Linksys router wireless wrt54g problem

Hello

Any ideas why my linksys wireless route wrt54g stopped working for
wireless but works fine as a wired router when I connect via lan cable
to multiple machines.

I have Comcast cable modem. Computers work fine when connected
directly.
The desktop connected to the router via cable is WindowsNT 4.0. Works
fine with the router. Even the 2 laptops work fine when connected to
the linksys router via wired cable.

My laptops WindowsXP and Win2k both used to work with the wireless
router, but now none of them seem to get the wireless signal. Both
laptops are getting and successfully connecting to couple of my
neighbor's wireless lans though !!

This setup used to work before !! but I was getting
disconnected/dropped every now and then, Linksys support suggested I
upgrade the firmware which I did by downloading the latest version, I
upgraded my windowsNT service pack etc...

I am not a networking expert , but I have spent many many hours to
resolve this with Linksys support, Comcast support , reading internet
,manuals etc cant get it to work !!

Help please !! or any pointers !!

You didn't recently get a new cordless phone did you? Mine reset my WRT to
its default settings and I wasn't really even near it. Just a thought.
Terry

"nilanjan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hello
>
> Any ideas why my linksys wireless route wrt54g stopped working for
> wireless but works fine as a wired router when I connect via lan cable
> to multiple machines.
>
> I have Comcast cable modem. Computers work fine when connected
> directly.
> The desktop connected to the router via cable is WindowsNT 4.0. Works
> fine with the router. Even the 2 laptops work fine when connected to
> the linksys router via wired cable.
>
> My laptops WindowsXP and Win2k both used to work with the wireless
> router, but now none of them seem to get the wireless signal. Both
> laptops are getting and successfully connecting to couple of my
> neighbor's wireless lans though !!
>
> This setup used to work before !! but I was getting
> disconnected/dropped every now and then, Linksys support suggested I
> upgrade the firmware which I did by downloading the latest version, I
> upgraded my windowsNT service pack etc...
>
> I am not a networking expert , but I have spent many many hours to
> resolve this with Linksys support, Comcast support , reading internet
> ,manuals etc cant get it to work !!
>
> Help please !! or any pointers !!

nilanjan wrote:
> Hello
>
> Any ideas why my linksys wireless route wrt54g stopped working for
> wireless but works fine as a wired router when I connect via lan cable
> to multiple machines.
>
> I have Comcast cable modem. Computers work fine when connected
> directly.
> The desktop connected to the router via cable is WindowsNT 4.0. Works
> fine with the router. Even the 2 laptops work fine when connected to
> the linksys router via wired cable.
>
> My laptops WindowsXP and Win2k both used to work with the wireless
> router, but now none of them seem to get the wireless signal. Both
> laptops are getting and successfully connecting to couple of my
> neighbor's wireless lans though !!
>
> This setup used to work before !! but I was getting
> disconnected/dropped every now and then, Linksys support suggested I
> upgrade the firmware which I did by downloading the latest version, I
> upgraded my windowsNT service pack etc...
>
> I am not a networking expert , but I have spent many many hours to
> resolve this with Linksys support, Comcast support , reading internet
> ,manuals etc cant get it to work !!
>
> Help please !! or any pointers !!

Can your neighbor see your wireless? Perhaps have someone with a
working -g setup simply see if the network appears on their equipment. I
would first try power cycling your modem and the router. If this
doesn't restore wireless, then completely reset the router, however that
is done and start from ground zero. Others have downgraded BIOS
versions on LinkSys routers using the files on ftp.linksys.com .

It is unusual from my experience that all wireless will cease; unless
you have inadvertantly disabled the wireless itself at the router. On
my -b wireless, changing the antenna selection will completely eliminate
the received signal on some settings also, probably due to the
construction of my house.

Otherwise, perhaps the router has failed.

Q

What firmware version are you using? The 1.42.x and 1.41.8 versions have a
known problem where they randomly drop the connection for short periods of
time. However, that does appear to be your problem. The 1.41.2 version has
a problem where WPA can lock up the router and the router must be used in
mixed mode since B-Only and G-Only modes do not work.

To restore your router to the factory default settings (but using whatever
firmware you have now installed), unplug your router and plug it back in
while holding down the reset button. You need to hold the button down for
about 10 seconds. After that, the name of your router should be "Linksys"
(hopefully your neighbor's SSID is not "Linksys" as well) and it should be
on channel 6. If your wireless cards cannot see the router (you may need to
manually rescan or reboot the laptops), try changing the channel to either 1
or 11. If that still does not work, try reinstalling the firmware. If that
does not work, the wireless part of your router is probably broken.

-Yves

"nilanjan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hello
>
> Any ideas why my linksys wireless route wrt54g stopped working for
> wireless but works fine as a wired router when I connect via lan cable
> to multiple machines.
>
> I have Comcast cable modem. Computers work fine when connected
> directly.
> The desktop connected to the router via cable is WindowsNT 4.0. Works
> fine with the router. Even the 2 laptops work fine when connected to
> the linksys router via wired cable.
>
> My laptops WindowsXP and Win2k both used to work with the wireless
> router, but now none of them seem to get the wireless signal. Both
> laptops are getting and successfully connecting to couple of my
> neighbor's wireless lans though !!
>
> This setup used to work before !! but I was getting
> disconnected/dropped every now and then, Linksys support suggested I
> upgrade the firmware which I did by downloading the latest version, I
> upgraded my windowsNT service pack etc...
>
> I am not a networking expert , but I have spent many many hours to
> resolve this with Linksys support, Comcast support , reading internet
> ,manuals etc cant get it to work !!
>
> Help please !! or any pointers !!

