problems with DG834GT

Meloco · 31 Jul 2008 at 08:39

Hi,

just switched the power off for the night, and when i returned this morning to turn it all on again my router doesn't seem to want to display the lan port light (the numbers on the front of the router). The Wireless connection works fine, internet is working. But I cannot connect via lan :confused:

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I have tried switching it on and off again, rebooting, resetting to factory defaults. Nothing has worked to bring the LED light back when I plug a Lan cable into one of the ports.

VeNT · 31 Jul 2008 at 10:15

dead cable? broken socket?

FrenchTart · 31 Jul 2008 at 10:18

Looks like it's RMA time.

Meloco · 31 Jul 2008 at 10:24

tried 3 different cables, don't think the sockets are dead because they all light up when the router reboots.

No I can't return it, had it for a few years now!

FrenchTart · 31 Jul 2008 at 10:33

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Return_Merchandise_Authorization

Ah..you've edited out the asking of what an RMA is.

If you've had it that long and it's not covered by RMA anymore (it may well be though) then perhaps you'll just have to buy another one. You can pick up Sky branded ones from an auction site for ~£11

Meloco · 31 Jul 2008 at 10:38

Damn... Thanks for the replies, will look in2 a new router.

FrenchTart · 31 Jul 2008 at 10:43

One last-ditch thing you could try is reflashing the router with a different firmware. May brick it doing it over wireless but you've not got much to lose I guess :/

Meloco · 31 Jul 2008 at 15:24

wierdest thing:

When I tried to do what you said, I thought hang on I will disable my lan adapter on the pc and re-enable to see what happens. Strangest thing... it worked, now I can connect via Lan-cable.
:confused:

FrenchTart · 31 Jul 2008 at 15:31

Ah, so it was a PC issue and not your router.

I should've read your original post more thoroughly..I thought it said that LAN in general on the router is knackered.

Congrats on it working again anyhow