soemthing else to consider, if you get to the point of ending the device is to try the ddwrt firmware, its a tailored linux distribution for the wrt routers. http://www.dd-wrt.com/dd-wrtv3/index.php it might be one last item to save the device before you decide its a brick. On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 11:13 PM, Craig White wrote: > On Mon, 2009-03-16 at 20:31 -0700, Mark Jarvis wrote: >> >> I have a laptop connected via wireless & two computers connected via >> cable to a Linksys WRT54G router which is connected to a Linksys cable >> modem. Most of the time everything is OK but every day or four the >> router & the cable modem quit talking. When this happens, unplugging >> the router for 15 or 20 seconds fixes the problem. Friend wife is >> getting very tired of the interruptions & says "If that router isn't >> working right, get a new one!" >> >> Before I spend the $$ for a new router, I decided to try upgrading the >> firmware on what I have. I went to Linksys.com & downloaded a firmware >> upgrade. I was going to do the recommended backup of the router >> settings before installing it, but I can't connect to the the blasted >> router! As instructed, I tried connecting to MailScanner warning: >> numerical links are often malicious: http://192.168.1.1/. I've tried >> from Seamonkey, Mozilla, & IE7 and get "Network Timeout" from all. > ---- > are you certain that is the address of the router? > > If on Linux, the last line of the command 'route -n' lists the gateway > address...is it really 192.168.1.1 ? (that is the default address for a > Linksys WRTG54G but it's possible you changed it). > > Craig > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. Stephen --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss