WRT54G wired connection failure

My WRT54G v2.2 (FW 4.20.6) will no longer work with a wired connection - neither from my cable modem to the router nor from the router to my PC. More specifically:
If I connect my cable modem directly to my PC, I get a connection to the internet via my broadband provider (which is how I'm creating this message). If I connect the cable modem to the router, I cannot connect to the internet. I get a good wireless signal and can connect into the router (192.168.1.1), but no outside access. However, if I disable wireless on my PC and connect directly via wire to the router, I cannot even access the the router. In the latter case, my PC does report that the "local area connection is now connected", and the correct LED displays on the front panel of the router, but the connection doesn't work.
I've tested both of my cables that connect directly PC --> modem and they're both good. I've reset the router to factory default. Now I don't know what to do, except maybe replace the router. I'd like to hear of a cheaper solution.

You can check this on how to configure WRT54G wireless router. Also make sure you get the corrct IP, netmask, gateway and DNS on the computer after connecting to wireless network (can check this with ipconfig /all command in command prompt).
Good luck..

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WRT54G wired connection very slow

I just installed my first wireless router last night (the WRT54G), and I got the wireless portion up and running, which is a success to me. But I immediately noticed that my wired desktop connection to the internet is now much slower than before. I've tried doing some of the suggestions I've read about on you forums, such as adjusting the MTU, using TCP optimizer, etc, and nothing seems to have helped. I did an internet speed test and my upload speed is well over twice what my download speed is...seems like my settings are right in the upload direction, just not so much in the download direction *shrugs.* I did read on one post to try turning the range boost off, I logged into the router but can't figure out how to toggle the range boost on or off.
I'm sure this must be a somewhat common/frequent problem, it just seems that when I searched, most of the speed complaints had to do with the wireless connection rather than the wired one. Any help on this would be much appreciated. Thanks.

Please state your ISP.
My ISP is Mediacom (cable)
Please state the make and exact model number of your modem.
it is a WRT54G v8 Frimware ver v8.00.2,
If you know the URL of the User Guide for your modem, please post it.
My D-Link DCM-200 is apparently a discontinued product, so I don't know if I can help here.
Connect the computer, by wire, directly to your modem. Verify that you have a properly working Internet connection. Then do the following:
Go to "Start" > All Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt.
A black DOS box will appear. Type in "ipconfig /all" (with no quotes), then hit the Enter key. Post the results.
Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.
C:\Documents and Settings\Daddy>ipconfig/all
Windows IP Configuration
        Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : YOUR-8B569441EE
        Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
        Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
        IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
        WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
        Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
        Description . . . . . . . . . . . : NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller
        Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-40-CA-B0-6D-A2
        Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
        Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
        Autoconfiguration IP Address. . . : 169.254.27.226
        Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
        Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 2:
        Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
        Description . . . . . . . . . . . : D-Link USB Cable Modem
        Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-30-3B-03-34-2A
        Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
        Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
        IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 12.216.73.170
        Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.252.0
        Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 12.216.72.1
        DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 12.207.232.22
        DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 12.207.232.124
                                            12.207.232.123
        Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Monday, January 07, 2008 5:59:30 PM
        Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, January 10, 2008 11:23:24
PM
Thanks in advance for your help
Message Edited by newuser2wireles on 01-08-2008 04:03 PM
Hi,
Does it happens only on 1 wired computer?
Try to wire some other computer and test it's download speed, and verify if it is issue with router and computer
And then resolution can be thought of.
I only have the one wired computer to test with, I haven't really tested the wireless speed yet; thought I'd tackle the wired problem before going for the wireless (if it's a problem)
Message Edited by newuser2wireles on 01-08-2008 04:05 PM
Message Edited by newuser2wireles on 01-08-2008 04:06 PM

Xbox 360 will not connect to WRT54G Wired connection

OK I just bought a xbox 360 and the Linksys wrt54g router I updated the firmware on the router and have 2 pcs currently connected and working great i also have a wii connected wirelessly and it works great.
I connected the xbox 360 to the router and it doesnt even detect that its connected. Ive tested the cables tried 4 different ones and nothing i unhooked the router and just ran the xbox 360 to the cable modem and it worked fine so i know its not the xbox or the cables its the router thats giving me probs. i called linksys was on the line with them for 2 hours and they couldnt tell me nothing. Ive read that ppl have this router and there xboxs work fine
on microsofts site this router is listed as compatible. im lossing my patience and getting very mad about this.
no lights come on the router and the xboxs say the cable is not connected when running to the router but when connected direct to the cable modem works fine.
can someone please help or shed some light on this i would be greatful
thank

