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Fix Trim's router or whatever is busted
« on: April 16, 2011, 10:55:54 AM »
Power went out last night.  Woke up.  Appears internet has been down since then.  Trial and error'd a bunch of stuff and it looks like internet works when I plug it straight from the cable box to the computer, but now when I go from cable to router to computer (wired or wireless).

WTF?


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Re: Fix Trim's router or whatever is busted
« Reply #1 on: April 16, 2011, 11:00:13 AM »
Buy a new router.

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Re: Fix Trim's router or whatever is busted
« Reply #2 on: April 16, 2011, 11:02:35 AM »
can your laptop see your wireless network or any other wireless networks? 

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Re: Fix Trim's router or whatever is busted
« Reply #3 on: April 16, 2011, 11:08:36 AM »
Buy a new router.

Problem is I'd be as poor at setting that up as I am at figuring what's wrong now.

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Re: Fix Trim's router or whatever is busted
« Reply #4 on: April 16, 2011, 11:09:58 AM »
can your laptop see your wireless network or any other wireless networks? 

Yeah.  The computer actually connects to the wireless network, but there's no internet access when doing it that way.  There's also no internet access when I run a wire from the router to the computer.  The computer sees mine and all the wireless networks around here, but I don't know anyone's password.

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Re: Fix Trim's router or whatever is busted
« Reply #5 on: April 16, 2011, 11:16:59 AM »
can your laptop see your wireless network or any other wireless networks? 

Yeah.  The computer actually connects to the wireless network, but there's no internet access when doing it that way.  There's also no internet access when I run a wire from the router to the computer.  The computer sees mine and all the wireless networks around here, but I don't know anyone's password.

yeah, you prolly need to buy a new router.  it isn't actually that hard to set up.  I even did it. 

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Re: Fix Trim's router or whatever is busted
« Reply #6 on: April 16, 2011, 11:21:39 AM »
can your laptop see your wireless network or any other wireless networks? 

Yeah.  The computer actually connects to the wireless network, but there's no internet access when doing it that way.  There's also no internet access when I run a wire from the router to the computer.  The computer sees mine and all the wireless networks around here, but I don't know anyone's password.

yeah, you prolly need to buy a new router.  it isn't actually that hard to set up.  I even did it. 

So they just break out of nowhere like this and stop letting internet juice go through them?

Saul was here messing with it a few weeks back.  Maybe he broke it?  Point is, I have no idea what the eff I'm doing.  Always needed to hire someone or have a computer-savvy bro mess with all wireless-related stuff.

Remember when TP accused me of being the "main administrator"?  :lol:

I just gave my old router away to Cole 2 weeks ago.  :frown:


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Re: Fix Trim's router or whatever is busted
« Reply #7 on: April 16, 2011, 11:22:19 AM »
Elwood,

mine does this every once in a while  unplug the power to the router for several seconds, then plug back in.  Give it a second to reset.  This works for mine.

If not, new router.

And, all you really have to do to set a new one up is plug it in(other than the security side).

One other check, does your phone connect to it?
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Re: Fix Trim's router or whatever is busted
« Reply #8 on: April 16, 2011, 11:23:49 AM »
buy new router
plug router into cable modem or whatever you are using
set your password on the router so nobody downloads your internet juice
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Re: Fix Trim's router or whatever is busted
« Reply #9 on: April 16, 2011, 11:26:01 AM »
Elwood,

mine does this every once in a while  unplug the power to the router for several seconds, then plug back in.  Give it a second to reset.  This works for mine.

I not, new router.

And, all you really have to do to set a new one up is plug it in(other than the security side).

One other check, does your phone connect to it?

Tried the unplugging thing.  No luck.  

I don't think my phone is involved.  From my cable modem box, there's a phone wire that goes to the phone and a computer wire that goes to the router or computer.

What makes the thing just stop working like that?  Anything to do with the power going out?

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Re: Fix Trim's router or whatever is busted
« Reply #10 on: April 16, 2011, 11:26:38 AM »
buy new router
plug router into cable modem or whatever you are using
set your password on the router so nobody downloads your internet juice
the end
go to the Anchor

What about optimizing the crap so that I can play NBAJam against Saul on PS3?

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Re: Fix Trim's router or whatever is busted
« Reply #11 on: April 16, 2011, 11:32:14 AM »
buy new router
plug router into cable modem or whatever you are using
set your password on the router so nobody downloads your internet juice
the end
go to the Anchor

What about optimizing the crap so that I can play NBAJam against Saul on PS3?

just buy a good one.  make sure it is N and it will be fast (assuming you wireless card thing is N).  hilarious that I'm trying to solve someone's tech problems. 

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Re: Fix Trim's router or whatever is busted
« Reply #12 on: April 16, 2011, 11:33:05 AM »
Elwood,

mine does this every once in a while  unplug the power to the router for several seconds, then plug back in.  Give it a second to reset.  This works for mine.

I not, new router.

And, all you really have to do to set a new one up is plug it in(other than the security side).

