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B_Coppins

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September 27th, 2006 14:00

Wireless N Questions

I'm looking into purchasing a WRT300N Router

http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=dhs&cs=19&sku=A0642956


Now, I currently have a WRT54G Router and I'm wondering what are the realistic gains I'll see when going from G to N?

Looking for all the details on what's so different about N and G, I'm at work until 5pm est so, please if possible no links.


Thanks

B_Coppins

565 Posts

September 28th, 2006 03:00

The only issue at this point is, the router wont get an IP from my modem.....

B_Coppins

565 Posts

September 28th, 2006 04:00

Did a factory reset like 2000 times.

ISP is not comcast

Static IP

I can connect the cable modem to my laptop ( connected now ) and it works fine.

Guess I'll have to check the forums about getting it back to original firmware.



It probably is just a setting problem, but it's and shouldnt be happening. It should just work, unless there are unique settings for your ISP ( like the comcast thing ). But as I had had the router setup with COMPLETE defaults before and it worked, there are no unique settings and I believe it should be working. Actually initially it did work, till I reset it due to not being able to log into the router.

Message Edited by B_Coppins on 09-28-2006 01:59 AM

NemesisDB

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September 28th, 2006 04:00

sorry it's not working well for you.
 
did you ever do the factory reset?  This really is important to do.  It wouldn't hurt to power cycle the modem as well (MAC address could change if the old firmware had cloning enabled).
 
you mentioned cable, what ISP?  STP should be disabled for comcast (as mentioned directly next to the option on the WAN setup section (Setup / Basic Setup page)
 
do you get a dynamic or static IP address from your ISP? 
 
Some ISPs key to MAC addresses (which your old router settings may have been cloning).  Some use host names.  All of these things can be done with dd-wrt they just need to be re-entered.
 
Your router sounds like it's working fine.  I really think this is just a settings problem
 
edit:  there are posts in the dd-wrt forums for reverting to the origjal linksys firmware  -- it can certainly be done as well.

Message Edited by NemesisDB on 09-28-2006 01:38 AM

B_Coppins

565 Posts

September 28th, 2006 04:00

I HIGHLY recommend that NOBODY upgrades to this garbage of a firmware.



I'm so angry right now, my router is 100% useless, it wont get an IP from my cable modem.

Can try to go back to any firmware from the original manufacturer and it wont allow it.





DO NOT USE THIS, IT'S JUNK AND YOU'RE ASKING FOR TROUBLE.

NOW I HAVE TO DROP $70 FOR A NEW ROUTER.

DO NOT USE THIS!
DO NOT USE THIS!
DO NOT USE THIS!
DO NOT USE THIS!
DO NOT USE THIS!
DO NOT USE THIS!
DO NOT USE THIS!
DO NOT USE THIS!
DO NOT USE THIS!
DO NOT USE THIS!
DO NOT USE THIS!
DO NOT USE THIS!
DO NOT USE THIS!

NemesisDB

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September 28th, 2006 05:00

umm ... it's not bricked if you can log in...
 
edit:  am going to call it a night.  will be happy to troubleshoot more with you if you want provided you answer the above questions/suggestions.  otherwise search at or post on the ddwrt forums -- they're helpful people and you can log into the router so you have a lot of options open

Message Edited by NemesisDB on 09-28-2006 02:56 AM

NemesisDB

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September 28th, 2006 05:00

think i misunderstood your original problem then.  if it's static it can't be failing to get an IP.  you just don't have internet connectivity with it?
 
I assume under Setup / Basic Setup / Internet Setup    that you have static IP selected and that you have entered the IP, the subnet mask, the gateway, and the two DNS servers?  The optional settings may also need to be entered depending on your ISP.  Don't forget to hit the 'save settings' button once you've done all of this.
 
Presumably you already know the values to these setting if you can get net access on the computer directly.
 
You probably already know this but you typically have to power-cycle the cable modem each time you connect it to a new device.
 
If you are unsure about values for any of the above it might be helpful to call your ISP
 
edit:  was the old firmware cloning the mac address of the computer that is working?

Message Edited by NemesisDB on 09-28-2006 02:02 AM

B_Coppins

565 Posts

September 28th, 2006 05:00

Going back to the original Linksys firmware isnt easy, to debrick a router, you need to build a cable and open the router.




GARBAGE

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