I amp having the same problem. I tried what you had said about using the xbox settings but no luck. I found a link that told me to open these ports:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/mediacenter/firewall.mspx#EMG
It says Inbound and outbound, but I have no idea what that means. I basically went to Port Range Forwading (I have the BEFSX41 wired router by the way.). It would only allow me to put in 10 . Also there is no incoming and outgoing!!?? So if there was just 1 number for the port I put that number in both Start and end, and if it had 2 number I put the 1st one as start and the second one as end.
Can anyone help me. This is redamndiculous that a person has to go through this much trouble to hook up an xbox 360.
Also I have a SD216 switch. I don't know if that matters at all.

Model WRT54GS Wired Connection

Model WRT54GS but i have my xbox 360 connected to it by a ethernet cable. i also set the port range and set a IP manually to the 360. I'm still getting strict Nat. Also, i have DSL Internet and i set the port range and firewall to the 360 IP on the DSL Modem. Wen I made the port range settings it was saying open Nat,A Day later it goes back to strict. i rechecked the port range settings and they are still set. I also have a PS3 connected wireless to the router, i set the port range for it as well. I've had no problems with the ps3 only the 360. Made sure IP are different. Help?

Ya i forgot to mention I put the DMZ to the PS3 and it makes it Type 2 NAT but wen i take it off the PS3 it goes to Type 3(type 2-router connection open NAT Type 3-Router Connection Strict NAT). But when i put it to the 360 it still says Strict NAT. I have the IP addresses= PS3(192.168.1.15) 360(192.168.1.115). After reading your post I updated the Firmware but has not fixed problem yet
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WRT54G wired connection works wireless doesn't

I am having the exact same problem. When I plug my computer directly into the modem I can access the internet, but there is no connection when I plug my computer into the router and the router into the modem. Even when I have changed the IP address on the Setup page, the Status page still says 0.0.0.0. I have done all of the steps that you have instructed here. I also have AT&T DSL service.

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Wrt54g wired connections

Can not get an led on any ethernet port with several cables tried. Is this thing fried? Tried with 3 different computers, too...

If the ethernet port still gives you access, then the LED is busted. If not, then the port is defective.

Wrt54g, no wired connection, vista? update goblin?

Hi, I have linksys router WRT54G version 6.....its wired into my desktop and i have a wireless link to my laptop, and even though I got a new computer with windows vista home premiun a week ago, its been working fine for that week......until today,nov 14, when windows did an automatic update and install and automatically restarted my computer. since then the router doesn't work for my wired connection to my desktop, it links up with the network but not the internet....i havent' checked my laptop yet, probably the same.....I disconnected from my router and hooked directly into my modem to scour the internet for help...its all a blur but i did a hard reset on my router, thinking , i'll just reset it from scratch....my installation disk asks me for a password at the last second for some reason, don't remember that the first time, don't know what it could be either, i tried admin and left if blank,nothing, just kept restarting the installation. can't get to http://192.168.1.1/. either...... any ideas? thanks

Connect the computer to the router using Ethernet cable ..... check the LAN IP ...... if getting any valid Ip in the range of 192.168.1.1 ....try to ping the gateway address
If geting any reply try opening set up page of rotuer .....
If you are not getting any valid Ip .....do power cycle for 1 minute ....then once again check the Ip ....
If still it is showing invalid Ip ...... unplug the modem from router ...leave the computer connected to router & reset the rotuer for 20-30 seconds ......
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Problem w/ WRT54G connecting with ADSL modem...no Internet even when 'wired' connected

Hi ladies/gents,
need help...not sure what to do...
i have ADSL modem, and i have a cable running from the modem to the "internet" port of my Linksys router. i have another cable from Port 1 (or whichever) to my laptop. modem works/is connected, router works/is connected, cables are good.
YET, i am getting NO internet...forget wireless here...i am just talking about the simple wired connection here and it is not giving me any Internet. If i disconnect the modem cable from the Internet port and connect directly to laptop, then Internet works fine....frustrating.
i do know that the ISP says that they use Automatic DHCP (or something like that)
Any ideas!?

