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Title: router problems
Post by: dawgfan on February 07, 2010, 04:28:19 PM

Any technical sly guys here? 

I seem to bee having an issue with my router.  I called my internet provider and through a series of steps (with the ethernet cable bypassing the router) they "rebuilt" my port.  They then told me that I could hook the ethernet cable back to the router and things should work as usual.  Well...they didn't.  For some reason when I try to connect to the internet it just will not work.  The little icon in the bottom left corner of my screen shows the "two cpu monitors", but the little world doesn't appear.

When I called the mfg of the router they were going to make me pay just to speak with someone.  That's not going to happen.

Any suggestions?  Does this sound like the router is fried & I need a new one?

Thanks in advance for any help!

Title: Re: router problems
Post by: GASlick on February 08, 2010, 04:41:43 AM

Had a similar situation recently.  Have you changed providers? I found out that some routers are proprietary.  My old router wouldn't work with my new ISP.  So I had to buy another one.
Beyond that, my guess would be that it's simply fried.  Best Buy is your friend. :)

Title: Re: router problems
Post by: Mikekoz13 on February 08, 2010, 06:56:40 AM

That same thing happened to me a few months back and the router folks tried the same crap with me to no avail. The router was basically toast.
That unit was a Linksys. I did some research on line about Linksys routers and they are basically throw aways in the eyes of many....... good for about a year to 18 months.

Tyler suggested I try a Buffalo Technologies router. I did some reserach and liked what I read. I bought one from Newegg.com for I think about $65. The thing was easy to setup and it has worked flawlessly. If you read the reviews on Newegg don't be worried about the talk of downloading second party software like Tomato. I never did that and the unit is great.

Title: Re: router problems
Post by: Tyler on February 08, 2010, 11:45:26 AM

I'm guessing your router is fried.  Like Mike said, go with a Buffalo router.  I've had one for 3 years that I haven't modified and has never given me an issue.  It is the core of my home network and I have added another buffalo router as an additional access point.

Title: Re: router problems
Post by: dawgfan on February 08, 2010, 04:09:27 PM

Thanks for the advice.  I've had this thing for 5 or 6 years.  Sounds like it's outlasted most!  I'll check into the buffalo router as suggested.  This forum has yet to fail me!

Thanks guys  O0

Title: Re: router problems
Post by: tomgallagher on February 08, 2010, 04:15:36 PM

That router doesn't owe you a thing.