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Old 10-22-2006, 05:14 PM
John Navas
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Default Re: New laptop, having trouble with WiFi

On Sat, 21 Oct 2006 20:31:26 -0700, Jeff Liebermann
<jeffl@comix.santa-cruz.ca.us> wrote in
<5golj291kce44416ov57stf37pellqiq4q@4ax.com>:

>Well, I'm also mystified. I'm trying to go through the possible
>assumptions in case we missed something. I suggest you concentrate on
>the router. Turn OFF literally every enhancement and feature turning
>it into a very basic wireless router. That means turning off Super-G
>or Turbo-G (I forgot which one is used in the WGT624). Check your
>WGT624 firmware version to insure it's the latest. Turn off MAC
>filtering and such. Might as well turn off 802.11b compatibility.
>Leave RTS/CTS flow control and fragmentation at defaults. Check the
>log and status pages for any clues. If desperate, punch the reset
>button and start from scratch.


My advice is to save the router settings to disk (over a wired
connection or a good wireless connection), make sure the latest firmware
is installed, and hard reset the router. I've seen cases where
everything looked OK in the web interface, but only a hard reset got the
router solidly back in business.

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Best regards, FAQ for Wireless Internet: <http://Wireless.wikia.com>
John Navas FAQ for Wi-Fi: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi>
Wi-Fi How To: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi_HowTo>
Fixes to Wi-Fi Problems: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi_Fixes>

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