Jack, 1) go for the full factory reset. I just reset a linksys 5 times the other night and still works like a charm. If it doesn't work after a factory reset, then perhaps a circuit is fried.
2) If you suspect foul play with the netgear firmware, I would give ddwrt a try. Also, you have more options like wireless bridging and such with open source firmware. Al Sent via mobile device On Nov 27, 2012, at 1:47 PM, Jack Chastain <[email protected]> wrote: > I have a Netgear WGR614v10 I purchased about 2 years ago. It is connected as > an extension of my main network with the main router being my FiOS WiFi unit > in my office. Two years ago, I had Tech Support assistance to set it up as an > extension and it seemed to work well. > > Today (and probably for at least a year or so now), the unit indicates it has > a WiFi section active (on front panel) but I do not have a signal present. I > used WiFi Analyzer on my phone to check. My main office signal is present at > -90+ db but other than a few other neighborhood signals, nothing is there. > > I apparently cannot access the router either. I removed all other network > cables leaving only the Linux system it is normally supporting via wired > conenction. I rebooted everything - I cannot access the router. I used both > 192.168.1.1 and 192.168.1.100. Without the supporting FiOS router though, the > Linux system does not see any network at all and obtains no address itself. > (I pretty much expected this as the Netgear was set up to be an extension, so > it can only get an address from the FiOS system). > > Now the FUN part - I called Netgear - I am PRETTY sure the guy was simply > mis-speaking, but his words were "The reason your WiFi does not work is that > your Tech Support contract has expired". I have no real issue paying for a > tech support call, but I can't believe that the function of the WiFi signal > is TIED to the contract - can this be at all real? A 6 month contract was > twice the amount I paid for the silly thing too. Screw that - I will buy a > new device for that. > > So - I thought I would pop it out to the folks who know the most about these > things. Anyone ever played with one of these? I am about to do a full factory > reset on it and try to start over, at least trying to get into the router > itself, but I recall having a pretty tough time initially, so I figured I > would ask first. > > Jack C > > -- > Eschew obfuscation and pompous prolixity. > > Light a man a fire, he is warm for the night. > Light a man afire, he is warm for the rest of his life. > _______________________________________________ > Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org > http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug > > Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) Vassar College > Dec 5 - SysAdmin Panel > Jan 9 - High Performance Computing > Feb 6 - Raspberry Pi _______________________________________________ Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) Vassar College Dec 5 - SysAdmin Panel Jan 9 - High Performance Computing Feb 6 - Raspberry Pi
