I have a Netgear WGR614v10 I purchased about 2 years ago. It is connected as an extension of my main network with the main router being my FiOS WiFi unit in my office. Two years ago, I had Tech Support assistance to set it up as an extension and it seemed to work well.
Today (and probably for at least a year or so now), the unit indicates it has a WiFi section active (on front panel) but I do not have a signal present. I used WiFi Analyzer on my phone to check. My main office signal is present at -90+ db but other than a few other neighborhood signals, nothing is there. I apparently cannot access the router either. I removed all other network cables leaving only the Linux system it is normally supporting via wired conenction. I rebooted everything - I cannot access the router. I used both 192.168.1.1 and 192.168.1.100. Without the supporting FiOS router though, the Linux system does not see any network at all and obtains no address itself. (I pretty much expected this as the Netgear was set up to be an extension, so it can only get an address from the FiOS system). Now the FUN part - I called Netgear - I am PRETTY sure the guy was simply mis-speaking, but his words were "The reason your WiFi does not work is that your Tech Support contract has expired". I have no real issue paying for a tech support call, but I can't believe that the function of the WiFi signal is TIED to the contract - can this be at all real? A 6 month contract was twice the amount I paid for the silly thing too. Screw that - I will buy a new device for that. So - I thought I would pop it out to the folks who know the most about these things. Anyone ever played with one of these? I am about to do a full factory reset on it and try to start over, at least trying to get into the router itself, but I recall having a pretty tough time initially, so I figured I would ask first. Jack C -- Eschew obfuscation and pompous prolixity. Light a man a fire, he is warm for the night. Light a man afire, he is warm for the rest of his life.
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