This is not really a fix, however, what I found out from having the same problem (Limited or no connectivity) is for some reason my verizon modem (Westell 6100) and the router (Wrt54g) had the same IP address. I changed the router IP address several time and it would alway end up with the same problem.
What I ended up doing (mind you its for no other reason than I wanted to connect to the internet and was sick of the problem) was connect my modem to the #1 port of the router and use the other three ports for my computers thinking that if they had the same IP address maybe it would work that way. I know very little about how this stuff work but it did fix my problem. I have been hooked up that way for months and haven't lost speed or connection since. I hope this helps and maybe someday someone who know why it works will tell me so I will know.
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SRV2121

Wrt54g - no wired connection - cannot find ethernet port upon setup, cannot get wired connection

I've had my wrt54g router for a little over 1 year. I had to get support to set up the router initially b/c it could not find the ethernet port when I tried to set it up initially. I am past that date and recently had to move the router and the PC. When I tried to redo the setup same issue - i upgraded the firmware and same issue. If i uplug the router and plug the cable directly from the cable modem into my pc, everything works well, but when i try to set up a wireless connection, the wired connection goes down, but the wireless connection works and i cannot get the wired connection back up. i am a novice with the device, so any detailed help in trouble shooting the problem and getting me back up on both a wired and wireless basis would be appreciated.

As you upgraded the router's firmware,I would suggest you to reset the router for 30 seconds and configure the router from the scratch.Make sure that the Modem is connected to the router on the internet port and the computer to the router on the ethernet port.
Also check the ip address you are getting on the computer hardwired to the router...Click Start >> All Programs >> Accessories >> Command Prompt...A black box will appear(Command Prompt)...In the Command Prompt window type ipconfig and press 'Enter'...Look for Ethernet Adapter Local Area Connection IP Address , Subnet Mask and Default Gateway...
IP Address should be 192.168.1.x, Subnet Mask : 255.255.255.0, Default Gateway : 192.168.1.1 (assuming your router is 192.168.1.1)...If you get the above mentioned IP Address, Subnet and Gateway Address then you should ping the Gateway, type ping 192.168.1.1 and press Enter...If it gives you request timed out then disable any firewalls, security softwares on the computer...
If you get 4 replies then,try to open the setup page..

Slow wired connection with WRT54G

My ISP is Comcast.
I'm using their modem which includes my digital voice connection. From there I'm wired straight to the WRT54G and from there I'm wired to my PC. However, when I connect from the Comcast modem to my PC I get download speeds of 12mbps and when I connect from the WRT54G (wired) it drops to 1mbps or even 786kbps.
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Any other suggestions? Thanks in advance!

Please state the make and exact model number of your modem (not the WRT54G).
Using an ethernet cable, wire your computer directly to the modem (not the WRT54G). Verify that you have a properly working Internet connection. Then do the following:
Go to "Start" > All Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt.
A black DOS box will appear. Type in "ipconfig /all" (with no quotes), then hit the Enter key. Copy all the results to your next post, except that if your "IP address" does not start with 192, then post only the first 3 digits of your "IP address" along with the rest of the info.

Linksys WRT54G v5 - Connection issues

Good evening,
I picked up a new WRT54G (v5) the other day to replace an old BEFW11 router, and so far have been far less than impressed. I have one computer on the wired connection, and one on wireless. It seems, though, that if the wireless system is running any P2P software (Limewire, in this case), or anything else which creates a large number of simultaneous connections (BitTorrent for d/ling CD images, for instance), the router simply dies. Although any existing TCP connections are fine (e.g. MSN Messenger switchboard connections, though not _new_ conversations), it is virtually impossible to generate any new TCP connections. They appear to connect immediately, and then disconnect less than a second later. This occurs for HTTP, SSH, Telnet, IMAP, and SMTP connections, so far as I've tried.
A hard reset of the router seems to be the only thing that helps.
I ran into similar issues with the BEFW11, and ended up using it only as an access point, and relying on an old D-Link DI-704P to take care of NAT -- and this worked fine. But in this case, I want to take the DI-704 with me when I move, not leave it here ... and so I would really prefer if the Linksys could, uh, do what it's supposed to in the first place.
I tried upgrading the firmware to v1.00.9, but after sitting there for a few minutes I ended up with a "this page cannot be displayed" error from I E. I'm going to give it another shot, but am a little hesitant to reboot the router at this point because I have no idea if it will be toast at that point or not.
EDIT: Now upgraded to v1.00.9. Apparently this doesn't work over HTTPS, but it worked fine via HTTP itself. We'll see if this has made a difference ...
I see some similar reports from other people. Any suggestions?
Message Edited by tibbbsa on 07-08-2006 09:00 PM

