LinkSys WRT54GS with Virgin Broadband, help needed!

fabz · 11-02-2008, 10:18

Hi guys, just a general question which is probably really simple but im no good at networking and the like!
I set up my router and everything works like a charm but there is one problem..when i switch on my computer and power up the router for the first time in the morning the internet is not automatically connected and so i have to go to the router settings page,fiddle about a bit and change the config from automatic DCHP to a different setting then back and then everything works fine??
Can somebody please help me with this as its a bit tedious, and I've tried on other forums but no one seems to reply!!
Thanks and hope to receive a reply soon!

southwell · 11-02-2008, 10:24

Sounds like it's not picking up an IP address from the router. Have you tried a firmware update for the router?

fabz · 11-02-2008, 10:25

No..where would i be able to access a firmware upgrade from? Sorry I'm really rubbish with stuff like this

lordy · 11-02-2008, 10:25

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Originally Posted by fabz

when i switch on my computer and power up the router for the first time in the morning the internet is not automatically connected ...

Hi, If you switch on the router you should also power cycle the modem first, when they sync light is steady, then switch on the router?

ikthius · 11-02-2008, 10:26

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/ne...e=1&p=34487148
http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/87...lp-needed.html

2 of the same post......... & only 2 mins apart.

fabz · 11-02-2008, 10:29

aah ok so i power on my virgin dsl modem before the router??

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http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/ne...e=1&p=34487148
http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/87...lp-needed.html

2 of the same post......... & only 2 mins apart.

yeah sorry mate i realised i posted one in the wrong forum and i don't have a clue how to get rid of it.

MadGamer · 11-02-2008, 10:30

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Originally Posted by fabz

No..where would i be able to access a firmware upgrade from? Sorry I'm really rubbish with stuff like this

here you go http://www-uk.linksys.com/servlet/Sa...ypage=download

fabz · 11-02-2008, 10:34

Cheers for the link but i just checked and i think i have the latest version?
Says i have version 7.50.2

southwell · 11-02-2008, 10:35

Write down all the settings you have, SSID, security keys etc and retore the factory defaults of the router. Then put them back in.

Eric55 · 11-02-2008, 10:36

I had the same problem, updated the firmware and also phoned Linksys the only way round was to leave the router powered on.

fabz · 11-02-2008, 10:41

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Originally Posted by southwell

Write down all the settings you have, SSID, security keys etc and retore the factory defaults of the router. Then put them back in.

Right I'll try this and tell you how it goes! When you say 'restore the factory defaults' do you mean just do a hard reset by holding the reset button on the back?

southwell · 11-02-2008, 10:49

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Originally Posted by fabz

Right I'll try this and tell you how it goes! When you say 'restore the factory defaults' do you mean just do a hard reset by holding the reset button on the back?

Either that or do it in the firmware.

fabz · 11-02-2008, 11:35

I think its all sorted now, reset the router and configured everything again and when i turned on my PC it was working fine!
Thanks mate

also one last question, is there any way i can have my laptop which is connected to the router via wireless send print documents to my PC which is hard wired to the router?
Thanks

southwell · 11-02-2008, 11:59

Yeh, right click your printer and 'share' it. Now add a printer from the laptop and search the network for the printer, job done. You will need the pc switched on for it to print. Make sure the workgroups are the same for the PC's too.

xpod · 11-02-2008, 12:05

If the printer is to connected your desktop and you want to share the printer then, you need to find the printer on the network from your laptop to install it.
On your laptop run the printer setup wizard for a network printer.Because your laptop is wireless should`nt be any different after you're connected to the router. The method to setup a printer on your laptop is exactly the same as the process to setup the printer on the desktop.

Of course thats Windows so i might have it wrong

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Make sure the workgroups are the same for the PC's too

Or of course,i might forget something important