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Hi I have a problem. I bought the DI-524 OFF a friend of mine a few weeks ago same as I bought a Acer Aspire 5050 laptop. It has a Broadcom wireless in it but that’s not really the point. (But it can find other routers are my area can’t hook up to them highly illegal of course plus they are WEP)
The point is that the WLAN keeps flashing.. The firmware I have in it
Current Firmware Version: 3.23
Firmware Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006
I’ve tried resetting after resetting after resetting, it still flashes. I is starting to get frustrating as I have been trying for about a week now. I’ve tried every different steps to correct this problem.
The WLAN light has been flashing since the day I got it. Is it the wireless router or am I doing something wrong.
Thanks for any help.
This is what I am now calling
Ferg’s Frustration LOL
Are you able to connect to the router with your laptop? If so, have you logged in and secured the router?
There is also a built-in log within the router that will indicate any activity from other computers that you don’t own. You may want to check that log.
I can’t connect to it at all by wireless. I am how ever getting other signals from abroad, they are locked. The WLAN light flashes off and on slowly
Like
On
Off
Only way I can get net to the Lappy is through LAN..
Did you secure the router through the LAN as explained in this post?
Thank you for the information on setting up the DI-524 router. I have followed all of your instructions but I am still trying to secure the network. On the wireless page where you select the type of security (WEP or WPA) I selected WPA-PSK as I believe you suggested. It asks for the passphrase and after typing it in and clicking “apply”, it does not accept the passphrase. Nothing happens. I can’t seem to “apply” it. I’ve tried all the different settings, WEP, WPA, etc and none of them work. Any suggestions?
What happens when you click apply?
HI! I have the followings:
* sending “log” on email doesnt work; I use a gmail adress with the smtp.gmail.com (the setting from gmail help) and it doesnt work; on yahoo I didnt, yet, getted how i can find this setting for smtp server;
* how I can make a PC from LAN available on net; I did all it says in help: doesnt work, but I saw that on “firewall” I have a ” Deny Default *, * LAN, * *, * ” and this isnt active to be changed.
Thanks and thanks again!
Chris
Hi. I have a different problem. I bought the DI-524 a few years ago. I installed it only last year. I remember not finishing the entire installation procedure. We moved to a different apartment and being so busy at the time, i wasn’t able to use the router again. Now, I’m trying to reinstall it, but when i connect to 192.168.0.1. it keeps on asking for my username and password. I think I changed the username and password because it won’t accept ADMIN anymore. Now, after almost a year, I can’t seem to recall what username I used. What should I do? Should I reset it to its original factory settings? I hope you can help me. Thank you in advance.
Anthony
hi. it’s me again. i did a reset. problem solved. thanks.
anthony
I’m glad your issue has been resolved. If you haven’t already, don’t forget to secure your router.
when I type http://192.168.0.1. it is written busy….what does that mean?
super thank you!
really helpfull article
ok i solved that proble. now what’s a preshare key?
Hi Paul!
Thanks. but the problem is when I select WPA to prevent others from connecting, I don`t have Cypher Type. instead I have encryption which I select AES. then I don`t have any option for PSK /EAP. then it doesn`t ask me for Passphrase. instead, it asks me about “802.1X Settings” which contains questions about “RADIUS Server IP”, “RADIUS port” and “RADIUS Shared Key”.
I don`t know what`s wrong with my router. but it seems that something is not in its right place. please help me.
And yes i have reset the router.several times..
I hope you have an idea
Can you send me a screenshot of what you see? You can use the contact form in the navigation bar near the top.
Hi Paul, I have the same problem as Jorn was hoping you might be able to tell me steps I have to take to secure my router
Jorn wrote – The problem is when I select WPA to prevent others from connecting, I don`t have Cypher Type. instead I have encryption which I select AES. then I don`t have any option for PSK /EAP. then it doesn`t ask me for Passphrase. instead, it asks me about “802.1X Settings” which contains questions about “RADIUS Server IP”, “RADIUS port” and “RADIUS Shared Key”.
Hope you can help
Would you be able to send me a screenshot of what you see? I’m not sure why you aren’t provided with the PSK option.
I found out the issue. Please see my reply to Anthony below.
I have a question. so I secured my wireless. recently I couldn’t connect to the Internet ( because of the providers) so I connected to some unprotected wireless network. and when I connected back to my wireless network my password was already written and only have to press connect. My question is, is it only to me that it appears this way or to the others as well? In other words, shouldn’t I be asked for my password every time I connect to my wireless network?
hey paul,
im having the same problem as jorn and tracey, any chance of an update to this thread?
Do you see an option for WPA-PSK? If so, then select that option, which should allow you to enter your passphrase. That setting depends on the revision of the route you are using. Revisions A and C have the WPA-PSK option, while revision D has the dropdown list containing the WPA and WPA2 options.
I have modified the post to include the options for the three revisions.