WRT160N Issues

Lately i have been getting a lot of issues.
1. Sometime when im playing my PS3, i get disconnected from servers, then disconnected forom the access point. At this point i cannot log back in, the internet or wireless gets disabled even though the light is on. It returns later on at a random point though but its been getting pretty frequent. Any help on this issue? My PS3 is in DMZ(Through MAC address, not static IP), i have ports forwarded for it even though it was unnessecery but i cant tell whether the DMZ works so i did it anyways. And i Have QoS enabled to give my PS3 highest priority.
2. I also have a PSP as well thats doesnt even connect at all. Everytime i try it says, "A connection error has occured. A connection to the access point could not be established. Check the security settings for the network and try again" I tried disabling my WPA2 protection still doesnt work. It only works when its on Wireless-B only, but not a mixed mode both for N/G/B, and G/B. But when i returned to factory default settings on my router, it then was able to connect successfully even on mixed mode.
Currently my only lead is that one of my settings are interfering with the function of my PSP, and the PS3 problem i have no clue, besides unstable connection of 50% but i have been able to play perfectly before in the past.

You should adjust the wireless parameters/settings on your linksys router...
Open an Internet Explorer browser page on your wired computer(desktop).In the address bar type - 192.168.1.1
Leave username blank & in password use admin in lower case...
For Wireless Settings, please do the following : -
Click on the Wireless tab
-Here select manual configuration...Wireless Network mode should be mixed...
-Provide a unique name in the Wireless Network Name (SSID) box in order to differentiate your network from your neighbours network...
- Set the Radio Band to Standard-20MHz and change the Standard channel to 11-2.462GHz...Wireless SSID broadcast should be Enabled and then click on Save Settings...
Please make a note of Wireless Network Name (SSID) as this is the Network Identifier...
For Wireless Security : -
Click on the Sub tab under Wireless > Wireless Security...
Change the Wireless security mode to WEP, Encryption should be 64 bits.Leave the passphrase blank, don't type in anything...
Under WEP Key 1 type in any 10 numbers please(numbers only and no letters eg: your 10 digit phone number) and click on save settings...
Please make a note of WEP Key 1 as this is the Security Key for the Wireless Network...
Click on Advanced Wireless Settings
Change the Beacon Interval to 75 >>Change the Fragmentation Threshold to 2304, Change the RTS Threshold to 2304 >>Click on "Save Settings"...
Now see if you can locate your Wireless Network and attempt to connect...

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WRT160N issue. I'm about to blow my brains out.

Ok, so let me give the backstory.
We're using this router for a small business. We went to one of our locations. I'll refer to this location as location #9.
Anyways, we went to #9 with intentions of installing a Sonicwall, which is a router/firewall. Before we installed it, we were currently set up with a WRT54g. They have cable internet. So, the cable was going to the modem, which is then connected to the WRT54g. We had a server, a PC, and a thin client hardwired to the WRT54g. We also used the wireless capabilites so that the doctors at #9 can access their email/internet on their laptops wirelessly. Everything was working great.
So we get there to install the sonicwall, we remove the WRT54g and use the sonicwall as our new router. We hard wired the computer and server directly to the sonicwall. We're using the sonicwall as our default gateway at 192.168.9.1. We set static IPs and entered the DNS settings in the computer and the server, to make sure that they can access the network/internet. The PC and the server are running perfectly fine. The WRT54g is no longer being used at all. It's no longer in the picture.
NOW... here's where this all gets stupid. We also hardwired a brand new WRT160N router into the sonicwall. We have an ethernet cable in port 5 of the sonicwall, into port 1 on the WRT160N. Wirelessly, this somewhat works. I can access the network, BUT I CAN NOT GET INTERNET TO WORK WIRELESSLY AT ALL. I even hardwired a computer to the WRT160N and that worked perfectly fine, but as soon as I remove the hardwire, I can connect wirelessly, but no internet.
Within the WRT160N, under setup, it is set to Automatically Configure-DHCP. I was on the phone with Linksys for hours yesterday trying to get this resolved, but unfortunately... nothing. The WRT160N's IP is set to 192.168.9.2. The girl from linksys had me disable NAT in advanced routing and she also had me disable DHCP server under setup. They already walked me through cloning a MAC address, but that shouldn't be an issue. I shouldn't have to clone the MAC address of each computer that wants to access wireless internet.
Someone please help me. I've been trying to get this fixed for a week and it's costing me a lot of time and money.
If I need to provide more information, I can do that easily.
Thank you.
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OK...I found a Deployment Scenario in the SonicWall manual that looks like it may be similar to what you are trying to do...
Take a look starting at page 174 in this manual:
http://www.sonicwall.com/downloads/SonicOS_Enhanced_4.0_TZ_180_190_Administrators_Guide.pdf
If that doesn't work, you may want to think about talking to Sonicwall directly, because I am pretty sure this is a Sonicwall configuration issue, and as I have said, I am not really familiar with them, and to have you run through your setup on the sonicwall over this forum could take days!!
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6100g and wrt160n issues

