Dead router....again

Am I the only user that seems to have to buy a new linksys router every 8 months to a year? I love linksys and will buy them forever since they tend to last longer than most routers out there, but I seem to have to buy a new one every year or so because the last one decided to die.
Before anyone asks, I own a small Managed I.T. business and use these on a regular basis. I've done everything from the standard power cycling to flashing the router with the newest firmware. The router is even well away from other items and has nothing nearby so overheating isn't an issue.
Right now my wrt160n has stopped working. It drops all internet connection and now the wireless is completly dead. Guess it's time to buy another.

Your router has lost it's configuration...You need to re-configure your router...
As your Internet Service Providor is Cable follow this
To change the Wireless Settings follow the link here

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Dead Router?

I believe I have a dead router. When you go to plug the router in, the last 5 lights light up for about a quarter of a second and then hide, unless if a internet connection was detected with the router. But the power light plugged in does not show, only a very dim light. I looked some info online, and it may be bricked, but with the info I am looking at, I think it is worse than that. Also, when I connect the router to my computer, I get a 169.254.*.* IP address, and the computer says "Limited or No Connectivity." Someone... HELP!

Before doing the following steps, you have to connect the modem to the
router's Internet Port and the computer to the Ethernet Port Number 1.
1. Press and hold the reset button for 30 seconds.
2. Then, unplug the power keep holding down the reset button for
another 30 Seconds.
3. Plug back the power back in, and keep holding down the reset button
for 30 Seconds.
4. Release the reset button.
Check the Ip address ... if not getting valid Ip ..assign the static Ip & try accessing the setup page ....

Dead Battery Again

Motorola Droid RAZR Maxx HD - Software upgraded to KitKat May 22, 2014
So, ever since the update was installed (which took 1.5 hours to install) I have had constant issues with having to charge my Droid. I can use the phone for about maybe a couple of hours and then I have to plug the phone back in to charge again. BEFORE the update, I could charge my phone over night as usual and the next morning at 5 a.m. unplug the phone and I could use apps during the day and by the end of the day still have at least 35% of a battery. Now, I given the same time frame, I have to recharge every two or three hours.
What's up with this update and what issues are being taken to resolve it. This was such an awesome phone before the update and now it is becoming a nightmare to use. Please, help all of us with this because I have been a committed Verizon customer for a very long time.
P.S. I have already completed a Factory Reset twice and the issue still has not been resolved.

Thanks for posting this, because every rep at Verizon keeps telling me they have heard no issues of this sort (do they nto check their own boards or google), and that there are not notices that they have seen..**!!!
I also love how they try to push issues off on Android...while this MAY be the case in this instance, we ALL KNOW that verizon "tweaks" the software to their liking...
I have done the suggested "safe mode" and letting the battery totally go flat (not like I had a choice in several instance) with no change in behavior...I have even removed apps that I was able to put on my tablet...perhaps if they gave us the option to delete the crap/bloatware they load on the phones, I might not be so ****** off over this whole issue...
I started today, at 7:30 at 100%...did a few texts...maybe 5, and took one short call, and my phone was dead before 6:00 pm...really?
Somebody needs to get this **** problem fixed...I am not always where a battery charger can be plugged in...
Come on verizon...we know your customer service is lacking, but face the fact that people have issues with this "update" and either get it fixed, or give us a way to roll it back to the previous version!

Secure my router again

i have this old router linksys wrt54g v4 and it was once secured i moved and can not afford to get charged to have it secured again i just need a note i can get it secured without help if i knew how to. is there a way or must o wait save up to buy a router that is covered under warrenty to get it secured or should i just throw your product in the garbage and rent one from my internet service provider with out being charged for a question on how to secure a product someone spent 150 bucks on

Connect a computer to the router with the Ethernet cable.
Open the Internet browse and in the address bat=r type http://192.168.1.1 . Log in to the router setup. The default password for Linksys router is admin, leave the user name blank.
Go to Wireless tab and change the name of wireless network. Click on Wireless security sub tab. Change the wireless security mode to WPA and enter the password for your wireless network. Save the settings.
Now try to connect to the new wireless network.

