I think my router is broken

[SuddenBlues]

So my power went out (yea it happens to me a lot) and then I could not get a internet connection to anything ps3 or computer. After fiddling with it for a lil bit I plugged my ethernet cord from my computer to my modem and it worked so thats how i have it now. When i plug everything into the router I can not get a signal at all.

Also my other problem is that when hardwire my ethernet cable from my modem to my ps3 it says no ip address is found.

Any help would be nice, you can aim me at NJartfreak714 or just post here. Thanks!

[trendon]

So my power went out (yea it happens to me a lot) and then I could not get a internet connection to anything ps3 or computer. After fiddling with it for a lil bit I plugged my ethernet cord from my computer to my modem and it worked so thats how i have it now. When i plug everything into the router I can not get a signal at all.

Also my other problem is that when hardwire my ethernet cable from my modem to my ps3 it says no ip address is found.

Any help would be nice, you can aim me at NJartfreak714 or just post here. Thanks!

Can you log in/console to the router via a web browser?
Does the router's "internet" or "connectivity" light flash? It is rare that this would flash and it not work.

[6ftdeep]

when going direct connect from modem to ps3 you have to power down both the modem and the ps3 .. Connect them while they are both powered down, turn on the modem first then the ps3 and it should work .. If your ps3 doesn't auto recognize the connection run your easy network setup .

[SuddenBlues]

@Trendon yes I can log into my linksys router from chrome but it says not connected. Also the Power and WLan light is on.

@6ft ya i had my ps3 on first. I will try that now. Was wondering why that wasnt working.

[Shiftdnb]

Where you using wireless or wired from your router to your PS3? If you were wireless and now you're wired you have to change your settings in network connections on the PS3.

[Hoos]

Do a factory reset on the router and set everything up again.

If that doesn't work, throw away router and get a new one.

[SuddenBlues]

I hit the reset button on the router but now i dont know how to set it up. Anyone have a good tutorial?

Also I have to check to see how the direct connection goes. I know I have to switch to wired connection on my ps3 but it was coming up as not being able to find my ip address. Now I know I have to turn off the ps3 and reset the router. Thanks for the tip

[Hoos]

I'm sure this new thing called Google has a manual.

[Shiftdnb]

I hit the reset button on the router but now i dont know how to set it up. Anyone have a good tutorial?

Also I have to check to see how the direct connection goes. I know I have to switch to wired connection on my ps3 but it was coming up as not being able to find my ip address. Now I know I have to turn off the ps3 and reset the router. Thanks for the tip

You're going to have to get a specific tutorial on the brand and make of your Router.

[SuddenBlues]

Well I called technical support for my router and they actually wanted to charge me to help fix my router. Are you serious? yea ill just figure something else out. I think i just need to reset my router and set it up again. Any help would be nice bc I followed the steps from a tutorial I found on their website but it did not work

[BIGmike]

Was it a power outage during a lightning storm? If so your router might have been fried. I had the same thing happen to me.

[SuddenBlues]

Just needed to update my firmware. Thanks to lytez I got it fixed.

[The_Niddler]

when going direct connect from modem to ps3 you have to power down both the modem and the ps3 .. Connect them while they are both powered down, turn on the modem first then the ps3 and it should work .. If your ps3 doesn't auto recognize the connection run your easy network setup .

Glad you got it fixed Sudden.

The reason that 6ft told you what he did, a Modem from your Internet Service Provider (ISP) only assigns out 1 IP address per house. If it is a standard modem.
The new ones from ISP's that have routers in them, assign up to 255 of them.

But back to my point, if you have a router plugged into your modem, the router got assigned an IP address.
If you then disconnect your router and try plugging anything else in, unless it has the same IP address that your router had, it will not work.

So you reset the modem and the device, the modem will then assign out a new ip address to the device.

If you ever have your ps3 hard wired and you go back to plugging in a router, you have to reset all of the devices again so that it will assign an ip address to your router. Then the router will assign ip addresses to everything that connects to it.
A router is sharing the 1 public IP address that your modem receives from your ISP to everything in your house.