Recently i upgraded from 1.5 meg dsl to 7.1 thru verizon, i just recieved the new router thru the mail and proceded to hook everything up and activate my hide speed internet. Appon doing so i then unhooked the modem to my computer and hooked it thru the router and this is where the issues came into play. After messing with a bunch of settings with no luck i then hooked the modem directly to the computer and the iternet is working again. i then researched this issue and found that i needed to bridge the modem so it will play nice with the router so i did and hooked the modem back to the router again no luck. after talking online with tech support from verizon and having the tech guy remote connect my desktop he did the same steps that verizon provides in the support section on changing the router to bridged and i guess he didnt know internet connection is lost at that point. so i did some more looking and learned that i need to put my host name as verizon.net and the domain name as westell.com. after doing this my router can now get my ip, subnet mask. gateway, and dns servers, but still no internet.
a screen shot of my router status and ipconfig: http://zhost.tk/1/f6906527cd7417ec78f82c9df8efd5b9.JPG
still have no internet thru the router+modem just direct connect thru modem.
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Instead of trying to put the modem into bridge mode, i left it as a routed bridge with hdcp and everything enabled. I turned off the hdcp server on the router kept the ip of the modem @ 192.168.1.1 and put the ip of the wireless router at 192.168.1.253. Connected the modem to the lan port (not wan) on the router making it a simple wireless switch. everything is working fine now

WRT160N Issues getting router connected

Hi.
I'm trying to set up my WRT160N wrieless router and everything is going fine up until the fourth stage of installation when you connect it to the computer. Despite having an internet connection the wireless router is unable to be read and therefore connect to my computer. I'm using Windows Vista. Thanks!

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WRT160N Issue

I bought this router yesterday because I figured it would be good, and all I have out of the thing is trouble(making me think about going re-get a netgear). I'll explain some of the issues i'm having.
1) My Connection is showing 95mbps, and when I download it's staying at about 95KB/s. When i'm connected directly to my modem I can download 400KB/s, sometimes faster depending on where.
Last Result:
Download Speed: 5353 kbps (669.1 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 549 kbps (68.6 KB/sec transfer rate)
So what i'm asking is how do I make it to where I can download faster then 95KB/s? It's something to do with this router.
2.) Is there a way to boost the signal strength from the router? I also think i'm getting some kind of interference because when i'm on my Playstation 3, it will disconnect me sometimes.
Thanks in advance.

