Red light

I have a Belkin Wireless G router. The two rightmost LEDs show 1) that a carrier wave has been found, 2) that data is being sent on it. These show green and blinking green when all is well. This morning the router appeared not to be functioning. To my surprise, the data-LED was showing a steady red. I have never seen this before, and there is nothing in the manual about red LEDs. Switching the router off for a few seconds, and turning it back on again, cured the condition. Has anyone come across this before? Can they suggest what it means?

I have a Belkin Wireless G router.

I’m guessing yours is a F5D7632uk4v3000? (or, at least, F5D7632 with some other rubbish after it)

2) that data is being sent on it. These show green and blinking green when all is well.

The one on the far right, yes? Has a logo that’s supposed to be a globe?

To my surprise, the data-LED was showing a steady red.

That means it failed to get an IP address.

I have never seen this before,

If it is a one-off, don’t sweat it. Sometimes my Livebox’s connection indicator blinks orange (means the same thing). It comes back after a while, sometimes rebooting can hurry things up. Somewhere along the way, the authentication process failed so you technically have an ADSL connection and it is synced, but you were unable to sign in so you don’t have an IP address (or any internet).

and there is nothing in the manual about red LEDs.

Try page eight. ;-) [http://www.belkin.com/support/dl/p74725uk-c_f5d7632uk_man.pdf]

Thanks for that and for the url. My manual, I now realize, was out of date; it was the one I had for my previous Belkin router, whose wireless card failed about a year ago. I have replaced it by the one you indicated.