Okay...lead paint was (meant to be) a joke. My WAG is that you plugged the power back to the different components such that the device (usually the cable or DSL modem) that is providing your DHCP (dynamic IP address assignments) wasn't fully booted and stable before the power was applied to the WAPs (wireless access points).
Power all down Power up the cable/DSL modem, wait for it to stop changing the lights...stabilize Power on each WAP, watching for it to stabilize (the blinky lights) Can you "see" each WAP name when you scan on a wireless consuming device? If you can see one, but not the others, then the others are either not working (electronics failure happens most often when powering down and/or up). Regardless of each individual WAPs connectivity back to the hub/switch, you should see their broadcast ID when you scan for them with a wireless device. So, can you "see" all of the WAPs or can you just not route through them, or can you see them and not connect to them? If you can see them all, then the WAP boxes are probably working, just either lost configuration or wired connection. If you can not see them, then the WAP boxes are the source of the problem. Reset each (one at a time) to their defaults and then start setting them up from there. (Don't forget that each WAP usually defaults to an IP address in the 192.168.1.0 range and your access computer to configure them must be on the same subnet...192.168.1.X) If you can see them, connect to them, but not route to anywhere (Internet or other devices in the house) then you have a configuration or wire problem. Mike -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [NF] Wireless network SYSFU From: Ted Roche <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Date: 2/8/2012 3:18 PM Ken: Ignoring the lead paint and other distractions, what changed? Is it possible you put cables back into the wrong spots, or stretched and broke them? This stuff usually works, or doesn't. It usually doesn't stop just cause it was turned off and shuffled around, unless it got wired differently. So, you're using WAPS at the ends of ethernet cables plugged into the router, right? When you plug the cables in, you should see a light light-up on the router, ditto for the WAP end. That's the first thing to verify ("Is it plugged in?" "Is it turned on?" "Do you see the blinky light?" is the annoying script the tech support people use for a reason -- I find it solves 90% of my problems, when I remember it :) _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
