Why does my Belkin router not work?

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farmerjohn1324

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It worked at first. And now it doesn't. I tried walking away from the router to see how far it reached, and it stopped working due to range issues... now it doesn't work even when it's in range and I can only use the Internet when I'm plugged in to the cable modem.

It's a brand new Belkin N300...

I also want to change the name and password of the router. I think I changed the password, but I haven't been able to successfully log in since then to verify. The name is currently belkin.b97.

When I try to connect, it says... "Checking Network Requirements" and then it used to say "Cannot Connect To This Network," but now it just tries to connect for an infinite period of time...

Also, when I right-click and click "Troubleshoot Problems" and go through that whole thing, it does nothing to help...

It is set to "Connect Automatically" but it makes no difference if it is or not...

It worked the very first time I took it out of the box and plugged it in... now it doesn't, just 15 minutes later (after I walked away to check it's range)...

And without starting a new thread... I may have to replace this router with one form Ubiquiti...

I need something with at least a 55 meter (~180 feet) range.

The routers at the store are not very descriptive of their range. They just say "long" or "medium" or something like that... but even on Best Buy's web site they don't actually say the range in feet.

Is there a way to find out what the range of popular routers are and that I might not have to go through Ubiquiti?

By the way, Ubiquiti sells a router that has a range of over 200 km. Do you know how long that is?

That would mean I could broadcast from Orlando, FL almost to Miami and at some points across the state line into Georgia.

That is just crazy (and a peek into the future, in my opinion).

And that 200+ km router costs less than $400.
 
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farmerjohn1324 said:
By the way, Ubiquiti sells a router that has a range of over 200 km. Do you know how long that is?

That would mean I could broadcast from Orlando, FL almost to Miami and at some points across the state line into Georgia.

That is just crazy (and a peek into the future, in my opinion).

And that 200+ km router costs less than $400.
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Their routers don't have wireless capability, you are probably looking at their wireless devices (which aren't routers), and are for point to point connections, not a traditional wireless access point for laptops and tablets to connect to.

The 200KM device you saw is their Air Fiber X carrier backhaul solution which uses highly directional antennas and requires precise positioning on both ends, along with clear line of sight.

Actually, the future is for less range. As more and more devices are becoming wirelessly connected, you need more access points to provide reliable service. You can't have a single access point covering an entire floor of an office building with hundreds of devices.
 
johnb35 said:
Belkin routers are crap and have been for many years.
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This really. You could try factory resetting it.

farmerjohn1324 said:
By the way, Ubiquiti sells a router that has a range of over 200 km. Do you know how long that is?
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As others have stated, this isn't a standard consumer grade router with omnidirectional antenna. You need LoS and a sizeable directional dish mast mounted on a tower on each end which creates a single point to point link.
 
Remember that whenever you see a distance advertised in specific measurements such as feet, that's in ideal lab conditions, such as clear line of sight and no interference. What you'll find is pretty much all consumer devices of the same type, such as 802.11n, have the same range. While some have a higher power output, unless they have an improved receiver/antenna to match it, the AP won't be able to hear the client unless you are also using a high powered wireless card.

If you are trying to do a point to point connection such as a home to an RV, you are better off with a directional antenna using something like a Ubiquity NanoStation or Rocket.
 
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