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So the Internet went off, don’t know what happened but all of a sudden I couldn’t connect any more.

Firstly I could no longer obtain an IP address from the router and then I was unable to connect to a network and finally the network disappeared from view completely.
I,m Using a LW050 wireless router and Edimax Detector with the Zydas chipset. The Zydas chipset seems to be supported out the box by most Linux distributions nowadays but I still tried my Belkin USB device with I think the Realtek chipset. I was still unable to find the wireless network. I decided to check if the router was at fault because i’ve been having trouble resetting it although it seems the trick is to unplug the power from the router and then whilst holding the reset button in plug the power back in again. Anyway I plugged my old SWEEX wireless ADSL router in and used it as a wireless access point, i’ve put a lead from the LAN on the old SWEEX to the LAN on the LW050... ... read more >>> jazzyjeph.wordpress.com