Wireless Router only works 'Wired'

[retiredcaps]

Re: Wireless Router only works 'Wired'

Well, take one apart where the wifi doesn't work and post a clear focused pictures using the manage attachments button and please do not post inline.

[jakdedert]

I've been reading the forum and wondered why this was so common, especially with Linksys products, but with others as well. Is this a common failure mode, or is it just me? If it's as common as I've found it to be, is there a common failure point, or are there multiple issues with different routers?

For instance, I've had at least four Linksys routers, obtained from various sources, which failed to connect wirelessly, but which worked fine from the ethernet ports. Is Linksys unreliable, did I get bad ones (probable, considering my usual 'thrift store' acquisition technique), or is it just that they are so common that my scrounging finds them most often? Conversely, I've seen a couple work flawlessly for years.

To reiterate; many routers I have obtained work 'wired' but will not connect via wifi. Almost always the router is visible on the air, and will apparently connect to a remote computer, but will not pass data. I've had professionals come in (as a favor) and in vain try everything possible to make a connection...cloning MAC addresses, different modes of connection, flashing BIOS etc.

Some have failed after working for a time, others were obtained used and probably didn't work when I got them; while others were defective--brand new--right out of the box...various brands and models, but most often Linksys (although I've never had a brand-new Linksys fail out of box).