Wireless from hell (help?)

[clocketpatch]

Right, so I plug the laptop straight into the modem and the internet works fine; enter the router. I plug it in properly between the laptop and the modem like I've been doing for years and suddenly "a network connection is unplugged"

might anyone have any insight into why my lovely #&^@ little D-llnk router has suddenly decided that it hates us? All of the blinky lights are on and I know it isn't the cables since I've tried several.

[librarylover]

Have you tried completely shutting off the modem and the router, and then re-starting them? My cable company has had me do this before, so it is always the first thing I try.

[merrythemad]

make sure if you do that you let the modem finish reloading before you turn the router on and off, but mine used to do that as well and I can't remember how we fixed it I'll ask my techy friend and see what he says.