Problem with router

[Paul O'Malley - gnu's not unix -]

Pat wrote:
> I have a wireless Belkin router that I just purchased last Saturday. It 
> is the second wireless router I've had in a few months. The first one 
> was a TP-LINK. Both work fine for a while then quit. The router appears 
> to connect, I get an IP address through DHCP and I can ping outside 
> sites, but I can't get online. This happens even if I make a direct 
> connection with a cable. If I take my laptop to another wireless 
> connection site I can get on no problem so it seems to me the issue must 
> be with my router. But this has happened to 2 different routers. When I 
> connect to the router itself it says it is online. So why is my 
> connection not getting through. This is very frustrating. Does anyone 
> have any suggestions?
> 
In this past I have seen a few routers (varied) seem to lose their 
settings, or if you are on the down side of one. They are broken.

If this option is available to you:
Try a hardware reset of the router, i.e. get it back to factory settings 
and then try to use them again.

I did this one Sunday night when I "lost" yet another router, then I put 
one of the earlier ones on the lan and all was well.

Regards,
Paul O'Malley