I'm really puzzled by this one. I'm working on someone's computer/network because they can't get online. It's a wireless connection to a Dell laptop via cable internet via a Linksys WRT54G wireless router. I set up the network with a standard WPA encryption to the router and it worked fine, but stopped working shortly thereafter. Now it will not work at all. You see, it connects to the router just fine, 5 bars "excellent" signal, but can not get internet access. I also tried connecting it to the computer via network cable; no go. It wouldn't work with a non-secure open network, either.
Now, the computer itself works fine, I've tested it on my personal wireless network so the card and software is functional. I also tested the computer at this person's house by bypassing the router and connecting it directly to the modem via ethernet cat5 cable. This worked fine. At this point I said to myself, ok, since it works fine at my house on my wireless network, and it works fine at their house when bypassing the router, it must be the router. I reset(30 second hard reset) the WRT54G 2 times just to make sure it was the router, still didn't work.
We then went out and bought a new router. Set it up with just a basic open network, it connected fine with the laptop, 5 green bars "excellent" connection just like the old router. And, just like the old router, the internet was inaccessible.
Any ideas here? I'm boggled
Now, the computer itself works fine, I've tested it on my personal wireless network so the card and software is functional. I also tested the computer at this person's house by bypassing the router and connecting it directly to the modem via ethernet cat5 cable. This worked fine. At this point I said to myself, ok, since it works fine at my house on my wireless network, and it works fine at their house when bypassing the router, it must be the router. I reset(30 second hard reset) the WRT54G 2 times just to make sure it was the router, still didn't work.
We then went out and bought a new router. Set it up with just a basic open network, it connected fine with the laptop, 5 green bars "excellent" connection just like the old router. And, just like the old router, the internet was inaccessible.
Any ideas here? I'm boggled