tibbbsa wrote:
I see some similar reports from other people. Any suggestions?
yeah use a WRT54GL instead. my website is unindated with wrt54g/GS v5 and v6 router problems. how linksys has been able to ignore this problem is beyond me. the WRT54GL is by far the better router. (linux based)
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Troubleshoot WRT54GS - WRT54GL connection problem.

Here's the setup I had until recently: DSL -> (via wire) -> WRT54GS -> (via wire) -> WRT54GL -> (via wireless) -> computer. Basically the GL was an access point. Unfortunately yesterday this stopped working for some reason, so I did a hard reset on the router (30 seconds holding down the reset button), and I haven't been able to restore it. I've tried to do so via the following steps:
1) Make sure only my laptop and power are plugged into the GL via a LAN port (and the power port).
2) Uncheck all the boxes in the firewall section.
3) Disable the built in firewall.
4) *Apply Settings*
5) Under setup, click on "advanced routing" and change it to "router" mode.
6) *Apply Settings*
7) Under basic setup, disable DHCP.
8) Assign the router an IP address that's not in the GS's DHCP range (192.168.0.2).
9) Adjust the time settings on the GL.
10) Unplug my laptop from the GL.
11) Plug the GS cable into the GL via a LAN port, not the WAN port.
12) Plug my laptop into the GL to test it via a LAN port.
Here's what I do to test it (with laptop (wire) -> gl (wire) -> gs (wire) -> dsl):
1) See if I can get a DHCP assignment from the GS on the laptop. So far I've been unable to do this. However, the GS's DHCP table (Status -> Local Network -> DHCP Clients Table) says it can not only see the laptop but it has assigned it a DHCP entry.
2) See if I can ping the GS, GL or another computer on the network from the laptop via a wired connection. So far I've been unable to do this.
3) See if I can ping the GL or the laptop from a desktop connected wirelessly to the GS. So far I've been unable to do this.
4) When this fails, swear (it's cathatric at least), do a "hard reset" on the router by holding the rest button down for 30 seconds, and start over at the top.
(Please note: at this point the only active wireless is the GS. The wireless on the GL is disabled.)
I've tried the above steps three times and it hasn't worked. The only other thing I can think of is configure the GL to work in place of the GS and see if I can get a wired connection from my dsl. DSL -> (wire) GL-> (wire) Laptop.
I don't know what else to try...does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks in advance.
Solved!
Go to Solution.

Thank you for your suggestion, Carrot, but that didn't help. I reset the GL, power cycled it, and set it with the following settings:
1) All firewall options disabled, firewall disabled.
2) Wireless disabled, ssid disabled. I'm just trying to get this thing to work as a switch for now, after all.
3) Router changed to "router" mode instead of "gateway" mode.
4) IP address set to 192.168.0.2, which is out of the GS's dhcp pool (192.168.0.100 - 149).
5) DHCP disabled on the GL.
6) Timezone set accordingly.
I was unable, again, to get a DHCP assignment on the laptop when plugged in by cable to the GL, which is plugged into the GS. (laptop (via wire) -> gl (via wire) -> gs) I was also unable to ping anything, including the GL, even when plugged directly into it.
Here's what makes me say "what the heck is going on:" If I try to ping the GL, at 192.168.0.2, from a desktop connected wirelessly to the GS (so...desktop (wireless) -> gs (wire) -> gl), Windows spits a "request timed out" back at me. If I try to ping 192.168.1.1, something replies with a 60ms response time.
Out of curiosity, I ran a tracert from that same desktop to the GS, and it came back in 1 hop. I also ran a tracert from this same computer to another computer, and it came back in 1 hop. I finally ran a tracert from the desktop to this "192.168.1.1" and it went out via my internet connection (it listed two ISP related hops) and found...something. So what the heck does that mean?
All I can think of at this point is set up the GL to take over for the GS and swap routers and see what happens.
Here's a thought: Is it possible I just need to power cycle the GS?
Message Edited by TheBoyBlunder on 03-26-2010 02:25 PM

WRT54G - Wireless connection limits?