Confirmation of dead router

Hello, Merry XMAS all, last night my area experienced a power outage (not the first) and now my router does not appear to be working as expected. I am thinking the router is dead. I have performed a soft reset sever times and a hard reset numerous times, but the power LED appears to be flashing at a rate around 5 to 10 Hz, the LEDs for the four Ethernet connections and the WAN LED are flashing at a rate around 2 to 3 Hz in sync. According the the following link if the power LED is flashing it indicates the router may be dead or probably is. http://forums.linksys.com/linksys/board/message?board.id=Wireless_Routers&thread.id=6874&view=by_date_ascending&page=2 From the ping activity I was able to capture the following: Request timed out. Request timed out. Request timed out. Request timed out. Request timed out. Request timed out. Hardware error. Hardware error. Hardware error. Hardware error. Hardware error. Hardware error. Destination host unreachable. Destination host unreachable. Destination host unreachable. Destination host unreachable. Destination host unreachable. Request timed out. Request timed out. Request timed out. Request timed out. Request timed out. Request timed out. Request timed out. Request timed out. Hardware error. Hardware error. Hardware error. Hardware error. Hardware error. Hardware error. Destination host unreachable. Destination host unreachable. From the wireshark log I never saw a BOOTP message. I am able to connect to the internet, but my IP appears to be my WAN address and this was confirmed by going to http://whatismyip.com/ I am assuming the Linksys router has a pass-though fail-safe mode and this is why my IP is my WAN address which is assigned by my cable provider. I am just looking for either confirmation or perhaps another way of correcting the issue. I am not able to obtain access to the router configuration page as I tried the default address of 192.168.1.1; even tried 192.168.0.1 and 192.182.172.1 (which I had assigned after configuration for the gateway address). Is there a way to get to the router's configuration page or reflash the device? I am hoping a reflash my fix the device, but I can't flash the device without a valid address. Any suggestions or should I get another router and put a surge protector between the outlet and the device this time around? Thanks Mark

Hello, (sorry about the initial post as I didn't realize the CR would not translate very well, so I am reposting the question so it can be read better)
Merry XMAS all, last night my area experienced a power outage (not the first) and now my router does not appear to be working as expected. I am thinking the router is dead. I have performed a soft reset sever times and a hard reset numerous times, but the power LED appears to be flashing at a rate around 5 to 10 Hz, the LEDs for the four Ethernet connections and the WAN LED are flashing at a rate around 2 to 3 Hz in sync. According the the following link if the power LED is flashing it indicates the router may be dead or probably is.
http://forums.linksys.com/linksys/board/message?board.id=Wireless_Routers&thread.id=6874&view=by_date_ascending&page=2
From the ping activity I was able to capture the following:
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Hardware error.
Hardware error.
Hardware error.
Hardware error.
Hardware error.
Hardware error.
Destination host unreachable.
Destination host unreachable.
Destination host unreachable.
Destination host unreachable.
Destination host unreachable.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Hardware error.
Hardware error.
Hardware error.
Hardware error.
Hardware error.
Hardware error.
Destination host unreachable.
Destination host unreachable.
From the wireshark log I never saw a BOOTP message as indicated in the link above. I am able to connect to the internet, but my IP appears to be my WAN address and this was confirmed by going to http://whatismyip.com/ I am assuming the Linksys router has a pass-though fail-safe mode and this is why my IP is my WAN address which is assigned by my cable provider.
I am just looking for either confirmation or perhaps another way of correcting the issue. I am not able to obtain access to the router configuration page as I tried the default address of 192.168.1.1; even tried 192.168.0.1 and 192.182.172.1 (which I had assigned after configuration for the gateway address).
Is there a way to get to the router's configuration page or reflash the device? I am hoping a reflash my fix the device, but I can't flash the device without a valid address. Any suggestions or should I get another router and put a surge protector between the outlet and the device this time around?
Thanks Mark

Dead Mac AGAIN after Apple Repairs.