Download and Upgrade your router's firmware and see if there is any difference...
Firmware could be downloaded 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
Adjust Wireless Settings -
Open an Internet Explorer browser page on your wired computer(desktop).In the address bar type - 192.168.1.1 and press Enter...Leave username blank & in password use admin in lower case...
For Wireless Settings, please do the following : -
Click on the Wireless tab
- Here select manual configuration...Wireless Network mode should be mixed...
- Provide a unique name in the Wireless Network Name (SSID) box in order to differentiate your network from your neighbours network...
- Set the Radio Band to Standard-20MHz and change the Standard channel to 11-2.462GHz...Wireless SSID broadcast should be Enabled and then click on Save Settings...
Please make a note of Wireless Network Name (SSID) as this is the Network Identifier...
For Wireless Security : -
Click on the Sub tab under Wireless > Wireless Security...
Change the Wireless security mode to WEP, Encryption should be 64 bit.Leave the passphrase blank, don't type in anything...
Under WEP Key 1 type in any 10 numbers please(numbers only and no letters eg: your 10 digit phone number) and click on save settings...
Please make a note of WEP Key 1 as this is the Security Key for the Wireless Network...
Click on Advanced Wireless Settings
Change the Beacon Interval to 75 >>Change the Fragmentation Threshold to 2304, Change the RTS Threshold to 2304 >>Click on "Save Settings"...
Now see if you can locate your Wireless Network and attempt to connect...

WRT160N issues - is there any help for us?

I've had a 160N V3 v3.0.02 for about a month. WEP mode meant never getting a certificate on my wireless laptops and dropped connections. Laptops are all Windows XP with latest greatest updates, and 2 use G class wireless cards, one has a built in N class wireless card. WPA2 Personal mode has helped getting authenticated by the router, but access speed goes from 1 to 72 with very little steady state. All laptops will drop out at least once every ten minutes or so, and my router often doesn't show up in the list of available routers. It may take 30 mins before the thing(s) can reconnect. Of course, the only hard wired ethernet connection to a PC is working fine and dandy. it's the wireless side.
Using Search I can see I'm not alone, and not hopeful there is a solution. Should i just downgrade to a WRT54G2??? Are they trouble free? My old one worked fine but I gave it away when I got the N class router.
John
(Mod note: Edited post for guideline compliance. Thanks!)
Message Edited by JOHNDOE_06 on 11-29-2009 06:34 AM

Try to adjust the wireless settings on the router...Open the setup page of the router and Under Wireless tab,Change the Network mode to "Mixed"...Change the SSID to some unique name,Channel Width to 20MHz and Channel to 11 and click on save settings..Under Advance Wireless Settings...Change the Beacon Interval to 75,Change the Fragmentation Threshold to 2304,Change the RTS Threshold to 2304 and Click on Save Settings...
As you are getting the IEEE error on the laptop,it is the addition authentication on the laptop.It has nothing to do with the router.You can change the Security to WPA or try the following steps ...
Click on the Start button >>Control Panel >>Network Connections- Here right click on the "Wireless Network Connection" icon and select Properties- Click on the 'Authentication' tab- Uncheck "Enable network access control using IEEE 802.1x" and click on Ok.

Connecting with the WRT160N issues

It seems as though I installed everything correctly, the ping is very strong and when I use my DS or netbook my network comes up but after I punch in the code it says cannot connect. This is simply infuriating me, it's been the one but sizable blemish on my Christmas day. I reset, installed everything again and got the same result. It's almost like torture seeing the strong signal there waiting for me but not being able to connect :\
Help anyone?
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I'm not sure what all you have tried -- I would check to see ir youy PC's network adaptor's drivers are up to date -- use Device Manager to check it
Double check your network settings in the router -- and be sure they match up in the PC's network config.
And maybe your router's firmware version needs updated -- check here for current version and the update procedure -- http://tinyurl.com/y9qpzde

Many issues with WRT160N v3 (Windows 7 related?)