One other check, does your phone connect to it?



Tried the unplugging thing.  No luck.  

I don't think my phone is involved.  From my cable modem box, there's a phone wire that goes to the phone and a computer wire that goes to the router or computer.

What makes the thing just stop working like that?  Anything to do with the power going out?

I mean your mobile phone.  Does your's connect to wifi when available?

Anyway, if it doesn't reset, and your mobile doesn't connect to it, you prob need to go to the new router route.  

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Re: Fix Trim's router or whatever is busted
« Reply #13 on: April 16, 2011, 11:38:18 AM »
buy new router
plug router into cable modem or whatever you are using
set your password on the router so nobody downloads your internet juice
the end
go to the Anchor

What about optimizing the crap so that I can play NBAJam against Saul on PS3?

just buy a good one.  make sure it is N and it will be fast (assuming you wireless card thing is N).  hilarious that I'm trying to solve someone's tech problems. 

The one I got is Linksys N UltraRangePlus, Dual-band.  :dunno:

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Re: Fix Trim's router or whatever is busted
« Reply #14 on: April 16, 2011, 11:39:04 AM »
I mean your mobile phone.  Does your's connect to wifi when available?

Anyway, if it doesn't reset, and your mobile doesn't connect to it, you prob need to go to the new router route. 

Oh, it was basically the same as the computer.  It would connect to the wireless network, but not give me any internet juice.

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« Reply #15 on: April 16, 2011, 11:40:19 AM »
are you just hard connected to the modem right now?
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Re: Fix Trim's router or whatever is busted
« Reply #16 on: April 16, 2011, 11:42:00 AM »
are you just hard connected to the modem right now?

If that means the kind of thick wire going from the Cox modem to my computer, yeah.

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Re: Fix Trim's router or whatever is busted
« Reply #17 on: April 16, 2011, 11:42:13 AM »
buy new router
plug router into cable modem or whatever you are using
set your password on the router so nobody downloads your internet juice
the end
go to the Anchor

What about optimizing the crap so that I can play NBAJam against Saul on PS3?

just buy a good one.  make sure it is N and it will be fast (assuming you wireless card thing is N).  hilarious that I'm trying to solve someone's tech problems. 

The one I got is Linksys N UltraRangePlus, Dual-band.  :dunno:

that's a good one.  I bet you got a lemon or something.  did you buy it local?  just take it back and exchange it?  

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« Reply #18 on: April 16, 2011, 11:43:50 AM »
buy new router
plug router into cable modem or whatever you are using
set your password on the router so nobody downloads your internet juice
the end
go to the Anchor

What about optimizing the crap so that I can play NBAJam against Saul on PS3?

just buy a good one.  make sure it is N and it will be fast (assuming you wireless card thing is N).  hilarious that I'm trying to solve someone's tech problems. 

The one I got is Linksys N UltraRangePlus, Dual-band.  :dunno:

that's a good one.  I bet you got a lemon or something.  did you buy it local?  just take it back and exchange it? 

Best Buy, probably over a year ago.

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Re: Fix Trim's router or whatever is busted
« Reply #19 on: April 16, 2011, 11:46:08 AM »
I have this one.  Works well.  Not dual band though.

http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=belkin+n%2B&um=1&ie=UTF-8&cid=16330696765759563451&sa=X&ei=tsepTajdL4jagQeQxL3zBQ&ved=0CDAQ8wIwAg#

got it intending to attach an external hard drive to it but never did

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« Reply #20 on: April 16, 2011, 11:46:57 AM »
are you just hard connected to the modem right now?

If that means the kind of thick wire going from the Cox modem to my computer, yeah.


Does the router have a manual reset button anywhere you can see?  

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Re: Fix Trim's router or whatever is busted
« Reply #21 on: April 16, 2011, 11:48:17 AM »
just buy a good one.  make sure it is N and it will be fast (assuming you wireless card thing is N).    
you really don't need an N router, grab a G and you'll be fine.  donald trump.  /thread

the netgear G router they sell at wal-mart for $35 is easy to set up


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« Reply #22 on: April 16, 2011, 11:48:44 AM »
oh man, wetwillie comes in with something that sounds like it may be a viable solution  :horrorsurprise:

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Re: Fix Trim's router or whatever is busted
« Reply #23 on: April 16, 2011, 11:48:54 AM »
are you just hard connected to the modem right now?

If that means the kind of thick wire going from the Cox modem to my computer, yeah.


Does the router have a manual reset button anywhere you can see?  


yeah, this is good advice.  hard reset the thing before deciding you need a new one.  


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« Reply #24 on: April 16, 2011, 11:49:40 AM »
I have this one.  Works well.  Not dual band though.

http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=belkin+n%2B&um=1&ie=UTF-8&cid=16330696765759563451&sa=X&ei=tsepTajdL4jagQeQxL3zBQ&ved=0CDAQ8wIwAg#

got it intending to attach an external hard drive to it but never did

Nice rough ridin' antennas.