ok sons what is going on with my internets ?

[BRHornet45]

I have been noticing my connection has been very slow over the last few days. I have a broadband connection and currently on my Cisco router the "link" light is steadily flashing amber. as of the last few hours when testing my speeds I can't even get an upload speed connection. when I bypass my router (which is a few years old btw) the link light immediately turns green. sons do I need a new router or could it be something else? thanks and God bless.

[lefty]

Mmm

Your rooter needs a replacement I think

Whats the model ?

WRT-160N ?

[BRHornet45]

lol son its a very old school Linksys

[TDMVPDPOY]

maybe someone is leechin

[lefty]

Probably a bad gateway/modem profile sent by your Internet provider during a reset. The amber light usally means that the /gateway/modem is not working with more than one down stream channel.

Reset the fatory defaults and see if the same thing happens; a normal reset will get the bad profile from your provider

A call to check/set the proper profile is simple.

[BRHornet45]

maybe someone is leechin

nope

[Trainwreck2100]

go to a pawn shop and get a router

[Frenzy]

Call customer service so they can "reset" your connection. After you do the unplug and wait ten seconds thing however :lol

[lefty]

Katrina has really wrecked your internet