Ok so here's the story.
Several months ago I purchased a WRT160N v2. I was connecting four devices. 1 XP machine, 1 Vista machine, 1 PS3, and 1 Xbox 360.
The XP machine is using Wireless-N PCI Adapter model no. WMP300N. The Vista machine is using a Wireless-N USB Network Adapter with Dual-Band, model no. WUSB600N
The process was fairly straight forward and I was successful in getting everything set up correctly. It worked great for the most part barring any unexpected wireless crashes.
A few weeks ago I accidentally bricked the router when trying to upgrade the firmware. It was my mistake and I should have been thinking but it happened. I was able to get a replacement from Linksys and I received the WRT160N v3
Sadly this router hasn't provided me with the same easy of installation.
Right now the situation is a little different than before. I am running a Windows 7 machine right now. It's up to date and working great. I haven't noticed any issues with the OS other than some random driver issues here and there.
I first attempted to just plug the router into my modem to see if my Windows 7 machine would automatically see it and connect. To my surprise it actually did. It connected and I was able to get online.
But here's the problem, my speed when connected was horrible. It would range anywhere from 75-1Mbps. For comparison, when on Windows XP I would get a locked 130Mbps. In addition to that, the LAN connection will not work. At all. It see's the connect, it shows it's connected and online. Then when I attempt to get online it fails and knocks me back to local access only.
I then attempted to set up the connection using the included disc for v3. This was problematic due to compatibility issues I assume. It didn't fair any better.
The final thing I did was plug my computer directly to the router without connection to the internet and disconnected from the Wireless and attempted to upgrade the firmware. THIS PROCESS WAS SUCCESSFUL. It did not fail and brick the router. I did it correctly this time. To repeat, this did not brick the router.
Ok, so I guessed it was due to Windows 7? I called Linksys up and they said they were unable to support the unreleased beta OS. I'm fine with that.
Next I decided to see if I could get my Vista machine online. With this I decided to run through the setup process that comes with router. I followed the steps to the T. Doing exactly what they told me to do. When it finished it showed it did have connection to the Internet. When the Linksys Easy Link Advisor started up and attempted to get me on wireless, it failed. It shows it lost connection and was unable to regain connection. Attempting to statically assign myself an IP address fails as well.
Using the LANA port with this router on the Vista machine works perfectly.
Right now I'm falling back to a very very old router. It's a Linksys Network Everywhere NR041 wired router. This router works rock solid with my Vista, Windows 7, PS3, and 360 all plugged in and only has some minor overheating issues (common with this model).
My questions:
Does the WRT160N v3 have issues with Windows 7?
Why exactly am I have so many issues with it at all?
Are there issues with my wireless card and Windows 7?
Would the compatibility issues cause the LAN connections to fail between the router and my Windows 7 machine?
Is there a better router solution for me?
I would prefer to not have to revert back to Windows XP as I am enjoying Windows 7.
I would appreciate any help I can get as I'm fairly unhappy with these two products so far.
Thank you.

There is a compatibilty issue with the Wireless Adapter and Windows 7 as it seems there are no specific Windows 7 Drivers to install the adapter...So basically that could be the reason why Windows 7 keeps loosing the Wireless Connection...
Also remember to reset the router to factory defaults after any firmware upgrade, then setup the router again from scratch. If you have not done this since your last firmware upgrade, please do this now and see if it corrects your problem. If you saved a router configuration file, DO NOT use it.
To reset the 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...
Don't use the CD to re-configure the router, instead do a manual setup...
If your Internet Service Providor is Cable follow this link
If your Internet Service Providor is DSL follow this link
Also adjust the Wireless Settings on your Router -
Open an Internet Explorer browser page on your wired computer(desktop).In the address bar type - 192.168.1.1 and press Enter...
Leave username blank & in password use admin in lower case...
For Wireless Settings, please do the following : -
Click on the Wireless tab
- Here select manual configuration...Wireless Network mode should be mixed...
- Provide a unique name in the Wireless Network Name (SSID) box in order to differentiate your network from your neighbours network...
- Set the Radio Band to Standard-20MHz and change the Standard channel to 11-2.462GHz...Wireless SSID broadcast should be Enabled and then click on Save Settings...
Please make a note of Wireless Network Name (SSID) as this is the Network Identifier...
For Wireless Security : -
Click on the Sub tab under Wireless > Wireless Security...
Change the Wireless security mode to WPA, For Encryption, select AES...For Passphrase input your desired WPA Key. For example , MySecretKey , This will serve as your network key whenever you connect to your wireless network. Do NOT give this key to anyone and remember the key.
NOTE : Passphrase should be more that 8 characters...
Click on Advanced Wireless Settings
Change the Beacon Interval to 75 >>Change the Fragmentation Threshold to 2304, Change the RTS Threshold to 2304 >>Click on "Save Settings"...
Now see if you can locate your Wireless Network and attempt to connect...
Message Edited by Carrot on 07-14-2009 04:34 PM

