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Title: Help sort of lost wireless
Post by: LeeA on March 27, 2014, 08:42:08 PM

I have a dl524 and ATT DSL. It used to work great. It is bridged. It was working and then I changed something. What I changed is I needed to test my mother's router and tested it at my house and then put mine back. Now my laptop can't connect to the internet. It sees the wireless and asks for the key but then just sits there and spins. What is strange is my cell phone still gets to the internet through my wireless.

thanks
Lee

Title: Re: Help sort of lost wireless
Post by: FurryNutz on March 28, 2014, 06:51:32 AM

Try a factory reset and set up the 524 from scratch...

Title: Re: Help sort of lost wireless
Post by: LeeA on March 30, 2014, 09:00:37 PM

Yeah, I tried that and it didn't help. It is the same, my cell phone has no problem but my laptop can't connect. It's not the laptop either because the tablet can't connect either.
Lee

Title: Re: Help sort of lost wireless
Post by: FurryNutz on March 31, 2014, 07:40:50 AM

b]Wireless Configurations[/b]
Links>Wireless Installation Considerations (http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=48327.0) and Managing Signal Congestion (http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=53228.0) and Good Neighbour Policy (http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=10634.0)

• Ensure the default (dlink) SSID name is changed. Can be anything and not something that's already in use by any neighboring WiFi routers. Under Setup/Wireless/Manual.
• What wireless modes are you using?
• 2.4Ghz Routers only: Try single mode G or N or mixed G and N?
• Channel Width set for Auto 20/40Mhz or try 20Mhz only.
• Try setting a manual Channel (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless_channel) to a open or unused channel. 1, 6 or 11. 11 for single mode N if the channel is clear.
• What security mode are you using? Preferred security is WPA-Personal. WPA2/AES Only. Some WiFi adapters don't support AES (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Encryption_Standard), so you might want to try TPIK (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temporal_Key_Integrity_Protocol) only or Auto TPIK and AES.
• What wireless devices do you have connected?
• Any 2.4Ghz or 5Ghz cordless house phones or WiFi APs near by?
• Any other WiFi routers in the area? Link> Use InSSIDer (http://www.metageek.net/) to find out. How many?
• If you have any of these options, Try turning OFF or ON Short GI (http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/wireless/wireless-features/30969-what-do-80211ns-optional-features-mean-for-you), WLAN Partition, Extra Wireless Protection and HT 20/40 Co-existence if you have it. Also testing with HT20/40Mhz Co-existence enabled will impact results as well. I prefer to use this option OFF. Recommended settings are default. Under Advanced/Advanced Wireless.

If you temporarily disable the WiFi security on the router, will the LT and pad connect then?