[nfbcs] Wireless connection unavailable after power outage

[Steve Jacobson]

Tracy,

You should be getting some kind of error message if the connection fails.  It seems most likely that perhaps the wireless settings on the router went back to their 
default settings or something.  I would check the settings on the wireless router that have to do with security.  If you used WEP, you had to enter a security code on 
the router as well as your netbook.  Re-enter the code on the router, and if it still doesn't work, re-enter it on the netbook.  You usually access your router's settings 
as a web page.  

With a power outage, there could be other factors as well.  Some other device such as a cordless phone may have been reset and might be using the same 
channel.  You can also change the channel on your wireless router.  Changing it might allow you to escape interference.  From my experience, though, this would 
result in a poor connection and not one that fails.  

I'm a little confused, though, because if you are not making a connection, I would not think that you would get the "network cable unplugged" message when you 
turn off the router.  The error message would be helpful.

Best regards,

Steve Jacobson

		On Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:22:52 -0400, Tracy Carcione wrote:

>I need some advice, please.  We had an extended power outage in our area
>due to a big storm.  The power was out about 3 days, and now I'm having
>some trouble with my wireless router, maybe.  My PC is hooked by ethernet
>cable to the wireless router, which also has ethernet jacks.  That is
>working fine, but my netbook and my husband's computer connect to the
>router wirelessly, and that's not connecting.  My netbook sees the
>wireless connection, but when I try to connect it fails.
>I'm not sure what to do.  I suspect maybe I need to look at my wireless
>settings, but I'm not sure how to get there.  Or is it something else?
>I've turned the router off and on a couple times.
>When I turn it off, the netbook says "A network cable is unplugged" so
>it's seeing something, it's just not connecting.
>Thanks for any advice.
>Tracy



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