My girlfriend's imac keeps losing its wireless signal, despite having functioned perfectly for over a year at its present location. How can I remedy this? [more inside]
posted by ranunculus on Nov 22, 2009 - 4 answers

Please help me unb0rk my cousin's router. [more inside]
posted by Decimask on Sep 3, 2009 - 6 answers

All of the websites I don't have explicitly bookmarked have stopped loading for me. On any wireless connection. Help. [more inside]
posted by Ash3000 on Apr 4, 2009 - 19 answers

I need help extending a wireless network either via an Airport Express or an ancient Linksys (BEFW11S4 ver. 2). [more inside]
posted by terrapin on Mar 11, 2009 - 3 answers

What's the best and cheapest way to connect a USB external hard drive to my wireless network for use as an iTunes jukebox? [more inside]
posted by zooropa on Nov 16, 2008 - 14 answers

Something odd is happening on my internet connection at home. I have two machines both of which connect to the intenet via a Linksys Wireless-G Broadband Router (or Comcast variant on it) and a Comcast cable connection. Both of them do not display the Dell homepage properly. After viewing source I determined that they couldn’t find the supporting files at the subdomain i.dell.com (it’s possible other subdomains are missing as well, but that is the one causing the most dramatic effect). Viewing the site from another internet connection it appears fine. Is something up with the router, or with Comcast? Looking for steps to determine what is going on and (hopefully) rectify it. [more inside]
posted by Artw on Oct 7, 2008 - 9 answers

What is the best way to connect to two wireless networks simultaneously? Best done with two seperate wireless cards with differently polarised aerials? Or can it be done with one card and clever software? [more inside]
posted by ilumos on Sep 1, 2008 - 7 answers

How can my wireless router and extender make my entire network seamless? [more inside]
posted by mkultra on Aug 19, 2008 - 1 answer

What's the best way to get my wireless router (Linksys WRT54G2) to play nice with my Vonage VOIP adaptor (Motorola VT 1005)? Frequently when I'm trying to upload somewhat sizeable files (e.g., like a minute-long movie to youtube), I lose my connection and have to reboot. [more inside]
posted by chinston on Jun 30, 2008 - 5 answers

Help, Backup-Filter: "Access Denied" error when using Memeo's AutoBackup Software to wirelessly backup a laptop HD to a password protected external hard drive that is directy connected to the wireless router via USB. [more inside]
posted by Phire on May 18, 2008 - 1 answer

I'm getting slow wireless speeds with the Intel 4965AGN and a Linksys Wireless-b router (BEFW11S4). Do I need to buy a new router? [more inside]
posted by pravit on Mar 11, 2008 - 4 answers

The last two routers I've owned, they needed to be reset every couple days to get my connection back. Now it happens with my new router, after months of it working perfectly. Any ideas? [more inside]
posted by CliffDiving44 on Feb 28, 2008 - 15 answers

Wireless networking problem...help? [more inside]
posted by underwater on Jan 29, 2008 - 14 answers

WirelessFilter: My router has issues. A network cable gives me internet just fine, but if I am using wireless, the network often disconnects and will not connect. A little [more inside]
posted by milestogo on Oct 11, 2007 - 16 answers

Laptop connected to DSL via Linksys WRT54G - Connected by ethernet = no problem. Connected wirelessly = only www.google.com will load. [more inside]
posted by imposster on Sep 4, 2007 - 17 answers

I'm tired of wireless routers that suck. [more inside]
posted by tumult on Jul 7, 2007 - 28 answers

Is there any reason I wouldn't be able to plug two Linksys WRT54G WiFi devices into a Linksys BEFSR81 LAN router? Will the WRT54G's play nice or will they fight with one another, requiring configuration to be done? SSIDs will be different of course.
posted by rolypolyman on May 13, 2007 - 14 answers

Wireless networking: I would like to increase the range of my wireless network inside my apartment. I currently have a Linksys WAP54G hooked up to my wired router. Is the best solution to get another WAP54G or the Linksys Wireless-G Range Expander (WRE54G)? Or would I be better buying a new pair of WAPs? [more inside]
posted by skwm on Jan 25, 2007 - 7 answers

PC laptop wireless issues: Can’t connect to my secure in-house wireless network. Any smart people able to help? [more inside]
posted by Milkman Dan on Jan 21, 2007 - 13 answers

Is there any advantage to having a router and cable modem made by the same company, or is it better to go best of breed in both cases regardless of maker? [more inside]
posted by kookoobirdz on Jan 17, 2007 - 7 answers

Why won't "Instant Wireless Compact USB Adapter Configuration Utility" uninstall, and why does it seem to take up 14.2GB of my hard drive? [more inside]
posted by billtron on Nov 8, 2006 - 6 answers

I have: a Linksys WRT54G and an AirPort Express. I would like: WDS with WPA encryption. [more inside]
posted by holgate on Nov 4, 2006 - 4 answers

Linksys NSLU2 or ASUS WL-500G? I am looking for a wireless, cheap (around $100), Unix-based NAS solution that will let me plug in a couple of USB or SATA drives and do things like serve SSH and run BitTorrent. [more inside]
posted by gentle on Sep 19, 2006 - 8 answers

Why can I not VPN in consistently to work? [more inside]
posted by criticman on Sep 15, 2006 - 7 answers

How do I share wifi and maintain a secure personal wireless network at the same time? [more inside]
posted by beelerspace on Aug 23, 2006 - 8 answers

I have a linksys wireless router, and my question deals with its network key. [more inside]
posted by Scottk on Aug 17, 2006 - 11 answers

How hard is it to do a manual registry cleaning and is it worth paying HP $45 to help me? [more inside]
posted by amethysts on Jun 27, 2006 - 5 answers

I have a Linksys WRT54GC router, and I can't get it to work on my iMac. [more inside]
posted by atom128 on Apr 3, 2006 - 17 answers

Solar powering a linksys router? [more inside]
posted by ph00dz on Mar 12, 2006 - 22 answers

I have a Linksys WRT54G router that has some third party firmware installed on it. It no longer works, so I want to replace it with the original Linksys firmware or something better. [more inside]
posted by bering on May 8, 2005 - 5 answers

LinkSys wireless router, Mac Mini, OS X Tiger setup help needed! [more inside]
posted by TheDonF on May 1, 2005 - 22 answers

As seen here, there are a fair number of alternative firmwares for the popular Linksys WRT54G line of WiFi access points. I'm curious which ones are considered mature and worth investigating? Obviously Sveasoft's offering, but what else should I be testing?
posted by effugas on Apr 6, 2005 - 6 answers

I need some information on a WLAN card problem, if anyone can help. [more inside]
posted by Kosh on Mar 23, 2005 - 3 answers

Last week, I updated my linksys WRT54G's firmware and soon the hardware was dead (I think it was a coincidence). I was stranded without a connection and picked up a brand new WRT54GS which worked ok, but keeps dropping wireless clients and the point will disappear every so often, even though it is only 15 feet away. How can I fix this? (a bit more inside) [more inside]
posted by mathowie on Jan 10, 2005 - 19 answers

Home wireless setup: why does my signal speed vary? [mi] [more inside]
posted by gottabefunky on Aug 13, 2004 - 9 answers

I'm only able to get intermittent Internet access on my small home-network using Comcast Cable and a LinkSys Router. I've exausted all troubleshooting that I can come up with. Details follow. [more inside]
posted by TurkishGolds on Jul 9, 2004 - 11 answers