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touchstone57

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    Connectiong troubles
    « on: July 22, 2007, 06:35:12 AM »
    I'm having some problem getting the internet connecting to my computer. (I am using a router)

    Its been working fine for weeks, when I turned it on this morning it just wouldnt work. It told me "limited or no connectivity" and it just wouldnt do anything.

    The strange thing is, the internet is working on my other computer, just not this one, and they use the same router. When checking the computer I typed in "ipconfig" in command prompt and there was no "defualt gateway" adress, which means I didnt register the router even though that was how it is connected.

    I managed to access my router settingws but now I cant even access them at all.

    Yes I turned fire off and have all neccesary ports opened.

    Please help me.

    (ps. I have even tried connecting to the main internet without using a router and I got the same message)
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      Re: Connectiong troubles
      « Reply #1 on: July 22, 2007, 07:14:57 AM »
      Reboot the router.
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      touchstone57

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        Re: Connectiong troubles
        « Reply #2 on: July 22, 2007, 08:15:12 AM »
        how do I do that?

        Turn the power off? Cause I've done that about 5 times.


        Plus, as I said, I connected my Ethernet cable to the main internet connection (which isnt a router) so hmm...
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          « Reply #3 on: July 22, 2007, 08:24:33 AM »
          Leave the problem machine running. Disconnect  the router power for about 10 seconds. Reconnect power. After the router boots, wait another 10 seconds then check the machine.
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          touchstone57

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            Re: Connectiong troubles
            « Reply #4 on: July 22, 2007, 12:24:40 PM »
            No that doesnt work.
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            touchstone57

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              Re: Connectiong troubles
              « Reply #5 on: July 22, 2007, 12:54:40 PM »
              I found the problem is the router after all.

              I don't know what I can do about it? How do I reset router settings to default?

              Is there perhaps any drivers for my router I can install (I have lost the cd). I have a Buffalo Turbo - G airstation router, but I don't see any firmware/drivers on there.

              Edit:
              To give full scope of the problem, here are all the error messages.

              It says "Limited or no connectivity" when I power on,

              I have no idea what this is but it opens a menu which the option to repair but when i tried fixing it says "Repair local area connection... " then eventually it says 
              "Windows could not repair the problem because the following action could not be completed:
              Renewing your ip address"
              « Last Edit: July 22, 2007, 01:15:39 PM by touchstone57 »
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                Re: Connectiong troubles
                « Reply #6 on: July 22, 2007, 01:19:29 PM »
                There are different G stations I see.
                Can you check Here and give us the exact model.
                Then we can start looking for a firmware update.

                Jonas ;)

                Edit: Are you sure its the router?
                Why do you think that?
                That error message is normal I get it ones a month it is solved when I reset my router.
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                touchstone57

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                  Re: Connectiong troubles
                  « Reply #7 on: July 22, 2007, 01:55:21 PM »
                  I'm definately, 120% sure its the router. Whenever I connect to my main internet connection it works fine, but as soon as it goes in the router I get that error message.

                  Edit: My mistake, I believe I have the Buffalo Buffalo AirStation WHR-G54S , but it may not be there because it does it out of date.

                  http://www.buffalotech.com/support/downloads/wireless-g-125-high-speed-broadband-router-and-access-point-with-high-gain-antenna/

                  « Last Edit: July 22, 2007, 02:08:18 PM by touchstone57 »
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                    Re: Connectiong troubles
                    « Reply #8 on: July 22, 2007, 02:17:10 PM »
                    Did you try to install the latest firmware?

                    Jonas ;)
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                    touchstone57

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                      Re: Connectiong troubles
                      « Reply #9 on: July 22, 2007, 02:32:23 PM »
                      how do I install the firmware?

                      Don't I need to have access to the router itself?

                      I cant access the settings anymore. I connect my computer to the router but it doesn't work, I trying accessing the settings using 192.168.11.1 but nothing.

                      I went in command prompt, typed "ipconfig" but it doesn't even register a default gateway (router ip) even though it is connected.
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                        « Reply #10 on: July 22, 2007, 02:34:23 PM »
                        You told us there was a computer who could access the Router.
                        try to update the firmware true that computer.
                        Looks like you know who to do it after you connected.

                        Jonas ;)
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                        touchstone57

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                          « Reply #11 on: July 22, 2007, 02:51:47 PM »
                          Well, this is the strangest thing.

                          I only get it working but I have to do a kick start from the main, reboot internet hardware then switch Ethernet cable from the main to the router.

                          But the strangest thing is, it still doesn't recognize it as the router, When using Ipconfig it registers the ip adress as my main one (from my ISP) which is what I get when I'm not using a router, which is strange. Because of this I cant access my settings.

                          But it's a hassle to do this every time I want the internet, and there are other computers 
                          lacking in internet.
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                            « Reply #12 on: July 22, 2007, 02:59:35 PM »
                            Did it ever crossed your mind that the router is broken?
                            I mean like a hardware malfunction.
                            I'm sorry to say this but if you're unable to access the router even with use of a cable then I think there's nothing left.
                            I hope I'm wrong but I'm afraid I'm not.
                            What I would try is to pull out the plug and leave it for a night. (you never know and you don't have anything to lose.)
                            theoreticly that wouldn't solve at thing but sometime technology is a strange thing.
                            You might want to check the book if there is any way who you can total reset that thing.
                            Sometimes there is a tiny hole in the back of the router.
                            (Sometimes its marked with reset sometimes it isn't.)

                            Jonas ;)
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                            touchstone57

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                              « Reply #13 on: July 22, 2007, 03:41:38 PM »
                              Well I will reset it (I think) but it still acted the same. Stupid thing is it will only allow one connection at a time, which is pretty pointless as a router.

                              I will try leaving overnight. You never know it may work, because it broke overnight when I hadn't changed any of the settings.
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                                « Reply #14 on: July 23, 2007, 01:33:04 PM »
                                Did it work?
                                does the router has that button?
                                If it has try pressing it when its turn on and when it plugged out.

                                Jonas ;)
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                                touchstone57

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                                  Re: Connectiong troubles
                                  « Reply #15 on: July 24, 2007, 05:26:04 AM »
                                  Well that wasn't the thing that worked.

                                  I'm not exactly sure what fixed it, but I put in a new Ethernet cable, is it possible that my old one was corrupt? It works fine now.
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                                    « Reply #16 on: July 24, 2007, 03:54:37 PM »
                                    Yep it perfectly possible!
                                    That will be the problem.(Was the problem)

                                    Jonas ;)
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                                      Re: Connectiong troubles
                                      « Reply #17 on: August 08, 2007, 08:02:15 AM »

                                      Perhaps the copper pins at the end of your old ethernet cable had broken. That can sometimes happen if you use it for several years.
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