I have the Wireless-G WRT54G2. It worked fine for 2 years. It has never been moved or changed in that time. It will not connect to the internet. The internet light is blinking & the main power light is orange instead of green. I tried the reset button with no luck. Also disconnected, waited, and reconnected all cables with no luck. Have tried numerous times connecting and reconnecting the router & also rebooting the PC many times. Is there anything else I can try or is the router broken & needs replaced? Any advice would be appreciated. Thank you.

So, If you have internet connection speed problem with your wireless try with the following steps,
1.)Reset the wireless router by using the power switch on it or by unplugging it and plugging it back in.
2.)Place the wireless router in an ideal location. The higher it is, the better, but don't put it near metal objects.
3.)Get as close as possible to the router with whatever device you're trying to connect.
4.)Keep the router and your connecting device away from other electronics. You should especially keep away from phones, fax machines and microwaves. etc.,
5.)Adjust the Wifi antenna if it has one.
6.)Change the router's channel, especially if other wireless routers are nearby.Following these steps would give you stable internet connection and also increased speed in connection. You can check your internet speed from www.ScanMySpeed.Com before and after following these steps.

Hi

The Router configuration is not that much difficult, only few thing you have sure,
1) Correct ADSL Connection User name & password,
2) Chose unique ip address in All host.

Follow the mention bellow instruction to configure and connect to Wifi Router,

• Plug the network cable ( Mine was Blue ) which comes with the Router Box pack to your computer. The other end goes into any of the Router Ethernet Port ( 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 )
• Now type in 192.168.1.1 in IE or Firefox or any browser. You will prompted for password which is admin. You must be logged into Linksys Router.
• Now since your ADSL modem is also having the same IP , we will change the IP address for WRT54G2 Router to 192.168.5.1
• Under Setup >Basic Setup look for Network Setup and Change Router IP. Change to 192.168.5.1 and Save changes.
• Since the IP has changed you will need to close the Browser.
• Sometimes the IP doesnt change automatically. Do a IPCONFIG / RELEASE and then IPCONFIG / Renew

Making WRT54G2 Router talk to ADSL broadband modem

• Plugin the Ethernet cable which comes from the Modem into the port on Wrt54g2 router which says Internet.
• Open Internet Explorer and Type in 192.168.5.1.
• Type in same password ( admin )
• You will be in Setup > Basic Setup
• Take a look at Section , Internet Setup. The current selection should be Automatic Configuration DHCP. Select Static IP instead.
• Add following details to it. In the first step we backed up All the IP configuration. Use them here

Internet IP Address: . . .
Subnet Mask: . . .
Gateway: . . .
Static DNS 1: . . .
Static DNS 2: . . .
Static DNS 3:

ADSL Modem Settings to Wrt54g2 Router

• Once Done just save changes and you should be back at same page.
• Now try to connect any application which talks to internet. You should be able to connect

Configuring for Wireless Connection :Now once your Router is talking with Modem, it is pretty easy to connect on Wireless. The only thing we need to setup here is Security. Lets get WIFI

• Get to the Lynksys page again. Do all login and regualr stuff.
• Now look for menu Wireless, click on it. You should land on Basic Wireless Settings.

Basic Wireless Settings

• Select wireless configuration to Manual .
• Wireless network mode to Mixed.
• Give a Wireless Network Name (SSID), make sure its unique.
• Make Wireless channel selection 11 ( 11 - 2.463 GHZ)
• Select Wireless SSID Broadcast to Enable
• Save Settings and you will be back at the same page with changes you made.

Now Lets secure the Router :

• Go to Wireless Security on the same page.
• You will need to configure here Security Mode : WPA Personal, WPA Algorithms: TKIP
• WPA Shared Key is what you will need when you connect to your router without wire. This key does the authentication and keep unwanted people away. Add 8 digit alphanumeric key.
• As suggested in comments, there is a new mode which you can use : WPA2 with AES
• Save changes.Just make sure you save that key to a notepad or remember it.

Wrt54g2 wireless security

• Now last step, Move to next menu Security > Firewall .
• Uncheck Block Anonymous Internet Requests .
• Save Settings.

Wrt54g2 firewall settings

• Remove the blue cable which you had connected with Router.

That's it. Now just turn on your WIFI and Search for the router. The name should be visible. Click to connect. At this stage it will ask you for the Password or Shared Key which we configures just above. It will connect and you will be able to connect to Internet.
That's all Folks. This is how you connect WRT54G2 Linksys router with Adsl Broadband Modem. If you have any questions feel free to comment.

It sounds like you have your max amount of users reached. You need to go into your router and set the amount of users that can connect to the internet. Either via program on the computer or actually consoling in to the router.

Hope this helps out.

Please make sure that Power, Internet and Wireless Light (or LAN light if trying to connect with Ethernet cable) is there on router if you are trying to connect it wireless .
And if only Power light is there only.Please try to power cycle the router ( turn off the router from power supply wait for a minute, plug the power supply back) and then again check the light status.
Even after this if same light status is there please try to reset the router ( there will be small pinhole button on the back side of router) just press it for 15 seconds and then release it.Wait for 2 mins and check the light status again.
It will fix your problem.

Please share the results.

There could be any number of reasons why the wireless connection drops off. Please click on this link and follow my instruction to determine the fault and fix :-
Normal 0 http://www.fixya.com/support/r3559120-wireless_router_disconnecting

You can set up your router manually, without the CD.
Make sure that your computer is able to go online directly through the modem.
If your computer is able to go online through the modem, that means the modem is working fine.
You will need to connect the computer to the router and the modem to the router.
open the set up page of the router and change the settings of the router according to the ISP.

Click Here for more information about the routers and network

Hi Seth6025,

Try without using Wireless Encryption (password).

Try changing channels; default is 6; try 1 or 11.
Change your SSID: personalize it
SSID broadcast: Enable

Check the advanced wireless settings and make sure MAC filtering - DISABLED.

Reset the Linksys router by pressing RESET for 30 seconds should everything fails and re-configure. Firmware is another consideration BUT this is just a new release.

Regards,

Angel

Try again by Disabling the WEP (or WPA), MAC Address Filtering and Firewall Setting Individually. Should be a problem with one of those. Then when you receive the Signals, try to Adjust using Bottom Up method. That means one setting at a time, Hardening the Security. Have you checked your DNS settings? Have you checked the Channels you are using? Re check them and try again.
Feel free to contact back.
Please rate the answer if it helps you to solve the issue.
Thanks for contacting Fixya!

Are you trying to set up router ?
You can set up your router manually, without the CD.
Make sure that your computer is able to go online directly through the modem.
If your computer is able to go online through the modem, that means the modem is working fine.
You will need to connect the computer to the router and the modem to the router.
open the set up page of the router and change the settings of the router according to the ISP.

Click Here for more information about the routers and network

Try to delete all the prefered networks. Right-Click Wireless Network Connection, View Available Wireless Networks. Click on Change the Order of Prefered Networks. Remove all prefered networks there and click OK. Now try to View the available wireless networks again, reconnect to your own wireless network and see if it connects fine. Post your feedback.