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Linksys Router: How do I put a lock on my wifi router

Sat, 21 Aug 2021 04:03:50 -0700

I have a Linksys router. all my neighbors steal my wifi. how do I install a locked password

⟐ Answer deleted August 21, 2021 at 4:03 MST

Linksys EA6900: How can I reset the Wi-Fi network?

Mon, 18 Apr 2022 06:07:05 -0700

I forgot the password to Wi-Fi network I had set up a long time ago, how can I reset the password?

⟐ Answer deleted April 18, 2022 at 6:07 MST

Linksys E3000: How to disassemble linksys E3000?

Mon, 15 Feb 2016 08:55:42 -0700

I removed the 4 screws from the bottom of device but still I don't know how to remove the lid! How can I take the lid off?

⟐ Answered February 15, 2016 at 8:55 MST

Linksys EA9200: Why does my wireless connection keep connecting and disconnecting?

Thu, 20 Jul 2023 04:35:43 -0700

My wireless devices keep dropping connection and re-connecting randomly. The connection level shows as strong but it still drops.

⟐ Answered July 20, 2023 at 4:35 MST

linksys e1200 wireless router: [Linksys E5600] Need to set wifi channel manually after restart

Sat, 01 Jul 2023 10:22:54 -0700

My router is E5600, not E1200. After a restart, I need to login to the router page and select and unselect the wifi channel to 'Auto'. Otherwise, it merely shows up on all devices but I can't connect to the wifi from any of the devices. I'm able to access internet via LAN, so that makes it clear the issue is with the Wi-Fi. Can anyone tell me a possible solution to this problem? I can't keep having to login and change the channel manually after a restart

⟐ Answered July 01, 2023 at 10:22 MST

Linksys EA6900: No Wi-Fi network to connect to.

Tue, 26 Jul 2022 19:30:11 -0700

I cannot connect to the Wi-Fi network and the Wi-Fi name is not showing up on the Wi-Fi network list on my laptop. How can I connect to network?

⟐ Answered July 26, 2022 at 19:30 MST

Linksys Router: Need to reconfigure but have no disc

Tue, 27 Dec 2016 19:58:28 -0700

After a power outage, lost WIFI connection. Spent time with cable supplier and Linksys on phone ( they say router is too old - but it is only 2 years old). Apparently need to re-configure, but can't find original disc. I think it should be simple procedure but all tecky people I have talked to so far want me to buy a new router. I think this one should still be ok. Please help. Thank you.

Model: Linksys EA3500 smart router ( N750)

⟐ Answer accepted December 27, 2016 at 19:58 MST

Linksys EA9200: Power switch not longer works

Mon, 14 Nov 2016 17:42:23 -0700

The power switch is not working, Can I replace it, or do I need to buy a new router?

⟐ Answer edited November 14, 2016 at 17:42 MST

Linksys EA6900: Will a 2.0 USB cable work in the 3.0 USB port?

Thu, 14 Nov 2019 10:25:53 -0700

I want to connect my laptop to the router via USB port but only have USB 2.0 cables around the house and the USB 2.0 port on the router isn't working. Can I connect to the router's USB 3.0 port with the USB 2.0 cables?

⟐ Answer deleted November 14, 2019 at 10:25 MST

Linksys EA9200: My USB port stopped working

Mon, 21 Nov 2016 13:04:33 -0700

My USB port has stopped working is there any way that I can fix it?

⟐ Answer edited November 21, 2016 at 13:04 MST

Linksys WRT54GS v2: What is the small yellow flat part?

Tue, 26 May 2015 10:19:34 -0700

What is this small yellow flat part bellow the pover on the board, it's on the FV1 spot. Thank you

⟐ Answer accepted May 26, 2015 at 10:19 MST

Linksys WRT54GS v2: Service manual, block diagram , schematic request, calibration tweaks

Fri, 28 Dec 2012 22:22:09 -0700

Hello, I am trying to find detailed repair information for this unit. Do you have this available?

⟐ Commented December 28, 2012 at 22:22 MST

Linksys WRT54GL: problem with router connection

Tue, 01 Oct 2019 15:30:25 -0700

Dear Sirs,

I have the following problem with Linksys router wtr54gl: after an unsuccessful attempt to install new software, I have no communication with the Internet and can not reset the router to factory settings.

Expect some advice.

Credit: O. Boev

⟐ Answer deleted October 01, 2019 at 15:30 MST

Linksys router WRT54G2 V1: Quick question about Power adapters.

Thu, 20 Sep 2018 04:33:11 -0700

So my issue is that I got this router after replacing one (this is the older one) and the power adapter for it will overheat after 30-60 minutes. then I have to unplug it for 15 or so minutes. Can I use a different one with a slightly different output? I used the slightly higher one for 1 minute and it seemed to work fine. I can't use the old one it still overheats with a thermal pad and heatsink taped to it.

Router input:

12 Volts .5 Amps

Original router power adapter:

12 Volts .5 Amps

Power adapter from a Police Scanner:

13.8 Volts 750 MilliAmps

would this be fine?