WRT160N to WRE54g Workgroup resolution issues

First of all, thank you in advance for any assistance.
I have a WRT160N as my wifi router to my cable modem. All computers have been connected to it and can network together fine.
I recently added a WRE54G Wifi Extender V.3 to the WRT160N using the manual setup, which functions decently and allows for all computers connected to it to ntework to each other, which includes workgroup names resolution. I have the static IP address, Mask and Gateway all set to point at the WRT160N and in the same subnet.
I am not, however, able to achieve names resolution in my WORKGROUP or IP networking from the laptop which is wirelessly connected or the desktop hardwired to the WRT160N to any of the computers connected to the WRE54G. I suspect that I need to have a routing table entry that allows me to route networking requests to the Wifi extender and on to its connected computers.
I receive a "network path not found" error when trying to explore the computers connected to the WRE54G, even though I can ping them and I see their name in the Workgroup Names list in Network places
May I please request someone's assistance in solving this issue?
Thank you.

Without the Range Expander connected in your network are you able to access all your computer when they are connected to the Router?
The computers which are connected to Range Expander from that computer try to ping the computers which are connected to the Router. Also make sure if there is any firewall or antivirus on your computer Disable it and the try again.. Also make sure all the computers are in the same Workgroup and the AP Isolation is Disable on your Router.

Linksys WRT160N Online Downloading issues Please help!!

Ok guys im a newbie to this Networking way of life.
Your help is greatly needed and appreciated here is my problem.
Equipment= Comcast motorola modem/Linksys WRT160N Wireless router/Linksys WGA600N wireless gaming adapter
The issue here is i do alot of online gaming through my Xbox 360 console i can host a variety of matches online and for hours and hours at a time no lag what so ever but as you know on the Xbox360 dashboard they incorporate a wide range of downloaded content whether it be for your game library or media when I click on content to download no matter the size of the file the speed is terrible it takes about 5-10mins to get from 1% to 3% and just sits there for even a longer period of time as it is at this rate I will have to wait anywhere from 1-2hrs to download a demo or a video or netflix movie. I've contacted tech supp on this and trouble shooted different scenarios I have also port forwarded the ports and I'm still having this issue.
The Wireless router is located 15feet away from the gaming adapter FYI
Please advise!!!!

This may be a little old, but I have a WGA600N and a WRT610N.. I've had much the same problems but here is what I've discovered that may help.
The WGA600N in the initial setup connected to your computer doesnt have a means of specifying exactly how you want to connect to your wireless (no channel, band, etc). What ends up happening is that you set your wireless on your router to be "mixed" and the adapter will constantly switch channels.
I went so far as to specify on my 5ghz band on the router that it be "N-Only" and the adapter still gave sluggish performance.
On a whim, after reading some advice I re-setup my adapter and gave it a static IP address outside of the range of my DHCP settings. This still gave me no better performance.
Then, I decided to try hitting the static IP of the adapter in my browser, and voila! I can access all the advanced settings of the adapter that you couldn't during the initial setup connected to the computer. My adapter is using the 1.00 release and I'm able to finally tell the adapter to use "N-Only" as it defaults to "Mixed" mode and will channel surf on you dropping connections.
Having played with both my WGA600N and WRT610N, I can hope for a better firmware release soon but hopefully these tips help you set up your adapter and router a bit better.
Good luck!
- Rob

Facebook issues with WRT160N

I recently just bought a new router WRT160N, I just discovered that my facebook is acting very strange, it doesnt show my message inbox,while clicking log out on facebook it directs me to my privicy setting page.
I have updated to the new firmware. but still the problem is there, i even tried out from a friend's place from a different router but it worked all fine. I guess there is an issue or some settings has to be changed within the router ...
Some sites work fine, others dont..im even facing connection related problem in windows update !
WIndows7
Using Wireless for my laptop
WRT160N (Firmware Version - v3.0.03 build 003 June 15, 2010
Connection type: pppoe
Service: Etisalat (United Arab Emirates)

