Path: csiph.com!weretis.net!feeder6.news.weretis.net!feeder.usenetexpress.com!feeder1.iad1.usenetexpress.com!border1.nntp.dca1.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!buffer1.nntp.dca1.giganews.com!nntp.earthlink.com!news.earthlink.com.POSTED!not-for-mail NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2017 12:28:19 -0500 Subject: Re: Hot Linksys RE4000W's front lights are blinking. Can't seem to fix. Need new extenders? Newsgroups: alt.comp.networking.routers,alt.comp.networking.connectivity,comp.networks,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.networking References: From: Ant Organization: An Ant Farm Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2017 10:28:13 -0700 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:49.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/49.0 SeaMonkey/2.46 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-ID: <27ydnccoWvuuP_bEnZ2dnUU7-RfNnZ2d@earthlink.com> Lines: 58 X-Usenet-Provider: http://www.giganews.com NNTP-Posting-Host: 45.50.15.139 X-Trace: sv3-vIBsrMH9q/S0POgT5NMx48wRwK67VwwT/nm68U/oigzH5BNhug4LR99y0aK2b6PrhA3yqW8R1/ZhBxb!t3cIlIhdVGBBB9x8wEmbjvnL6YKl6MlLNJbqVeNTUwDH+jqbVNwt+NiWlPC4i/IE8FUp3GYKDq5Y!fHcdUsTfCi/3eRJL0XeygLsYhy6xoA== X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Please be sure to forward a copy of ALL headers X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Otherwise we will be unable to process your complaint properly X-Postfilter: 1.3.40 X-Original-Bytes: 4297 Xref: csiph.com alt.comp.networking.routers:2134 alt.comp.networking.connectivity:84 comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.networking:148 I finally got them resetted and see their wifi SSIDs, but I could not connect to them due to an error as shown in my https://s14.postimg.org/x4o4pusg1/Screen_Shot_2017-07-16_at_9.25.05_AM.png screen capture/shot. Both Linksys RE4000W and 13.3" MacBook Pro (2012; Mac OS Sierra v10.12.5) were about a few inches apart to each other! I still cannot connect to to them with a couple short network cables too. :( I gave up on them and decided to buy and set up a NETGEAR Nighthawk AC1900 Desktop WiFi Range Extender (EX7000-100NAS). Much easier to set up and way stronger (faster too, but not perfect) for 2.4Ghz wireless! Although I could not get its 5 Ghz wireless stronger (very weak and red color). I doubt they ever will use that wireless area. On 7/14/2017 9:05 PM, Ant wrote: > Hi! > > As of yesterday morning, I noticed my wireless speed was much slower > recently on a few years old Linksys RE4000W. I noticed their front > lights were blinking. One of them blink nonstop. The other one blinks > for a while and then stop/solid and works, and then repeats again. I > noticed its uptime got resetted (autorebooted?). Even if I have them > close to my Netgear R6300 v1 router in the same room at about 100 > feet, one blinks nonstops but the other blinks sometimes even if they > right next to each other on the same power strip. Also, both are hot > to touch (is this normal?). I also tried rebooting and powercycling > my router. > > I tried to reset them, but with its included setup softwares. > However, my MacBook Pros are using newer OS versions like Mac OS X > v10.11.6 (El Capitan) and v10.12.5 (Sierra). > http://www.linksys.com/us/support-article?articleNum=148522 shows > older versions. I am scared to install its software since it might > hose the systems. Is it safe to install and use? > > I read that they can be accessed with a network cable to connect and > configure like to reset to factory settings, but the computers don't > seem to get the IP address even after trying to reset the setings > with pushing the hole method for over five seconds. They keep > blinking forever. > > If they had gone bad, then what are good replacements to buy and use > from local Southern CA(lifornia) retail stores (Fry's Electronics, > Costco, Best Buy, etc.)? I am not happy with these models after a few > years of using as you can see. :( > > Thank you in advance. :) -- "Ah. Those club kids did eat those ants up like popcorn." --CSI: Miami (Wannabe episode; #218) Note: A fixed width font (Courier, Monospace, etc.) is required to see this signature correctly. /\___/\ Ant(Dude) @ http://antfarm.ma.cx (Personal Web Site) / /\ /\ \ Ant's Quality Foraged Links: http://aqfl.net | |o o| | \ _ / If crediting, then use Ant nickname and AQFL URL/link. ( ) Axe ANT from its address if e-mailing privately.