Hello,
I'm back again with the same problem as my previous posts. Once again I have had my computer back from apple for repairs, once again Its been working fine, but now mysteriously will not start up. (Kernel panics on start up with not prior warning or anything seeming strange). Once again I've followed the usual steps, safe booting, re installation of the operating system, a complete rebuild with disk warrior and resetting this and that. no joy.
This is all getting a bit of a joke now. The machine has been in for repairs three times and has failed again each time within a number of weeks. I can't think of anything else to do other than try for a replacement machine. They obviously cannot locate the problem (they have replaced the hard drive, logic board, ramx2, monitor and have carried out three sets of 'Hardware Repairs' costing more than a new machine itself!) Surely I must now qualify for a replacement? I'm tired of speaking to technical advisers suggesting they know whats wrong and would like to carry out repairs just to go through the whole process not even three weeks later.
Does anyone have any suggestions/advice?
Unfortunately being a recent design graduate I cannot afford a new mac or much time without a functional machine.
Thanks.

Neil, since Apple have had three goes at it, and the same problem keeps cropping up, I would suggest calling Apple Customer Relations at 800-767-2775 and gently, but firmly, suggesting that it may be time for Apple to replace your machine. If the first level of responder gives you no joy, asked to be moved up the ladder till you get someone who has the authority to permit a replacement.
Let us know how you make out,

Dead Phone (Again)

Hi All,
My Lumia 800, and decided not to switch it’s self on again. It’s just a black screen, and doesn’t respond to any button presses.
I’ve tried charging overnight, and holding the buttons to reset it. But with no luck.
The same issue has occurred 7 times now! And requires me to send it back to Nokia for re-flashing.
Has anyone else has this this issue reoccurring, as it’s beyond a joke.
What are the chances of Nokia replacing the phone?
Thanks,
Martin,

What are the chances of Nokia replacing the phone? Depends on which country. In an EU country or in U.S. you have leverage. In Asian and ME countries especially India with weak consumer laws, no chance.

K8N NEO2 Platinum Dead once again

This is my second K8N NEO2 that dies!!!! What is going on at MSI I mean what are the odds? Both boards have worked fine in about 3 days but for some reason just died on the fourth day.
I RMA the first one and talked with the store where I bought it and they said the board was totally dead so they sended me a new one. Now this one died so I will send this one back and take my money back. Is there anyone that have experienced this problem?
BTW my PSU is an Antec TruePower 430W and yes I know that it has a weak 12V line but what kind of board needs more than 20A? And if the PSU is to weak as some say, how can the board be killed by the PSU? I have also tested the PSU and it's nothing wrong with it.

crar,
The short answers to your questions are no and no . The reason being that the board flexs all the time while it is in the case. It also heats up and expands unevenly causing uneven flexing. It might just be that the metal piece hasn't hit the right spot to cause a short and that over several days the odds are much higher that it will. You may never have noticed on your previouos board because there may not have been anything shortable near the metal piece.
A UPS is fairly effective at blocking AC line transients. It is a good idea to have one regardless of whether the power in your area is poor or not, but a necessity if it is.
RB

My retina laptop has crashed after using processing program HOW DO I START MY DEAD LAPTOP again

my laptop is warm hot and it is not plugged in too
WHY ?
what is going on ??
please and tthank you

It took my laptop to the doctor .... they don't know what is happening .... they will tell mme in two to three days ... gees!!! ... how does one complete a deadline NOW!?!

VPN works 1-2 times then stops, if I reboot router, it works again

I have a Mac Pro Leopard Server sitting behind my AP Extreme with VPN ports forwarded. The router will let me connect from the internet to the server one or two times using VPN without any problems but then the next time I try to log in, the router will not let any VPN traffic flow to the server (nothing shows up in server's VPN logs, even though internet still works). If I reboot the router, I can connect again using VPN but if I disconnect and reconnect a couple times, there will always come a time when I cannot reconnect until I reboot the router again. Rinse and repeat.
Nothing seems to be showing up in the router's logs either, although it keeps repeating that "administrative access denied to:" followed by my server's local IP address. But I notice that it will say this even during the times I can connect.
What is going on?
Message was edited by: johnthomjr

have you fixed this? I am having similar problem on one or our servers (10.5) behind a Cisco router. I never have this problem with our servers (10.4) behind APE's. I have gone so far as to make this particular server the DMZ host for the LAN and it still gets no traffic ( in the VPN logs) unless the router is restarted. I have no solution, just adding my own special twist on the problem.

