More Netgear problems: DG834G Wireless Router

Hi all.

Well, I'm trying to get to the bottom of why my Netgear DG834G has decided to pack up on me for no apparent reason, it being only around 3 months old.

I'm running Windows XP on a laptop and usually connect to the router wirelessly, although I had used the cable connection during the initial set up. I turn on the laptop one morning and I can't browse the internet etc.

Now, the computer still recognises that it is receiving the signal from the router, but when attempting to access the router's set up (http://192.168.0.1 if memory serves me), it cannot find anything to open. I've tried resetting it to the factory defaults a number of times, connecting via wireless and cable, trying a different cable just in case, disabling firewalls etc, and still no luck.

I have one step left to try, and that is to hurl the damn thing out of my third storey window and resign myself to having lost £100.

Oh, and I did try Netgear phone support as well. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! *falls off chair*

Any advance offered will be most humbly received.

Thx,

FooeyUK.

 

Have U tried to use a different PC to interface your router? Maybe your Laptop has some serious Hardware problems?