mark lewis : August Abolins wrote:

> what protocol is it using on your network compared with the other one?
> have you tried to re-add it to its home network by pushing that button
> many routers have that supposedly makes syncing the router login to the
> system easier?

Hi Mark..

Good suggestion with WPS. I failed to try it.

The router/modem has a "wifi" button at the back which is supposed to work with
 WPS.  But since I was not able to login to the router, I could not see if the
feature was activated.

But I did two other things which has solved the problem: [1] I configured the
Win7 pc to use a specific local IP address, [2] I noticed TWO entries for the
home router SSID in the wifi list/tables, and removed what appeared to be an
older one that represented a previous router from the same provider.

It still surprises me how easily another device joining the network could bring
 the whole DSL service down!

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