MY EA4500 router will not connect to my network when initially setting it up again.

I have had my Linksys EA4500 for about a year now. When I first set it up back in January of last year, no problem! Then, in June of last year, I changed internet services for a cheaper price. So then, I didn't need my Linksys router, since the other service provided one! Then, this month, I went back to the original internet service from before. So, I hooked up my EA4500 router again!
But, I started to get dropped wireless interent service! I called the internet provider, but of course, they said that it wasn't because of their modem! So, I uninstalled the EA4500 software from my laptop and tried to reinstall the software from the router disc. thinking that this might solve the problem! But now, when I go to reinstall the software, it gets to the part, where it tries to connect to the internet, I put in the password for the router, it states that it can't connect to the internet and to go to Linksys support for assistance!?!
What's even odd, is that even though I removed the router software from my computer, so as to reinstall it, I checked my wireless connections and the router name is still showing and connected to the internet!?!
FYI, if instead of putting in the router password, when it tries to connect to the internet, maybe try the modem password instead?

Hello mandrake44,
It looks like you're router needs a hard reset and reconfiguration. I suggest setting the EA4500 up manually (don't use the setup CD). Do a hard reset first by pressing on the reset button of the EA4500 for 1 full minute. ONce you're done, follow the instructions on how to manually reconfigure it:
1. Hardwire the computer to the Ethernet port of the EA4500.
2. Open a browser and access the EA4500's page by typing 192.168.1.1.
3. The EA4500's default username and password is admin. Username: admin; Password: admin
4. Once the page is up, click on OK on the pop-up warning (if any).
5. Under Setup > Basic Setup, Internet Connection Type should be Automatic Configuration - DHCP. Don't change other settings on this page.
6. Still on Setup, go to MAC Address Clone, click on Enabled and click on Clone My PC's MAC. Click on Save Settings and then on theContinue tab. It's going to revert back to the same page.
7. Click on Wireless. Under Basic Wireless Settings, click on Manual.
8. On 2.4 GHz Wireless Settings, set Network Mode to Mixed.
9. Network Name should be your personalized name (your preference).
10. Set the Channel to 6-2.437 GHz. SSID Broadcast should be Enabled. Click on Save Settings and then on the Continue tab. It's going to revert back to the same page.
11. Under Wireless > Wireless Security, set the Security Mode to WPA2 Personal.
12. You can do the same for the 5.0 GHz band (network). Change the wireless channel to 44-5.220 GHz. Security Mode would still be WPA2 Personal
12. Passphrase should be your personalized wireless password (your preference). Remember that wireless passwords should be at least 8 characters long without any spaces or special characters (only alphabets and numbers). Click on Save Settings and then on the Continue tab. It's going to revert back to the same page.
13. Reboot (turn it off and on) the router.
14. Once the router is back up, try connecting the wireless devices to your network.
Update us of any developments.

WRT54G2 Router HELP!

