Name: Anonymous 2008-05-03 5:50
I've been trying to get a couple of old routers to work, but they both have the same problem and I don't understand it.
When I connect one to a computer, the computer's auto-configuration ip-address is the same as the gateway ip address (from ipconfig, I'm working with PCs [the ip is 169.254.45.159, by the way]), and I have no way of accessing the router's interface. The internet and the local network are both inaccessable. The 'reset' buttons do nothing.
Is anyone familiar with this sort of problem? Does it indicate a hardware failure? Or, is this what happens when a router is flashed incorrectly and its firmware is damaged, and if so how can you repair it?
I don't know the history of the routers, so I can give no background information.
When I connect one to a computer, the computer's auto-configuration ip-address is the same as the gateway ip address (from ipconfig, I'm working with PCs [the ip is 169.254.45.159, by the way]), and I have no way of accessing the router's interface. The internet and the local network are both inaccessable. The 'reset' buttons do nothing.
Is anyone familiar with this sort of problem? Does it indicate a hardware failure? Or, is this what happens when a router is flashed incorrectly and its firmware is damaged, and if so how can you repair it?
I don't know the history of the routers, so I can give no background information.