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N300 wireless router not working after power down
I powered the router and all equipment down for 2 wks, when I powered everything back on the router did not work wireless or hardware from it. A hardwire from the modem works so the connection is the...
Gave up and bought a new piece of equipment
Paullane wrote:
yes it is on but it is Yellow
That means it is not acquiring an IP address from the modem. Obviously your PC was able to do that when you bypassed the router. I suspect you aren't using PPPoE - if you were it's unlikely that bypassing that router would have worked unless you also set up the PC to use it.
If michaelkenward's suggestions don't help you might try reseting the router by inserting a paperclip into the reset slot in the back (above the LAN ports). That will bring the router back to factory settings, so you will need to set it up again after that. http://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/WNR2000V1/WNR2000_SM_07May08.pdf
Gave up and bought a new piece of equipment