Hello all! I've been having a serious issue with my WRT54G2 Router as of late and have had many reccomendations on how to fix it but nothing has worked. I'm going to post just about every interaction I've had on there boards to date. Any more help would be much appreciated. I'm getting desperate.
Littlelungs33
Researcher
Posts: 5
Registered: 05-03-2009
I'm using a WRT54G2 Router. It's wired to a Motorola Surfboard modem. I can't access the manual config 192.168.1.1 and two other computers that are wireless in the house rely on my access point to be able to use the internet. Problem is I'm getting that good o'l "You are connected to the access point, but the internet cannot be found." I've tried assigning static IP's, power cycling, release/renew in IPCONFIG, I've whispered sweet nothings into my PC's ear...etc...etc...etc... I CAN access the manual config through the one laptop when it's wired to the modem though. Please for the love of everything someone help me!!!!!
Here's what IPCONFIG /ALL says about my computer.
Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.
Windows IP Configuration
        Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . :
        Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
        Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
        IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
        WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 2:
        Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
        Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Motorola SURFboard SB5120 USB Cable
Modem
        Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-15-2F-5E-21-BE
        Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
        Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
        IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 69.125.151.5
        Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.240.0
        Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 69.125.144.1
        DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.62.160.1
        DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 167.206.245.130
                                            167.206.245.129
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toomanydonuts
Network Administrator
Posts: 5566
Registered: 09-16-2006
Are you trying to access 192.168.1.1 wirelessly?   If so, stop doing this. Wireless access to 192.168.1.1 often fails. Use a computer that is wired to the router when you want to change router settings.
1) I assume that the "IPCONFIG /ALL" info that you posted was obtained when your computer was wired directly to your modem -- is that correct?
2) When you did the "IPCONFIG /ALL", was your computer wired to the modem with ethernet cable, or USB cable?
3) Your network should be setup like this:
Motorola Surfboard -- WRT54G2 )))     ((( wireless computer(s)
                                    |--- wired computer
Motorola Surfboard ethernet port wired to WRT54G2 Internet port, using ethernet cable.
Wired computer connected to a LAN port on the WRT54G2, using ethernet cable.
Nothing connected to USB port of Motorola Surfboard.
Wireless computers connect directly (and wirelessly) to WRT54G2, not to your wired computer.
Is above the way your system is setup? If not, how is your system setup?
4) Please clarify the problem that you are having. Are you saying that your computer simply cannot access 192.168.1.1 , or that it cannot access the Internet, or that you cannot get any of your computers to access the Internet through the WRT54G2?    Are you trying to connect this computer by wire or wirelessly to the WRT54G2?
5) Can any computer access the Internet through the WRT54G2?
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Littlelungs33
Researcher
Posts: 5
Registered: 05-03-2009
No, I'm trying to acess it through a wired computer. The computer I'm on right now is wired to the access point which is wired to the motorola modem. I can access the login page(as well as the internet) through the computer wired to the router(which, as stated just a few sentences ago, I'm currently using), but when i type in admin for the password it literally kicks me right back into the login screen with both username and password feilds blank. My entire system is setup the way you described that it should be ethernet cable and all. Trust me that was the first thing I checked. The IPCONFIG /ALL is the status of the computer wired to the router. The other two computers in the house (one is a laptop with wireless card and the other is a PC that I bought a wireless card for) cannot access the internet. They used to be able to until recently and I've made no changes to any of the settings.
I also tryed power cycling the system. It granted wireless access to the wireless computers as well as my playstation 3, BUT, I lost internet access on the wired computer. Imagine my frustration. I power cycled again then I was back to square one. No wireless access but access with the wired pc. It's not set to a static IP address either.
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toomanydonuts
Network Administrator
Posts: 5566
Registered: 09-16-2006
D) Have you upgraded the router's firmware?
E) After the firmware upgrade, did you reset the router to factory defaults, then setup the router again from scratch?
F) You said that the "IPCONFIG /ALL" was obtained when you were connected to the WRT54G2 router. But this looks like IPCONFIG data from connection to the Motorola Surfboard modem. Are you sure this IPCONFIG /ALL is from connection to the WRT54G2?
G) Have you been running unsecured wireless?   Or are you using encryption? If you are using unsecured wireless, perhaps your neighbor logged into your router (by accident or intentionally) and changed your login password.
I would suggest that you reset your router to factory defaults, then setup the router again from scratch. If you saved a router configuration file, DO NOT use it.
Please use the following procedure to reset your router:
1) Power down all computers, the router, and the modem, and unplug them from the wall.
2) Disconnect all wires from the router.
3) Power up the router and allow it to fully boot (1-2 minutes).
4) Press and hold the reset button for 30 seconds, then release it, then let the router reset and reboot (2-3 minutes).
5) Power down the router.
6) Connect one computer by wire to port 1 on the router (NOT to the internet port).
7) Power up the router and allow it to fully boot (1-2 minutes).
8) Power up the computer (if the computer has a wireless card, make sure it is off).
9) Try to ping the router. To do this, click the "Start" button > All Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt. A black DOS box will appear. Enter the following: "ping 192.168.1.1" (no quotes), and hit the Enter key. You will see 3 or 4 lines that start either with "Reply from ... " or "Request timed out." If you see "Reply from ...", your computer has found your router.
10) Open your browser and point it to 192.168.1.1. This will take you to your router's login page. Leave the user name blank, and in the password field, enter "admin" (with no quotes). This will take you to your router setup page. Note the version number of your firmware (usually listed near upper right corner of screen). Exit your browser.
If you get this far without problems, try the setup disk (or setup the router manually, if you prefer), and see if you can get your router setup and working.
If you cannot get "Reply from ..." in step 9 above, your router is likely dead. Report back with this problem.
If you get a reply in step 9, but cannot complete step 10, then either your router is dead or the firmware is corrupt.   Report back with this problem.
If you need additional help, please state the results of steps 9 and 10. Also, if you get any error messages, copy them exactly and report back.
Please let me know how things turn out for you.
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Littlelungs33
Researcher
Posts: 5
Registered: 05-03-2009
My apologies for the delay in response, things have been hectic lately. Alrighty, I did all that you said and here are some interesting results, I'll break down the results by each machine that a fiddled with:
Wired Desktop PC:
-I got no response when trying to ping the router
-Could not access the 192.168.1.1 configuration screen, not even the prompt for username and password
-When using the installation disk AND the installation program i downloaded off the Linksys website it would not detect the router.
Wireless Laptop(this is where i think it gets interesting):
-I was able to fully install and automatically configure the router by using the installation disk
-I could ping and get full response from the router both wirelessly and while it was directly wired to the router
-I could also access the configuration menu 192.168.1.1 in my web browser
-I also had a backup copy of the latest firmware for the router on my flash drive, so I updated the firmware through the laptop.
-The laptop was using the router as it's access point, however the internet could not be found.
If I wasn't at a total loss before I tried all this, I certainly am now. Could it be a problem with the network settings on the PC that is wired? Perhaps a faulty ethernet port? Your thoughts?
Well, that's where it left off, I got no responses back from anyone after the last post. Help!!!