Does this happen to all the computers? Try lowering the MTU setting on the setup page and set it to Manual 1500. Save it then try again.
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Wireless Disconnection issue with WRT160N v3

Hi Everyone,
I'm having trouble with my new WRT160N v3 router.
It's currently updated with firmware Ver.3.0.02 Build 3.
My setup is as follows:
Wired connection: 2-Desktop Computers & 1-Xbox 360.
Wireless connection: 1-Laptop, 1-Xbox 360, 1-Platstation 3, 1-PSP & 1-Wii.
The issue is that EVERYTHING connected wirelessly disconnects after a short period of time in use, whether I'm doing work on my laptop or gaming (and all my consoles are connected wirelessly) - everything disconnects.
Another thing is that there always seems to be a loss in reception and the router is just in the other room (approx. 10 meters away).
I sat and I configured the router's wireless settings over and over again with all kinds of settings, but it just doesn't seem to help.
What is going on with this router? it's very problematic because a lot of people are complaing about the same issue.
I especially went out to buy a new router and ended up buying this sad router that really gets a person upset.
It's really frustrating being in the middle of a multiplayer game when you get disconnect because of a router that can't even keep it's wireless connectivity up, and this issue happens on every single piece of hardware I have that connects wirelessly.
Has anybody got any suggestions regarding this issue or some or other wat to solve it?
Thanks for all the help!

Try to readjust the Wireless settings on the router...
Open the linksys setup page by typing 192.168.1.1 in the address bar.Reduce the MTU size to 1365 and click on save settings. Now,Click on Wireless tab and change the Channel Width to 20GHz only and Channel to 11.Click on subtab Advanced Wireless Settings...Change the Beacon Interval to 75,Fragmentation Threshold to 2304,RTS Threshold to 2307 >>Click on Save Settings.

WRT160N wont' recognize modem and other issues

To prevent a wall of text from being even taller, here are the three topographies presented in some crude visuals:
Default, Option "A"
Better, Option "B"
Optimal, Option "C"
On second thought those images are pretty tall. That totally backfired. Enjoy the art.
Option A is the default as the installation disk would have me do. I will not work. All connection indicator lights are green (or blue in the 160N's case) for the internet connection's path. The 160N will not recognize the modem and the DHCP will not work. Yes, I went into the 192.168.1.1 control panel stuff. It's set to have the internet picked up by DHCP, and under the info tab I kept trying the drop ip and renew ip buttons. Always at 0.0.0.0. During the autosetup installation, it told me it could not detect my internet and all the connection lights showed a working connection. Using the EasyLink GUI, it could not autoresolve the issue or recognize my Westell 2110 modem it was trying to talk to. I reset the power (waiting 15 seconds before plugging it back in) on each device in every order and combination possible. I've tried different cables. Nothing works. It just won't talk with my Westell 2110.
Option B I would prefer over A as I could set up better protection from the internet. It would also solve the problem of my router and modem hating each other. It will not work. My computer refuses to find which connection is the internet when I have more than one active. The windows network wizard utility does not resolve this (yes, I set it to "this computer is a gateway" and selected the modem connection as the internet and the 160N as the connection to the rest of the LAN. Still doesn't work right). I can't seem to find anything for a setting to designate a connection as THE internet connection for Windows XP, and activating connections in different orders or reorganizing them on the CP list does nothing. It sill tries to use the 160N which has no net connection or there's some kind of address conflict when I'm 95% certain both of them are set to different addresses, as I trust what the CP connection status panel says. I've never had this problem at wired LANs. It's never happend with Adhoc either.
Option C is the optimal setup. It will not work. My Xbox 360 suffered severe hardware failure when I booted it up before even connecting anything. It was working perfectly just an hour before. I'm kind of ticked off at the universe right now. Ignoring that setback, I bought the 160N on a gamble. Either it was the V1, DD-WRT supported, or V2, DD-WRT WIP. It's a V2 which means I'll have to wait. I know that the DD-WRT frimware supports using a wireless router essentially as a wireless dongle that's cheaper than the official Xbox 360 dongle and was told it could simultaniously serve as a range extending router for the rest of my home network too. Two birds in one stone, saving me about 80$. Is it possible with the official 160N firmware to do this? Would I suffer any severe network preformance issues streaming the net across an extra dongle as compared to the default topography that goes directly to/from the 160N? All wireless adaptors in my network are 802.11N compatible.
I am uncertain on the SSID settings. I shut SSID broadcast off in the 160N control panel, but I can still pick it up on my wireless adaptors. I was told I could just shutoff the broadcast, and then someone would have to know the network was there and know the SSID to find it rather than it automatically pop up in the availible networks list. It still comes up automatically, just without a name. How do I make it "invisible"? Or was my friend who told me this just messing with me?
All my attempts to resolve issues were done at first on the revision 11 firmware, and then on the revision 8. Neither work. I have already read I should use OpenDNS with revision 8. Should I just return this router and pick up a classic WRT54G off craigslist for like 30$?
Thanks to anyone who can help.
Message Edited by Crackpot on 04-01-2009 01:07 AM