UPDATE

Hm. Now that I think about it, I don't really want to try to open the power adapter. I don't feel confident enough in my skills of soldering to solder a new part on a adapter that handles 120 Volts and 15 amps. I've seen what happens if outlets short. (one time my little brother stuck a multimeters prongs into an outlet to see how much power comes out of it. He was okay though. Can't say the same about the outlet or the multimeter. the outlet looked something like this.)

UPDATE

Okay so I found a 100 milliAmp 12 Volts DC power adapter, while the router .5 Amps (500 milliAmps) 12VDC would this be Okay? or would the router put too much stress on the power adapter since the power adapter is 4x less amperage?

⟐ Answered September 20, 2018 at 4:33 MST

Linksys EA9200: One external broken antenna

Fri, 18 May 2018 04:57:38 -0700

When I was setting up the device one of my antenna broke, Is it possible that the router works like that, or do I need to replace the antenna?

⟐ Answered May 18, 2018 at 4:57 MST

Linksys Router: Damaged UBIFS & Syscfg linksys Ea8100 v1

Mon, 11 Dec 2023 18:12:22 -0700

I directly connected to my ea8100 Linksys router using serial port after I connected wrongly and without knowing the dangers of two commands (never test these two)
nand erase ubifs
nand erase syscfg
I wrote, after turning the router off and on again, the router did not boot, and even its lights did not turn on, and serial communication was not established, and nothing booted at all!!!!

Is there a way to fix the router?
How can I check if the bootloader is damaged or not?
Should I use CFE files if I want to rewrite the bootloader or ubifs? Where should I find the file for this router?

I don't know much about electronics and the destructive effects of these two commands on NAND.

⟐ Commented December 11, 2023 at 18:12 MST

Linksys WRT54GS v2: I want to link two routers together to extend my Network.

Mon, 21 Aug 2023 00:03:53 -0700

Hi there,

First here's a little background information:

I live and work in the same building. Work in the ground level, and live in the 3rd (top) level of the concrete building. I have an internet connection in my office downstairs, and an entirely different internet connection in my office downstairs. That's two separate bills, approximately 100 bucks/month each.

Now here's my problem:

I want to eliminate one of those bills. The office connection is a commercial connection, so it is much faster. I had the building maintenance run an ethernet cable up to the third floor, so that I could connect my office (router A) router to my apartment router (router B) that way everything is on the same network. These are both linksys routers (Office is a Linksys WRT54G-3Gxx and the apartment router is a Linksys 802.11b router).

How do I get an internet connection to pass through the ethernet cord from Router A to Router B, and have router B broadcast a wireless signal throughout my apartment.

I hope that made sense...

⟐ Answered August 21, 2023 at 0:03 MST

Linksys WAP54g: LED Lights "RED & ORANGE" is stable

Wed, 11 Jul 2018 22:15:28 -0700

i have Linksys WAP54g but its not working try to repair the same

LED Lights "RED & ORANGE" is stable i try to reset it but nothing happen

"GREEN" LED no light no activity

please help

Thanks

San

⟐ Answered July 11, 2018 at 22:15 MST

Linksys WAP54g: How to set up my router as a network extender

Mon, 07 Nov 2022 02:02:42 -0700

How to set the Router (LinkSys-wireless-G WAP54G) to make it a network extender. Does it require a special App?

⟐ Answer edited November 07, 2022 at 2:02 MST

linksys e1200 wireless router: Power / Diag. LED is blinking.

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 09:42:57 -0700

Recently my E1200 stopped working. First, I tried ''power cycling it and now it takes me to the firmware management page I pressed cancel, rebooted again at firmware page.

I guess firmware is corrupted. Tried replacing/upgrading firmware but connection always disconnects, tried different ports, cables and reseting it, nothing happened.

I got it to install firmware after many tries and it did it successfully. After it booted up, I logged back in to reconfigure it changed IP parameter (just changed from 1.1 to 2.1), saved conf. and it restarted, started blinking again.

Firmware I downloaded is correct for the model.

I̶ ̶d̶o̶n̶’̶t̶ ̶k̶n̶o̶w̶ ̶w̶h̶y̶ ̶i̶t̶ ̶i̶s̶ ̶b̶r̶i̶c̶k̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶i̶t̶s̶e̶l̶f̶ ̶c̶o̶u̶l̶d̶ ̶i̶t̶ ̶b̶e̶ ̶h̶a̶r̶d̶w̶a̶r̶e̶ ̶r̶e̶l̶a̶t̶e̶d̶?̶ ̶i̶s̶ ̶i̶t̶ ̶f̶a̶i̶l̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶I̶ ̶d̶o̶n̶’̶t̶ ̶k̶n̶o̶w̶?̶

EDIT: So I reinstalled firmware again and now it works. reconfigured it again, now it works mostly. DHCP isn’t, but that is just mild annoyance/inconvenience at least I can use the %#*@ router.

⟐ Answer accepted July 07, 2021 at 9:42 MST