try turning the security back on. Which would be my best option to choose?
WEP
WPA-PSK [TKIP]
WPA2-PSK [AES]
or
WPA-PSK [TKIP] + WPA2-PSK [AES]?
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10-Nov-2009, 02:53 PM #41
Best is WPA2-PSK [AES] if everything supports it.
WEP is least good.
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13-Nov-2009, 09:17 PM #42
I used AES, and so far so good. Very weird, I wonder why it didn't work for a few days?
Thanks for the help!!
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