As you are able to access your router's web interface you should now try to re-configure it...
If your Internet Service Providor is Cable follow this link
If your Internet Service Providor is DSL follow this link

WRT54G: Dead after a year?

I've had this WRT54G for a year or so, it's worked well since I bought it. However tonight my network just died completely out of nowhere. I couldn't figure out what the problem was, because my router was still getting a DHCP server from the modem and was giving my computers on the network their correct addresses. However, I could not ping/traceroute ANYTHING outside of my network.
I then took my computer and hardwired it straight to the modem. Everything works fine, obviously since I am posting this. I tried soft reseting the router. That did not work. I tried checking all the settings, they were all fine. I tried a hard reset by allowing factory defaults and reconfiguring the entire router again, that also did nothing. I am pretty much assuming the router is dead. I've tried about everything short of opening it up which would not help the situtation.
I guess my question is: Is it normal for a linksys router to die after a year? A lot of the linksys routers I've owned have not lasted more than two years, which in my opinion, is really, really bad. I would suggest Cisco to work on the longevity of their routers, because I'm probably not going to buy one of their products this time.

As you can login to your router's web interface you should first upgrade it's firmware...
Download the Router's firmware from here
Follow these steps to upgrade the firmware on the device : -
Open an Internet Explorer browser page on a computer hard wired to the router...
In the address bar type - 192.168.1.1...Leave the Username blank & in Password use admin in lower case...
Click on the 'Administration' tab- Then click on the 'Firmware Upgrade' sub tab- Here click on 'Browse' and browse the .bin firmware file and click on "Upgrade"...
Wait for few seconds until it shows that "Upgrade is successful" After the firmware upgrade, click on "Reboot" and you will be returned back to the same page OR it will say "Page cannot be displayed".
Now reset your router :
Press and hold the reset button for 30 seconds...Release the reset button...Unplug the power cable from your router, wait for 30 seconds and re-connect the power cable...Now re-configure your router...
If your Internet Service Providor is Cable follow this link
If your Internet Service Providor is DSL follow this link
See if you can access the Internet...

