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

Last week, I unplugged and plugged back in my Linksys WRT54GX4 wireless router. Since then, I haven't been able to connect to the internet through it, either wirelessly or through a wired connection through the router. The internet works fine if I plug the ethernet cable from the modem directly into my computer. I can also access the router's settings through my browser when I'm plugged into it. In the settings, it shows the internet as unavailable. But all the little status (including the internet one) on the front of router seem to indicate that everything is working fine. Firmware is up-to-date. Help! [more inside]
posted by Dasein on Sep 17, 2009 - 7 answers

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

How do I really - no, really - put my home server in my Linksys WRT350N router's DMZ? The router says it is, but it clearly isn't. [more inside]
posted by scruss on May 23, 2009 - 9 answers

My Linksys WRT54G becomes unresponsive about 2 minutes after boot if the WiFi is on. This prevents Internet access even for wired clients. This does not happen if I quickly get into the router at boot and disable WiFi. Any ideas? Should I move to DD-WRT? [more inside]
posted by Xoder on Oct 26, 2008 - 13 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'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

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

I just picked up an Apple Airport Extreme and am attempting to integrate it into my home network, and my old router is jealous. My intent is to use the Airport to serve IP addresses to all my devices via DHCP, and use its wireless capabilities for my 802.11g computers (looking forward to 802.11n). I've pressed my old Linksys WRT54G into use providing wireless access to my 802.11b devices (2 wifi Internet radios), to isolate them from dragging down the .g devices' wireless access speeds. [more inside]
posted by DandyRandy on Nov 26, 2007 - 9 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

I have a Windows 2000 server that is sitting in a public IP network. I can not figure out how I can get it to talk to my domain controller that is sitting in a private IP network with a linksys WRT54G sitting in between. Will port mapping solve this? I have already tried putting the domain controller in the WRT54G's DMZ. That did not seem to work.
posted by zzztimbo on Sep 19, 2007 - 10 answers

What's the best router for a small business? [more inside]
posted by Macboy on Sep 11, 2007 - 20 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

What can I do to fix this DHCP problem with my Linksys router? [more inside]
posted by Yelling At Nothing on Aug 14, 2007 - 10 answers

Help me figure out whether or not my parents' home wifi is password-protected. [more inside]
posted by diastematic on Aug 1, 2007 - 14 answers

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

Why is it that my WiFi doesn't work unless I go to TCP IP Settings > Advanced and delete the Default Gateway? [more inside]
posted by zek on May 30, 2007 - 5 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

Help! Strange networking issues... can a mac cause a router to go completely bonkers? [more inside]
posted by zia on May 3, 2007 - 9 answers

Why can't I maintain a stable internet connection, and what can I do to fix it? [more inside]
posted by Glitter Ninja on Apr 18, 2007 - 11 answers

My cable connection keeps losing connection when UPnP is enabled, but I need it enabled to keep my Xbox360s connected. Why is this happening? [more inside]
posted by CliffDiving44 on Mar 7, 2007 - 1 answer

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

I can't figure out how to password-protect my wireless internet connection. [more inside]
posted by grumblebee on Oct 27, 2006 - 10 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

Why can't I access craigslist (and only craigslist)? [more inside]
posted by ellanea on Jun 26, 2006 - 7 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

Why in the hell does my DHCP router (Linksys WRT54G) not actually see my IP phone? [more inside]
posted by TeamBilly on Feb 27, 2006 - 10 answers

How come when my laptop is jacked into an Ethernet cable (going to a regular router then to DSL) my Internet connection works fine, but when I jack my Linksys WRT54G Wifi Router into the same cable and connect through my wireless card, I don't have an Internet connection? The Linksys front-end shows a good connection to the WiFi. [more inside]
posted by shannymara on Dec 14, 2005 - 15 answers

Who makes a reliable home firewall/router? [more inside]
posted by b1tr0t on Oct 25, 2005 - 17 answers

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

PacketFilter: (Ha! Double entendre!) I need to set up a firewall/router box for a client because their Linksys router isn't doing what they need anymore. [More past the firewall] [more inside]
posted by SpecialK on Jan 7, 2005 - 9 answers

Since I put in a Linksys Firewall/Router on my Cable connection, I cannot access Hotmail...it just times out [more inside] [more inside]
posted by keep it tight on Dec 12, 2004 - 3 answers

My laptop can no longer receive the Internet! The internet comes, via DSL, into my DESKTOP pc. The Desktop's DSL modem is hooked up to a LinkSys Wireless-B router, which broadcasts the Internet signal to my laptop. The lights on the LynkSys are blinking as usual. My desktop is receiving the web just fine. My laptop IS showing the little "connected" (two-computers) icon in the system tray, and when I hover over it, it says "Wireless Network Connection... Speed 11.0 Mbps, Signal Strength: Excellent." But when I start of a browser, I can't get to any page. I CAN get to the same pages on my desktop. Help! [more inside]
posted by grumblebee on Aug 30, 2004 - 11 answers

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

I have a Linksys 4 port Cable/DSL router, and two computers. I am having a LAN party tonight with one or two more machines, but I can't move the router to another room, where my friends will be. I'm not too worried about lost packets, am I able to use a 100TX hub (intel) while keeping the internet gateway and be able to see all my computers?
posted by Keyser Soze on Dec 10, 2003 - 7 answers