Post by Jian Oreachi on Feb 18, 2016 13:34:13 GMT -5
Got a weird issue. Needed to move router, so I unplugged and moved it, pretty standard fare. Everything is hooked up the way it was before except for the following issues:
Wifi no longer works for anything period. Devices can connect to the Wifi and log in to the router config, but not access internet. I made sure they registered it as a home network.
My wired computer cannot log in to router config, but has internet access
Every 15 minutes the wired computer loses the ability to browse webpages (something DNS related??? error is DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_BAD_CONFIG) but the rest of the internet works (such as a Skype call) resetting the router fixes it.
I have hard resseted the router, preformed a million powercycles in all variations (cord, software, modem, router, etc) and am running out of ideas on what do next. Any thoughts?
Last Edit: Feb 18, 2016 13:37:43 GMT -5 by Jian Oreachi
Already did, unfortunately this issue exists across multiple devices, and isn't likely the result of an issue on any one of them, but with the router itself.
Additional info, disconnecting internet from router allowed me to access the router config page from my hardwired computer, but I lost that ability when I got the internet back up and working, not when it was plugged in but after I reset it once I plugged it back in.
Post by Shun Minamoto on Feb 18, 2016 14:14:59 GMT -5
Typical cause of your problem given your recent actions is: Modem needs to be reset after the router was out for an extended period of time (or if you change routers, another potential reason you'd see these symptoms).
Completely.
Remove all power wires and all batteries from ALL modems. You might actually have more than one modem box, like I do. Completely de-power the modem setup for a few seconds and then let it come back up.
Post by Jian Oreachi on Feb 18, 2016 15:08:15 GMT -5
The whole change took about a minute, and just tried depowering modem, internet is back up, but exact same problems as before. Is there any reason you could think that wireless would not be providing internet when the router clearly has internet access?