Yes, I have a WRT54G router V6, and I am wondering how many wireless connections it supports? Because, I have one wired connection and whenever I try to connect more than 4 wireless devices a device will get booted.
So is there a way to open more wireless connections up or any suggestions?
thank you.
Solved!
Go to Solution.

Hi. Do you know how to log-in to your router page? Signal issues can be fixed by changing the channel on the router. If you have a computer working already with the router be it wired or wireless, use that computer to access the setup page of the router.
How to access router's page:
1. open internet browser (IE, Google Chrome, or Firefox) and type on the address bar http://192.168.1.1.
2. prompt comes up for username and password to log-in to area 192.168.1.1. Use admin on password, skip the username. Admin is the default password to the router. If it is not working, try admin in both fields and if not working still, use a password that you might have used before on the router.
3. On Setup page, click Wireless on the black bar (next to Setup). You will see the channel there. By default it is 6. Select 11 and save settings. You might want to try other channels if it did not make a difference: 1,3,6, & 9.
Make sure your router is not on the floor. It should be at least 3 feet above ground. Make sure antennas are okay. If you have a cordless phone nearby, try to relocate it, set the phone base at least 5 feet from router.

WRT54G drops connection

Hi everybody.
I just got a WRT54G router and installed it right away. I use an iMac (wired) and an iBook G4 (wireless). At the beginning it was working well, but after about an hour using it the connection dropped.
I restarted the router, after this it worked again, but after a few minutes the connection dropped again.
This happens regullary and , when it does, all connections drop. As the wireless and wired connections.
It'll be great if someone could help me..
Kind Regards
Daniel D.

My question is does anyone know if Linksys are going to fix this? I am not inclined to do a fix that might be undone by Linksys in the near future. I agree that if it works and Linksys doesn't fix this I will have no choice.
Anyone heard a response from the company? Seems to have occurred right as they released the latest version 8 of this router I noticed.

Please help! Very slow wired connection as well!

Hi guys!
I really need some help here... I received my very first Macbook Pro yesterday and once I begun using it I noticed I was having the exact same problem as many people here with wi-fi connection: even though the system says I'm connected (full bars!) I can barely surf the web - it's either too slow or doesn't connect at all.
Ok, after reading many posts around here I decided to swith to the wired conncetion and update the whole system to see if anything changed with the wi-fi issue, but I was surprised to find out that the cable conncetion had the exact same problem!! It either won't connect at all or it will take more than 2 minutes (!!) to open a page (Apple's website, for instance). That's unacceptable, I have a high speed internet service at home!!
Also, the problem is not with my internet service, right now I'm writing from a netbook connect to the wi-fi net just fine....
Any thoughts, suggestions, pleeeeaaase???? I really wanted to love my experience with my Macbook and I didn't want to return it (it's got a gorgeous screen!!) but it's useless without an internet connection.... By the way, my router is a Linksys.
Thank you, guys!!
Renata

Hi, sig!
My router is WRT54G Linksys with updated firmware. My modem is TG508 Thomson, I´m pretty sure with a not updated firmware.
This morning I called apple and we fixed the wi-fi issue using open dns servers, it´s now working properly.
However, surprisingly the wired connection is still not working!! The apple lady told me to update my modem firmware and in case connection isn´t restablished after that procedure to take it to an apple tech for support since it´s then probably a hardware issue. I´ll try the modem firmware update but I´m obviously not taking it anywhere (my MAC is 3 days old!), if update doesn´t work I´ll rather return the machine.
I still have one doubt though: should that open DNS procedure been done also for the wired connection (ethernet)?? I understand nothing of that procedure (as you can see! all I know is it has been done exclusively for airport connection....
Thank you for your attention!!
Renata

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