Linksys Router Repair??

[Nicolleta]

I purchased a lot of electronic merchandise to resell on ebay. I got a bunch of Linksys wireless routers within the lot. I have like 5 of them. They mostly work but will not connect to the net. I tried all of the usual things. I think they need actual repair. Is this super hard? Do I need a computer science degree? Any ideas? I don't even know where to go to get parts......

Nicole Leone

[Gt3guy5137]

Are You able to Log on to the routers Through IP Address they have if you can Also have your updated the Firmware other then that hardware problems i Really have an answer but i know i usually can fix most of the problems through either of these options.

[bdunn]

Most of them have a factory reset switch which will reset the router and cure a variety of ills.

[caswelltech]

Originally posted by Nicolleta
I purchased a lot of electronic merchandise to resell on ebay. I got a bunch of Linksys wireless routers within the lot. I have like 5 of them. They mostly work but will not connect to the net. I tried all of the usual things. I think they need actual repair. Is this super hard? Do I need a computer science degree? Any ideas? I don't even know where to go to get parts......

Nicole Leone

The problems I have had with them is due to a faulty firmware chip. These can be purchased from Linksys I imagine. Never tried it. Linksys used to have a good warranty. I'm not sure how that is now since they are a part of Money-hungry Cisco.

[johnnyis42]

i have seen some of the most rediculous things happen to linksys routers because someone wanted them to do one thing or another that they weren't supposed to do. no matter how horendously messed up the router was after that, hard factory restets always got them back to where you could fix them.

if you've already gone through the steps of the full reset, not the simple flash reboot deal, and it's still FUBAR, there is a chance that more than just the ROM or flash is faulty. all the router is is a NIC, linux style router on a very slimmed down processor/motherboard (really not sure what the architecture is) with a EEPROM for storage and flash for configuration. the EEPROM would be the chip you might be able to replace, but i'm 99% sure if the flash isn't holding your config, the cost for repair is more than the cost of replacement.