Time Capsule seems dead

I found I had no WiFi this am.
No light showing on my Time Capsule.
I replaced the plug-fuse (3amp) with some of the same I had left around, could not guarantee they were all OK but none of them brought it back to life.
It would appear to be dead.
I have my Mac since early 2008, the initial TC died after 18 months (Whose didn't?), which would make this TC some 4 years on the go, can't complain.I guess,
Just wondering what's the smart thing to do, seems too good to bin it!
I certainly liked to go back the Airport Extreme route again with or without capsule as an EHD.
My main drive seems OK and I have it cloned with another utility on another drive.
I would prefer to be able to restore from Time Machine.
Sorry for meandering, I have had to reinstall an old Zyxel to keep the show on the road, more perspiration than inspiration, I'm afraid!
Any suggestions would be gratefully appreciated.
Thank you

The power supply is dead .. again.. the Gen1 and Gen2 have an issue.. and if you got 4 years then you did pretty well out of the second one.
The TC can be fixed.. There are a number of repairers who do this.. outside of the apple system, since apple will not touch them or supply parts.
http://www.fackrell.me.uk/page3/page3.html
If you are a DIYer.. you can diy.. it is relatively simple.. IMHO to replace with an external power supply.
https://sites.google.com/site/lapastenague/a-deconstruction-of-routers-and-modem s/apple-time-capsule-repair
There are several methods listed there. The easiest is to simply use the TC as a Airport Extreme and power the board from 5v hard wired to it.
This is horrible but really for $20 (15pound) you can buy a power supply 5v 3a nominal .. or 2a continuous and solder it directly to the board socket. Hard wire the whole thing. Just pull out the hard disk. And use it in a USB holder or use a long sata cable and plug that in.
Changing plugs over is possible.. snip them off the old power supply and dual voltages.
Anything is possible.. but to get it fixed will now cost you a goodly percentage of its value.. and it maybe simply time for a new one.
Oh, I should mention, do an ebay search for "Time Capsule power supply" international and you will find they sell brand new ones from Hong Kong..
They cost $55US. whatever that is in UK.. but you are delaying the problem. Hard disk is already 4years old.. and you are not fixing the main problem.. too b. hot for it to last.

Disable BFD in multiple Router Sub interfaces that participates in OSPF

Hi team,
Please help me on this. Here is the scenario:
We are on an enterprise set up and running on 100+ routers.
We have 200 to 300+ sub interfaces for virtual circuits
Our protocol is OSPF over MPLS
One of our provider in LA encountered link flaps on SONET causing our LA router that is directly connected to that link to recalculate multiple times.
Recalculation of OSPF routes caused disconnection of users in LA VM's.
We were advised by our provider in LA to disable BFD so minor link flaps will no affect recalculation of routes.
We are now tasked by our design team to Disable BFD in multiple Router Sub interfaces that participates in OSPF.
My questions are:
What is the implication in disabling all BFD in routers' interface and sub interface?
Will this improve recalculation of OSPF routes in cause of link flaps or it will totally ignore the link flaps?
Will the routers only recognize a "full down" status of the interface?
How can we Disable BFD in multiple Router Sub interfaces that participates in OSPF in a faster way? Or do we have to do this one by one?
Please advise before we present this to the CAB and implementation. Thank you.

My questions are:
What is the implication in disabling all BFD in routers' interface and sub interface?
Answer: the implication would be eliminating sub-second millisecond convergence.
BFD detect failure at the link layer very fast , once detected it informs the upper layer protocol about the failure causing it to converge immediately.
Will this improve recalculation of OSPF routes in cause of link flaps or it will totally ignore the link flaps?
Answer: if your Provider experiencing intermittent flaps, then yes it will be advisable to turn BFD off. this however doesn't totally ignore the link flaps, once the upper protocol detect the failure based on the dead interval parameter on OSPF, it will recalculate OSPF routes again. Keep in mind, if you have redundant or more links to your provider , then I wouldn't recommend disabling BFD , as it should improve Convergence and you shouldn't notice the failure.
Will the routers only recognize a "full down" status of the interface?
Answer: disabling BFD allows the router recognize a full down status once the upper protocol dead interval occurs or full down status of interface. which ever occurs the earliest.
How can we Disable BFD in multiple Router Sub interfaces that participates in OSPF in a faster way? Or do we have to do this one by one?
You can disable it one by one. or if you have configuration management software, it allows you to do it for all nodes at a time. but this depends if you have it or not.
Please consider not to disable BFD if you have multiple OSPF links towards your provider from any branch, as it shouldn't impact your VMs, it should rather improve Convergence at milliseconds which is absolutely not noticeable.
BR,
Mohamed

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