glowingnissan07
Posts: 93 +0
2 Questions Actually
1) I have a Lynksys wireless router system, and im not sure if this is supposed to do this or not, but the WLAN and Internet LEDS are flickering like mad.
I only say this because my Internet has been acting inconsistent, even though i have full signal. Little hitches in gaming, sometimes internet randomly disconnects tho i am still on the network. Are the LEDs supposed to do that? If so wat does it mean?
2) The other thing is that stupidly i think i reset my router and now my normal network is no longer availabe to be connected. All the PCs are now connected to a normal "lynksys" network, so i can still get the internet, but its not password protected nor encrypted and can be easily accessed from anyone on the outside.
I went to the lynkys support center and they pretty much told me how to change router settings. Is that wat i have to do to restore my old network or is there some WIndows XP utility i can use? None of the PCs recognize my old network, they only can "see" the "lynksys" network, but i need the old network settings back on, i need the computers to be able to connect to it.
I also tried the router's software CD, but thats only for establishing connection between the [main?]computer and the router, which is already good.
Keep in mind the main computer is a laptop (a DELL inspiron) and thats the one we did all the settings on. I think its the "host" comptuer (if thats what u call it) and serves the internet through a basic "infrastructure" (pretty sure on that one tho lol); but im not sure cuz if the laptop is far away the network still works. There are only 2 other computers (both towers) that use the internet and the network.
I am a total noob at networking, so if u can, try to speak in laamans terms. Where do i start? How can I restore the old network? Or if i need to, start a new one? (i hope the windows utility wont be my first option lol)
1) I have a Lynksys wireless router system, and im not sure if this is supposed to do this or not, but the WLAN and Internet LEDS are flickering like mad.
I only say this because my Internet has been acting inconsistent, even though i have full signal. Little hitches in gaming, sometimes internet randomly disconnects tho i am still on the network. Are the LEDs supposed to do that? If so wat does it mean?
2) The other thing is that stupidly i think i reset my router and now my normal network is no longer availabe to be connected. All the PCs are now connected to a normal "lynksys" network, so i can still get the internet, but its not password protected nor encrypted and can be easily accessed from anyone on the outside.
I went to the lynkys support center and they pretty much told me how to change router settings. Is that wat i have to do to restore my old network or is there some WIndows XP utility i can use? None of the PCs recognize my old network, they only can "see" the "lynksys" network, but i need the old network settings back on, i need the computers to be able to connect to it.
I also tried the router's software CD, but thats only for establishing connection between the [main?]computer and the router, which is already good.
Keep in mind the main computer is a laptop (a DELL inspiron) and thats the one we did all the settings on. I think its the "host" comptuer (if thats what u call it) and serves the internet through a basic "infrastructure" (pretty sure on that one tho lol); but im not sure cuz if the laptop is far away the network still works. There are only 2 other computers (both towers) that use the internet and the network.
I am a total noob at networking, so if u can, try to speak in laamans terms. Where do i start? How can I restore the old network? Or if i need to, start a new one? (i hope the windows utility wont be my first option lol)