(E-Mail Removed) (nilanjan) writes:
> Hello
>
> Any ideas why my linksys wireless route wrt54g stopped working for
> wireless but works fine as a wired router when I connect via lan
> cable to multiple machines.

You've isolated the issue to the wireless access point in the
router. Can you tell us more such as which revision of the firmware
you're using, what wireless clients you're using, and their
firmware/drivers? Are you using WEP? WPA? No security?

> This setup used to work before !! but I was getting
> disconnected/dropped every now and then, Linksys support suggested I
> upgrade the firmware which I did by downloading the latest version,
> I upgraded my windowsNT service pack etc...

So it was at least working albeit with drops, ..but upon upgrade to
the latest firmware it stopped working at all?

--
Todd H.
http://www.toddh.net/

If you are running WEP, try generating a new set of keys.

Phil

nilanjan wrote:
> Hello
>
> Any ideas why my linksys wireless route wrt54g stopped working for
> wireless but works fine as a wired router when I connect via lan cable
> to multiple machines.
>
> I have Comcast cable modem. Computers work fine when connected
> directly.
> The desktop connected to the router via cable is WindowsNT 4.0. Works
> fine with the router. Even the 2 laptops work fine when connected to
> the linksys router via wired cable.
>
> My laptops WindowsXP and Win2k both used to work with the wireless
> router, but now none of them seem to get the wireless signal. Both
> laptops are getting and successfully connecting to couple of my
> neighbor's wireless lans though !!
>
> This setup used to work before !! but I was getting
> disconnected/dropped every now and then, Linksys support suggested I
> upgrade the firmware which I did by downloading the latest version, I
> upgraded my windowsNT service pack etc...
>
> I am not a networking expert , but I have spent many many hours to
> resolve this with Linksys support, Comcast support , reading internet
> ,manuals etc cant get it to work !!
>
> Help please !! or any pointers !!

Thanks for the responses !!

I think I have to get it replaced but it seems that is a lengthy
process from their website and I have to pay for shipping too !! And a
pain. I read some postings where Linksys refused to honor the warranty
too !! My router was purchased about 2 months ago ...

I did try the reset button many times , in fact I am wondering if too
many resets or long durations of resets caused the wireless function
to get screwed up !! as the support folks had once asked be to keep
the reset button depressed for long time 10 or maybe 30 seconds

I have also done multiple power cycling etc ... There is a LED for the
wireless signal and that is not glowing at all. The others for
internet , power, ports etc are glowing fine.

I have spent too much time on this .. you know how frustating it gets
.....

In article <(E-Mail Removed)> ,
(E-Mail Removed) says...
> Thanks for the responses !!
>
> I think I have to get it replaced but it seems that is a lengthy
> process from their website and I have to pay for shipping too !! And a
> pain. I read some postings where Linksys refused to honor the warranty
> too !! My router was purchased about 2 months ago ...
>
> I did try the reset button many times , in fact I am wondering if too
> many resets or long durations of resets caused the wireless function
> to get screwed up !! as the support folks had once asked be to keep
> the reset button depressed for long time 10 or maybe 30 seconds
>
> I have also done multiple power cycling etc ... There is a LED for the
> wireless signal and that is not glowing at all. The others for
> internet , power, ports etc are glowing fine.
>
> I have spent too much time on this .. you know how frustating it gets
> ....
>


Don't use wep

nilanjan wrote:
> Thanks for the responses !!
>
> I think I have to get it replaced but it seems that is a lengthy
> process from their website and I have to pay for shipping too !! And a
> pain. I read some postings where Linksys refused to honor the warranty
> too !! My router was purchased about 2 months ago ...
>
> I did try the reset button many times , in fact I am wondering if too
> many resets or long durations of resets caused the wireless function
> to get screwed up !! as the support folks had once asked be to keep
> the reset button depressed for long time 10 or maybe 30 seconds
>
> I have also done multiple power cycling etc ... There is a LED for the
> wireless signal and that is not glowing at all. The others for
> internet , power, ports etc are glowing fine.
>
> I have spent too much time on this .. you know how frustating it gets
> ....

I assume you ARE using a different channel than your neighbor? Did you ask
the neighbor when they installed relative to your problem starting?

Well it would help if I knew WHICH neighbor to ask !!
I am getting 3 different Wireless signals from 3 different neighbors
... and I have many neighbors ( more than 3 ) ;-))

Also
-- tried with and without WEP
-- tried all kinds of channel numbers
-- reset button
-- Only think I am doubting now, is if the reset button itself damaged
the equipment as I was told to keep it pressed for 30 seconds , power
off /on / off /on ... etc etc etc ...

"TV Slug" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message >
> I assume you ARE using a different channel than your neighbor? Did you ask
> the neighbor when they installed relative to your problem starting?