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burlmart
Explorer
Sep 08, 2013

Update: wifi router only connects if unplug/plug power

Well, I could try to makr this interesting for all, but I’m afraid only the deep-in-the-weeds techies will find it so… Moved our cable modem and Linksys WRT54G2 dual band router 30 ft and 3 interio...
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ferretgrandpa
Explorer
Sep 11, 2013
Get a puppy linux live CD (free), boot up on this disk and see if you can connect in Puppy (it has very easy to use wizards to help you). If you can, then you have a power setting that is throttling your wifi adapter, maybe even shutting it down completely. By using Puppy linux you are bypassing all the Windows files and are using just the hardware.
Just do a search for 'Puppy Linux' download the latest .iso (I like 5.2.8) and burn a cd, boot up from the CD.
I agree it's not the router.

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