How to Tell If You Bricked a Linksys
- 1). Press and hold in the "Reset" button on the back of the router for 30 seconds.
- 2). Disconnect the power while continuing to hold in the reset button.
- 3). Reconnect the power while continuing to hold in the reset button for 30 seconds.
- 4). Release the reset button and wait two minutes for the router to reinitialize.
- 5). Connect one end of an Ethernet cable to one of the Linksys "LAN" ports and the other end to a computer.
- 6). Open a Web browser and then type "192.168.1.1" without quotes. Press "Enter." If a login window appears, the router is not bricked. You can type "admin" for both the username and password for newer Linksys routers. Leave the username blank and type "admin" for the password for older Linksys routers.
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