Wireless BEFW11S4 ver2

this router worked perfectly wired to a pc and good wireless connection for 3 laptops. then no signal. i have dsl from modem to pc but when i plug in (new) cable from router to pc the internet connection is dropped and there is no signal. therefore i cannot get an internet connection to the router to do any resets. the WLAN Link light is not lit and I cannot re-set the router. I do not have the set-up cd. any ideas or is this toast?

Hi
Yup if you can go online with the modem try this link and download the .bin file for your router (select the exact model & version no.) Try this link www.linksys.com/download Go to the router setup page 192.168.1.1 Leave the username blank and type admin for the password.
Just helping out...
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