Can you ping all of the access points?

Rick Q

quilhotr@gmail.com

On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 2:44 PM, Ken Kixmoeller (ProFox) <

foxhelp@information-architecture.com> wrote:

> Hey -- I'm baffled by hardware issues --- (so what's new?) -- anyone

> willing to offer me clues? WAGs welcome, too, of course.

>

> I have an old house with plaster walls through which wireless signals

> seem loathe to pass. As a result, I have 3 Wireless Access Points

> positioned strategically throughout. Worked fine.

>

> A couple of weeks ago, I had to reposition the router and a nearby

> switch that form the hub of the network. Because of the change of

> location, I had to unplug all of the lan cables, move the devices and

> plug cables back in. Since then, only one of WAPs gets an Internet

> signal.

>

> Usually, it is a matter of powering down all of the devices (including

> computers), waiting a minute or two, and powering back up. I have done

> this a few times with no luck.

>

> Does it matter which devices one powers first? WAPs, then Router

> versus Router, then WAPs? Kids/wife are all unhappy with me that only

> one wireless device is working. Anyone have clues to restore my happy

> home?

>

> Thanks,

>

> Ken

>

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