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From: Bella Jones on 4 Mar 2010 13:56
Bella Jones <me9(a)privacy.net> wrote:

> As you may have noticed, my memory is getting worse. I have been making
> dumb and embarassing errors all over the place. (I mean elsewhere not
> just here). If I prove to have dementia, please come and help me OD. Ta.
>
> Anyway, re wireless. (This looks long but answer will be short I think.)
>
> 18 months ago I bought a Linksys Wireless router WRT54GR v1.1. I put it
> between my Virgin Cable router and the iMac. I used my laptop in the
> other room, and it all worked for about six months. Then it died.
>
> To my shame, I did not try and fix it at all, but just left it flashing
> on my desk for probably another six months, until chastised by some nice
> tech-handy visitors.
>
> Now I have my wondrous new sofa, it's time to get wireless working
> again.
>
> Basically I have tried the Linksys direct into the Laptop, removing the
> iMac from the chain. Laptop sees the wireless connection I set up 18
> months ago, but I cannot get the internet to work. Cannot log into
> Linksys website because I must have cleverly changed the login (from
> 'admin') and cannot find it, although I have my daybook page from that
> day open in front of me.

Oh god, here we go.

I have now found the login. :-/

Not that it makes a lot of difference. But I'll have a fiddle.


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bellajonez at yahoo dot co dot uk
From: Rod on 4 Mar 2010 15:56
On 04/03/2010 18:56, Bella Jones wrote:
> Bella Jones<me9(a)privacy.net> wrote:
>
>> As you may have noticed, my memory is getting worse. I have been making
>> dumb and embarassing errors all over the place. (I mean elsewhere not
>> just here). If I prove to have dementia, please come and help me OD. Ta.
>>
>> Anyway, re wireless. (This looks long but answer will be short I think.)
>>
>> 18 months ago I bought a Linksys Wireless router WRT54GR v1.1. I put it
>> between my Virgin Cable router and the iMac. I used my laptop in the
>> other room, and it all worked for about six months. Then it died.
>>
>> To my shame, I did not try and fix it at all, but just left it flashing
>> on my desk for probably another six months, until chastised by some nice
>> tech-handy visitors.
>>
>> Now I have my wondrous new sofa, it's time to get wireless working
>> again.
>>
>> Basically I have tried the Linksys direct into the Laptop, removing the
>> iMac from the chain. Laptop sees the wireless connection I set up 18
>> months ago, but I cannot get the internet to work. Cannot log into
>> Linksys website because I must have cleverly changed the login (from
>> 'admin') and cannot find it, although I have my daybook page from that
>> day open in front of me.
>
> Oh god, here we go.
>
> I have now found the login. :-/
>
> Not that it makes a lot of difference. But I'll have a fiddle.
>
>

Have had an Edimax wireless access point, a Belkin wireless router
(distress purchase when previous non-wireless router suddenly failed)
and an Airport Extreme. All have been connected to our NTL modem (yes -
it's that old) - and absolutely zero issues with that arrangement.

The Airport has been excellent - easy as anything to configure and works
very well (for us). And I would likely get another one should we need
to. But it should be pretty simple to get the Linksys working if the
hardware is OK. There is probably a way of doing a factory reset - and
that might be a good starting point. Also check for updates - and apply.

--
Rod
From: Jaimie Vandenbergh on 4 Mar 2010 16:04
On Thu, 4 Mar 2010 18:56:40 +0000, me9(a)privacy.net (Bella Jones)
wrote:

>Bella Jones <me9(a)privacy.net> wrote:
>
>> As you may have noticed, my memory is getting worse. I have been making
>> dumb and embarassing errors all over the place. (I mean elsewhere not
>> just here). If I prove to have dementia, please come and help me OD. Ta.
>>
>> Anyway, re wireless. (This looks long but answer will be short I think.)
>>
>> 18 months ago I bought a Linksys Wireless router WRT54GR v1.1. I put it
>> between my Virgin Cable router and the iMac. I used my laptop in the
>> other room, and it all worked for about six months. Then it died.

[snip]

>I have now found the login. :-/
>
>Not that it makes a lot of difference. But I'll have a fiddle.

You might be best off just resetting it to factory defaults and going
from there. If it still doesn't work then it's failed hardware.

Cheers - Jaimie
--
I love children, especially when they cry, for then someone takes them away.
-- Nancy Mitford
From: Bruce Horrocks on 4 Mar 2010 16:21
On 04/03/2010 18:56, Bella Jones wrote:
> Not that it makes a lot of difference. But I'll have a fiddle.

Fnar.

If it's been sitting fubar'd for 6 months then I would start with a
hardware reset.


--
Bruce Horrocks
Surrey
England
(bruce at scorecrow dot com)
From: bella jonez on 4 Mar 2010 16:44
Bruce Horrocks <07.013(a)scorecrow.com> wrote:
> On 04/03/2010 18:56, Bella Jones wrote:
> > Not that it makes a lot of difference. But I'll have a fiddle.
>
> Fnar.
>
> If it's been sitting fubar'd for 6 months then I would start with a
> hardware reset.
>
>

Thanks guys.
There is definitely a more recent firmware, tho not sure how to install
when I can't get it online.

Also, will the factory reset kill the password and the 18 char wireless
password ?
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