no internet, network down

Swan · Post by **Swan** » 20 Apr 2007, 02:37

Ok guys well recently my household broadband has effectively died.

It is a wireless network, and recently all three machines have had problems connecting to the internet, we cant get MSN, nor can we even access any webpage save for google. This is a problem suffered by all three machines, and I dont know whats going on.

Post by **bad_brain** » 20 Apr 2007, 04:56

hmm....weird....is there a firewall on the wireless access point? if yes disable it and try again...

Nerdz · Post by **Nerdz** » 20 Apr 2007, 05:33

What I would try in priority order:

1. Resetting the router, test it.
2. Connecting to the router via 192.168.0.1 or 192.168.1.1 or whatever and make sure that everything is ok.
3. Google the router model and maybe with *wireless problem* keyword.
4. Connecting my computer directly to the router.
5. Flashing my router( install the latest firmware) BE CAREFULL, before you do this, verify the current firmware you have and download it. Also, get a firmware updater because if you only rely on the router to update the firmware and it fails, your toast. If you have a firmware updater, you can(directly from your desktop, you don't have to be on your router configuration page...(It will not connect anyway if you corrupt the firmware)) Also, read review about your firmware and the firmware you are about to install. Sometimes it cans become tricky.

Hope this help

Swan · Post by **Swan** » 20 Apr 2007, 07:11

guys I posted that post from my local library, and three hours later, without doing a single thing to my computer, or indeed any other computer on the network, the connection was fine again.

Nerdz · Post by **Nerdz** » 20 Apr 2007, 07:36

Oh THANKS FOR WASTING OUR PRECIOUS TIME...

Kidding

Great it works fine now!

I had the same issue except I was wired. I think sometimes ISP want to test their customer support so they cut-off the speed by 10

Anyway, I'm glad everything work for you now

Swan · Post by **Swan** » 20 Apr 2007, 07:40

yeah sorry guys dont know what happended

Thing is I have noticedweird thinga round my computer such as system restore being turned off, etc. I did recently have a spate of Trojans on my machine, could that caused the network to shut down?

Nerdz · Post by **Nerdz** » 20 Apr 2007, 07:42

If it's a malware... it's strange that you have it back without you having fix anything right?

Maybe verify on the router that all the comps connected are yours... because if someone dled pron on with your router at 800k/s it may affect a bit your connection

Post by **bad_brain** » 20 Apr 2007, 07:44

um, well, I have system restore turned off all the time because it's kinda useless anyway. have you done a new install or simply removed the trojans? if I would have an infection (well, kinda never happens) I would kill the whole system and do a complete new OS install...because you never know what damages the malware caused...

but well, you said it's fine again now, so it was most likely an ISP problem....if you want to you could even call your ISP support hotline and ask if they had a problem....

gmz23 · Post by **gmz23** » 27 May 2007, 22:01

tri restarting the firewall and putting it on

Post by **computathug** » 27 May 2007, 22:44

plz check the dates before posting this topic is dead.....

come on guys