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Name: help-needed-plz
Date: October 17, 2009 at 14:03:46 Pacific
OS: Windows XP
CPU/Ram: 2 gigs
Product: Linksys Wrt160n wireless router
Subcategory: General
Comment:

Ok it all started today, i lost connecting with the internet and i called linksys. I followed their instructions, and they told me to do a "MAC Address Clone", and i dont understnad what this is. I just know its for cable connections. but my router was working fine before, while it was disabled. But this fixed the problem, I was able to access the internet again on my wires computer.

The MAIN problem now is that i cant connect to my router wireless anymore with non of my devices. If i have the "Mac address clone" turned on, then my laptop simply wont connect, the connecting process goes on forever, and ends with me being back to the screen with multiple available wireless networks.

If i turn "MAC address Clone" off, my internet on my wired computer goes away. And when i try to connect wirlessly from my laptops, The proces keeps going and going, Some times, itsays that "windows was unable to find a certifacate to log you on to the network", and my network is "validating identity" this process never gets finished..

Now right after i explained this problem to linksys people, they told me to use some pay service and i declined, and when i said no, they said "then you wont be able to connect with ur laptop" and i said "ok whatever" because i was arrogant.. and knew how to do it..but now its not working..

I cant help but think that the MAC address Clone screwed my network up.. and this was their plot! What SHOULD I DO.



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Name: help-needed-plz
Date: October 17, 2009 at 14:16:38 Pacific
Reply:

ok im gonna add an update. I used the linksys easy share and put security on my wireless network.
Now when i try to connect to my network from my laptop it asks for my key, BUT the process goes on forever and in the eneds it goes back to being "not connected"


sry another thing, my laptop is constantly "Acquiring Network Address" and the process goes on forever, for one second it said "connected" but then the network went away again..
I really do not understand whats going on.

all this while i have the MAC address Clone enabled

disabeling it still leads to me not having internet on my wired network


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