Problem with Linksys Router

**boob** · 09-07-2003, 07:40 PM

I'm trying to get a network setup for some of our neighbors here in our apartment complex. They signed up for verizon DSL and have it working and all when by itself, but since they are four of them, I recommended getting the BEFSR41 linksys for sharing thier connection. So they found one real cheap on ebay. Problem is now that they got the router, is that when it powers up, the Red Diagnostic light never turns off under the WAN port. According to the online manuals, it recommends resetting or updating the firmware of it. The problem with that is that I can't even get access to the LAN of the router.

If I have just one computer into one of the 4 ports of the router, no WAN connection, and power it up, I should still be able to access the linksys configuration of the router. The router sees the port and turns on, but the diagnostic light still never turns off, and therefore I can't access the 192.168.1.1 IP to get into the configuration. Therefore I can't even update the firmware...

Any ideas on this one?

**ToMo** · 09-08-2003, 02:34 AM

I had some problems with my BEFSR41 too. Go to a command line and double check to see if the router IP is indeed the default one (a simple "ipconfig/all" should do the job). I had my router IP change on me before for some reason unknown to me. I would first of all suggest resetting the router. You have to hold in the reset button for 30 seconds I think to restore to default settings...........

**LaValva** · 09-08-2003, 10:32 AM

Have you tried a hard reset of the router? Hold the reset button for about 15-20 seconds and that should reset the router to factory settings. Or... It may have been "real cheap" for a reason unfortunately.

EDIT: Sorry about that, didn't see this was already suggested.

**boob** · 09-08-2003, 10:36 AM

I did try hard resetting it, the little thing is quite the bugger... I'll try that all again and report back...thanks guys!

**russ_watters** · 09-08-2003, 10:37 AM

Sounds like its bad (if the reset doesn't work). Exchange it.

**Un4given** · 09-08-2003, 01:45 PM

If the reset doesn't work then the router is bad. This is one reason I won't buy from eScam...errr, I mean eBay. Good luck with the reset.

09-07-2003, 07:40 PM	#1
boob Hammerhead Shark Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: PA Posts: 1,342	Problem with Linksys Router I'm trying to get a network setup for some of our neighbors here in our apartment complex. They signed up for verizon DSL and have it working and all when by itself, but since they are four of them, I recommended getting the BEFSR41 linksys for sharing thier connection. So they found one real cheap on ebay. Problem is now that they got the router, is that when it powers up, the Red Diagnostic light never turns off under the WAN port. According to the online manuals, it recommends resetting or updating the firmware of it. The problem with that is that I can't even get access to the LAN of the router. If I have just one computer into one of the 4 ports of the router, no WAN connection, and power it up, I should still be able to access the linksys configuration of the router. The router sees the port and turns on, but the diagnostic light still never turns off, and therefore I can't access the 192.168.1.1 IP to get into the configuration. Therefore I can't even update the firmware... Any ideas on this one? __________________ Antec P180 w/ Enermax Liberty 500w AMD Opteron 165 Artic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro Asus A8N-SLI Premium OCZ 2GB PC4000 Gold OCZ5002048ELGE-K eVGA 7900GT 256MB Dell 2407FPW + Samsung 181T NEC DVDRW 2xWD2500KD SoundBlaster X-Fi XtremeMusic Logitech Z560 4.1 / Sennheiser HD 280 Pro's Windows XP Professional SP2 / Vista RC2 Dell Inspiron 8600 - 1.4ghz, 512MB DDR, DVD+R/+RW, WSXGA+, Radeon 9000, 40GB

09-08-2003, 02:34 AM	#2
ToMo Tiger Shark Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: HERE Posts: 903	I had some problems with my BEFSR41 too. Go to a command line and double check to see if the router IP is indeed the default one (a simple "ipconfig/all" should do the job). I had my router IP change on me before for some reason unknown to me. I would first of all suggest resetting the router. You have to hold in the reset button for 30 seconds I think to restore to default settings........... __________________ P5W DH Deluxe \| C2D E6600 \| 4x1gb PC900 \| 2x250gb WD Raid 0 \| CPNPS9500 w/ AS5 \| X-Fi XtremeMusic \| eVGA 8800GTS 320mb \| TruePower 550w \| Acer AL2423W XBLA:Rott3n \| xfire:tomo78

09-08-2003, 10:32 AM	#3
LaValva Hammerhead Shark Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Eastern PA Posts: 1,579	Have you tried a hard reset of the router? Hold the reset button for about 15-20 seconds and that should reset the router to factory settings. Or... It may have been "real cheap" for a reason unfortunately. EDIT: Sorry about that, didn't see this was already suggested. __________________ www.anyouth.com Asus A7N8X Deluxe \| Athlon XP 2200+ \| 1 GB PC-2700 HyperX \| MSI GeForce Ti4600 \| Sony Multiscan G420 \| Lite-On 52x32x52x CD/RW \| Logitech MX 500 \| Western Digital 250 GB SE \| Maxtor 120 GB w/8mb Cache \| Soundblaster Audigy 2 Platinum \| Logitech Z560 \| Sennheiser HD-212 \| Dell Inspiron 600m Last edited by LaValva; 09-08-2003 at 10:37 AM.

09-08-2003, 10:36 AM	#4
boob Hammerhead Shark Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: PA Posts: 1,342	I did try hard resetting it, the little thing is quite the bugger... I'll try that all again and report back...thanks guys! __________________ Antec P180 w/ Enermax Liberty 500w AMD Opteron 165 Artic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro Asus A8N-SLI Premium OCZ 2GB PC4000 Gold OCZ5002048ELGE-K eVGA 7900GT 256MB Dell 2407FPW + Samsung 181T NEC DVDRW 2xWD2500KD SoundBlaster X-Fi XtremeMusic Logitech Z560 4.1 / Sennheiser HD 280 Pro's Windows XP Professional SP2 / Vista RC2 Dell Inspiron 8600 - 1.4ghz, 512MB DDR, DVD+R/+RW, WSXGA+, Radeon 9000, 40GB

09-08-2003, 10:37 AM	#5
russ_watters Mako Shark Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Philadelphia, PA, USA Posts: 4,401	Sounds like its bad (if the reset doesn't work). Exchange it. __________________ Desktop: Athlon XP 2500+/333 @12*180, 2x 512pc3200 DC, Epox 8rda (nforce2), X800 XL 256MB, WD 200 GB, Lite-On 4x +- DVDRW Laptop: Dell Inspiron, Centrino Duo 1.83ghz, 1GB Ram, 100 GB HD, 256 MB Radeon 1400, 17" widescreen display www.russsscope.net

09-08-2003, 01:45 PM	#6
Un4given Super Villain Moderator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Salt Lake City, UT United States Posts: 22,278	If the reset doesn't work then the router is bad. This is one reason I won't buy from eScam...errr, I mean eBay. Good luck with the reset. __________________ Prince of the OC Crusaders Intel Q6600 2.4GHz @ 3.23GHz (357MHz x 9) Zalman CNPS7000B-CU Asus P5Q-E/6GB Patriot DDR2-800 XFX Radeon HD4890 Creative Labs X-Fi XtremeGamer 500GB/200GB/80GB Seagate SATA (7200RPM) Asus 20x DVD-RW DL DVD-RW

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