When a Belkin router has been connected to the Internet for a long time, the IP assigned to it by your ISP may expire. This, and other factors, can cause your router's signal to become unreliable over time. A common occurrence is that one computer will have a clear connection while other networked devices are consistently dropped after only a few minutes. Additionally, circumstances such as these can occur if someone with access to your network closes ports that were previously open. Fortunately, you can resolve these issues easily.
Instructions
1. Turn your modem off by gently pulling its power cord out.
2. Insert one end of your Ethernet cable into the computer that is able to connect to the router consistently.
3. Insert the other end into one of the router's Ethernet jacks.
4. Restart the computer that is now connected directly to your Belkin router by clicking "Start," clicking the arrow to the right of "Shut Down" and then clicking "Restart."
5. Open your computer's Web browser.
6. Type "http://192.168.2.1" into the Web browser's address bar. Press "Enter."
7. Click "Login" located in the upper right-hand side of the page that opens.
8. Enter the password that you use to connect to your Belkin router in the space provided.
9. Click the "Restore Factory Default" entry located on the left-hand side of the page.
10. Click the gray "Restore Defaults" button. Click "OK."
11. Return power to the modem. Remove the Ethernet cables from the computer and the router.
12. Attempt to connect from the affected computer as usual once the router's status light is green.
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