[sdunlimited]

Hello,

Not sure what happened here...This is the setup:

Comcast cable
Motorola Surfboard SB6120
Dlink DIR-655
Vaio Desktop w/XP
Dell Desktop w/XP
Dell Laptop w/XP
HP Laptop w/Vista (used wirelessly)

The Vaio and two Dell's are physically connected to the ports on the Dlink.
The HP Laptop is used exclusively wirelessly.

The Dlink has been in service flawlessly since late January 2010. No issues at all until today when the HP stopped accessing the internet. Message was 'local area connection adapter not plugged in'. I'm no pro, mind you, but I played around w/the HP for a bit to see if it was anything obvious - couldn't find anything.

I went to the Dell laptop, unplugged it from the Dlink, turned on the radio and found that 'No Wireless Networks Found'. This laptop was literally within 2ft of the Dlink.
All the settings in the Dlink appear to be normal. It's supposed to be continuing to broadcast, the wireless LED on the front is solidly lit and all the wired ports continue to work normally.
I unplugged the Dlink for 30secs and plugged back in but it didn't help.

Any suggestions?

Everything had been working perfectly fine and now both machines that can access wirelessly can no longer see the network being broadcast at all. Very strange...

Thanks in advance for any guidance!

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You need to re-configure the router.

First try re setting router once.

Open your web interface and type "http://192.168.0.1" into the address bar, then hit "Enter"

Use "Admin" as the username and leave the password blank when the login screen appears.

Click "OK." You should now see the D-Link configuration screen.

Set Up General Security

Change your administrative password by clicking on the "Tools" tab and choosing the "Admin" button. Enter a new password under the "Administrator" heading. Confirm it, and click "Apply."

Disable the wireless Local Area Network (LAN) if you don't need to use the wireless access and you want to make sure no one else is able to access your network.

Under the "Home" tab, choose "Wireless" and select the "Off" option.

Enable Wireless Encryption Protocol (WEP)

Locate the "Home" tab in the D-Link Configuration screen, and click on the "Wireless" button.

Use the "Open System" button beside "Authentication."

Select the "Enabled" button next to "WEP," and set the encryption key to "128 bit."

Set the "Key Type" to "ASCII" and choose a 13-digit password for the "Key 1" field.

Write down the password in a secure location.

Click "Apply."

Change the SSID

Change the SSID to make it more difficult for others to locate and use your network by clicking on the "Home" tab and locating the "Wireless" button.

Change the default SSID to one of your choosing, then click "Apply."

Disable SSID broadcasting. Under the "Advanced" tab, click on "Performance" and check off the "Disabled" box. Again, click "Apply."


Scan the network in your laptop. Check for the home network ssid..

[pcs365_11]

You need to re-configure the router.

First try re setting router once.

Open your web interface and type "http://192.168.0.1" into the address bar, then hit "Enter"

Use "Admin" as the username and leave the password blank when the login screen appears.

Click "OK." You should now see the D-Link configuration screen.

Set Up General Security

Change your administrative password by clicking on the "Tools" tab and choosing the "Admin" button. Enter a new password under the "Administrator" heading. Confirm it, and click "Apply."

Disable the wireless Local Area Network (LAN) if you don't need to use the wireless access and you want to make sure no one else is able to access your network.

Under the "Home" tab, choose "Wireless" and select the "Off" option.

Enable Wireless Encryption Protocol (WEP)

Locate the "Home" tab in the D-Link Configuration screen, and click on the "Wireless" button.

Use the "Open System" button beside "Authentication."

Select the "Enabled" button next to "WEP," and set the encryption key to "128 bit."

Set the "Key Type" to "ASCII" and choose a 13-digit password for the "Key 1" field.

Write down the password in a secure location.

Click "Apply."

Change the SSID

Change the SSID to make it more difficult for others to locate and use your network by clicking on the "Home" tab and locating the "Wireless" button.

Change the default SSID to one of your choosing, then click "Apply."

Disable SSID broadcasting. Under the "Advanced" tab, click on "Performance" and check off the "Disabled" box. Again, click "Apply."


Scan the network in your laptop. Check for the home network ssid..

[diabillic]

Please take a look at this guide

Under the Setup tab it should have a option that says Visibility Status. If its invisible, then your SSID broadcast is off.