Re: Help with Netgear Router (Says Automatic)

On Jun 20, 8:05 am, Desperado <Desperado.2sh...@no-
mx.wirelessforums.org> wrote:
> Hi I was wondering you somebody could offer me some help on my wireless
> network, the problem is pretty simple. The wireless network works fine
> with no problems for majority of the day, however 3-4 times a day im
> facing problems. The problem is that my laptops cannot connect to the
> wireless network, when double clicking on the wireless network icon on
> the toolbar the window which appears says 'automatic' where it should
> say 'connected'. A print screen of this can be seen below:
>
> http://i19.tinypic.com/66bh0l2.jpg
>
> The only way this problem gets solved is by taking the power cable out
> of the back of the router waiting for a few seconds and then putting
> the cable back into the router. I know some may say why don't I just
> do this, however the problem is that the wireless router is located two
> houses away and I don't have the key to the room where the router is
> kept, it gets opened about 6, so all day up until 6 I have no access to
> the router. I have gone other ways if doing this by cutting the whole
> electricity to the house but again this is not good as other appliances
> in the house shouldn't be turned off. Is there a simpler way to
> basically turn the power on and off to the router from my laptop? Why
> does it do it?
>
> Its a Netgear router, connected to a NIC card in a computer, the
> computer and the laptops are running XP, however 1 laptop is on Vista.
>
> Thanks
>
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Um, umm...I think you are not getting answers because it's hard to
decide what to tell you.

I'd read the manual and get to know the router's management interface.
Every router has one and you take care of all the settings there,
usually by typing in an address in your internet browser.

Once you know how to use that, I'd be looking at the settings and
testing it with the security turned off for a day, if you can afford
the risk, to see that changes anything.

It might be fixable with a firmware update. Check the Netgear site
for latest firmware once you get familiar enough with the interface to
do updates.

In our router you can reboot it from anywhere on the LAN but obviously
not if you don't have a connection. I don't know how the Netgear is.

Cheers,
Steve