At home we have a wireless network. Our ISP is AOL (yes, I know, I want to change but my dad wont) and our router is a D-Link DL-604+. The wireless network was set up approx 18 months to two years ago, when there were only two PCs in the house. My dad has recently got a new PC, and I have just got a new Mac. Shortly after we got the wireless network set up my dad also bought himself a Toshiba laptop. That is when the problems started.
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Wireless network connectivity problems
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On my old PC I had no problem doing anything on the net downloading, uploading, file transfers, accessing any sites I wanted. Likewise my dad on his desktop. However, his laptop wouldnt access some sites Barclays and Gmail being the most troublesome two, as my dad does his banking online and Gmail is my mail server. This wasnt a problem particularly as a; I never used the laptop cos laptops are ****ing horrible, and b; my dad could do his banking on his desktop.
When Matt was down he tried to get into the router to change the settings, assuming that was what was preventing online banking and the other things working. But he couldnt. Matt runs internal communications for a big company he knows his **** (jammy bastard never even finished his degree either). We tried using default passwords for the brand of router, but its been changed. We tried a couple of other things to no avail. My dad has no record of what the spotty git who he hired to set up the network changed it to. Why did he hire a spotty git anyway?!
Ebay does not load - message is Safari cant open the page http://www.ebay.co.uk/ because your computer isnt connected to the Internet. And yet AT THE SAME TIME I am browsing www.ilxor.com or this forum, for instance. www.myspace.com also will not load - doubtless there are lots of others - www.barclays.co.uk works, but the connection hangs when I attempt to log in to online banking through the link on that page
I cannot check for software updates - the computer claims to not be able to connect to the internet, yet running network diagnostics claims the internet is working correctly - it says network change has occurred but does not tell me what, and then says the connection is working
I cannot check for software updates - the computer claims to not be able to connect to the internet, yet running network diagnostics claims the internet is working correctly - it says network change has occurred but does not tell me what, and then says the connection is working
Ebay does not load - message is Safari cant open the page http://www.ebay.co.uk/ because your computer isnt connected to the Internet. And yet AT THE SAME TIME I am browsing www.ilxor.com or this forum, for instance. www.myspace.com also will not load - doubtless there are lots of others - www.barclays.co.uk works, but the connection hangs when I attempt to log in to online banking through the link on that page
I cannot check for software updates - the computer claims to not be able to connect to the internet, yet running network diagnostics claims the internet is working correctly - it says network change has occurred but does not tell me what, and then says the connection is working
I cannot send files via instant messenger programs
I cannot send emails (most of the time - I have sent a couple, but only very short ones)
I cannot make large posts to online forums - more than a couple of dozen words causes the page to hang - Im a naturally verbose git, this is annoying
I have downloaded programs and widgets from the internet without any problem
I have been sent music and image files via instant messenger programs without any problem
I cannot send emails (most of the time - I have sent a couple, but only very short ones)
I cannot make large posts to online forums - more than a couple of dozen words causes the page to hang - Im a naturally verbose git, this is annoying
I have downloaded programs and widgets from the internet without any problem
I have been sent music and image files via instant messenger programs without any problem
At the online music site I edit we load stuff into templates from a .php page - I cannot post from the template forms to the actual site - i.e. I cannot send information outbound over the net.
This outbound connectivity problem is the consistent theme - email, forums, our site templates, instant messenger file transfer
WHAT IS GOING ON???!!!
This outbound connectivity problem is the consistent theme - email, forums, our site templates, instant messenger file transfer
WHAT IS GOING ON???!!!
I've had to post this in 8 bits because it simply would not all go at once.
I am tempted to destroy all computers everywhere with a hammer.
I am tempted to destroy all computers everywhere with a hammer.
from here
"On the DSL-604+ the reset method is:
Leave the router powered. No need to unplug anything. Use a straightened paperclip or similar to press the recessed Reset button on the rear of the router. Keep it pressed "until the lights change", then release. The router will then reboot. Access the Configuration Manager by pointing your browser to the default IP address and re-enter your configuration."
should be back to factory defaults (including user and passw)
check for firmware updates also.
"On the DSL-604+ the reset method is:
Leave the router powered. No need to unplug anything. Use a straightened paperclip or similar to press the recessed Reset button on the rear of the router. Keep it pressed "until the lights change", then release. The router will then reboot. Access the Configuration Manager by pointing your browser to the default IP address and re-enter your configuration."
should be back to factory defaults (including user and passw)
check for firmware updates also.
frankblundt said:
Is restting the router to default settings really all that's going to be needed?
maybe, maybe not, but if it's been screwed around with at least you'll get it back to "normal" and you'll be able to get into it to check for firmware updates and redo your configuration (you'll need to re-enter your ISP login details for example) and look at the status reports to get an idea of what's going on.
frankblundt said:
It's scary stuff that I don't really understand but I guess I'm going to have to try.
it definitely sounds like an outbound data problem, which would be why some sites will work (that don't require cookie feedback etc) and others won't and may well be something in the custom security configuration that it's been set up with. D-Link tech support will probably have other diagnostics you can do on it to test whether or not it's a physical fault with the router that needs to be repaired.