The router has crashed.

When the router detects that there are an extreme and rising number of network errors, or detects other signs that the network is malfunctioning, a router is designed to automatically reboot. This reboot is in hopes that normal operation can be reestablished, rather than a total network outage.

However, if this detection itself malfunctions and those conditions cannot be detected, the malfunctioning router will crash.

Typical signs of a crash are

•all of the LED lights are on and are not flashing, and
•the router's configuration pages do not respond, and
•you cannot ping the router, anything connected to the router, or anything on the Internet

Because crashes and reboots are closely related, the possible causes and solutions are the same.

Please see this FAQ for more information and possible ways to avoid a crash:

»D-Link Forum FAQ »Why does my router or AP reboot or crash? What can I do to avoid it?

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by funchords
last modified: 2006-01-09 13:10:38