First of all who is your ISP ( Cable or DSL ).If you are trying to configure your router using the Setup disk, its better you configure it manually.
Click Here to configure your router with Cable ISP.
Click Here to configure your router with DSL ISP.

(WRT160N V3 router) Issue connecting to web-based setup page

I am currently having 2 issues with my router. The first issue is the fact that I can not connect to my router's setup page (192.168.1.1). When I type the ip into my browser I get an error saying unable to connect to it. I have an internet connection and can connect to other websites perfectly fine, so the only issue I have is the setup page.
The second problem is my wireless connection. Over the past few days, I have started to experience a major ping increase in online games, and a speedtest (and pingtest) showed an issue with my wireless connection. Download speeds are normally 19-20mbps and upload speeds are normally above 6-7mbps. Recently the speeds have become about .39mbps and 2mbps respectively. Unfortunately because I can not connect to my router's setup page I can not modify any configurations that would allow me to possibly pinpoint the issue with the wireless connection.
tl;dr: Can not connect to my router's setup page in order to modify configuration settings to speed up my wireless connection which has been having issues.
Edit: Hardwired connections to the router are getting about 28mbps download as they should be. These computers also can not connect to the setup page.

You'd have to reconfigure your router again.
Setting-Up a Router with DSL Internet Service
Setting-Up a Router with Cable Internet Service
Dont forget to set up the security as well.

IP Address renew issues WRT160N

I have to manually renew my IP address 3 times a day to get my full internet download and upload speed, does anyone else have this issue with thier router

You can try the below mentioned settings.
Open an Internet Explorer browser page on your wired computer(desktop).In the address bar type - 192.168.1.1 and press Enter...Leave Username blank & in Password use admin in lower case...
For Wireless Settings, please do the following : -
Click on the Wireless tab
- Here select manual configuration...Wireless Network mode should be mixed...
- Provide a unique name in the Wireless Network Name (SSID) box in order to differentiate your network from your neighbors network...
- Set the Radio Band to Standard-20MHz and change the Standard channel to 11-2.462GHz...Wireless SSID broadcast should be Enabled and then click on Save Settings...
Please make a note of Wireless Network Name (SSID) as this is the Network Identifier...
For Wireless Security : -
Click on the Sub tab under Wireless > Wireless Security...
Change the Wireless security mode to WPA, For Encryption, select TKIP...For Passphrase input your desired WPA Key. For example , MySecretKey , This will serve as your network key whenever you connect to your wireless network. Do NOT give this key to anyone and remember the key.
NOTE : Passphrase should be more that 8 characters...
Click on Advanced Wireless Settings
Change the Beacon Interval to 75,Change the Fragmentation Threshold to 2304,Change the RTS Threshold to 2304 and Click on Save Settings...
Now see if you can locate your Wireless Network and attempt to connect...

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