How to know if there is a virus on a Linksys wireless router and how to format a Linksys wireless router?

I recently bought a Linksys router that I'm pretty sure is better than my current D-Link router. I bought the Linksys one used from somebody. How can I find out if it has a virus and how can I format it to be sure?|||Viruses don't infect a piece of hardware like a router. They only get in the files and hard drive of a computer. Call Linksys at 1-800-326-7114 and get a technician to help you. Help is free, just ask them.|||Upgrade the firmware for your specific version. Upgrading the firmware will erase the current software and restore it to linksys factory defaults.


Look for your model e.g. WRT54G Rev 8, make absolutely sure you have the right firmware before upgrading.|||Go to this site: http://www.dd-wrt.com/dd-wrtv3/index.php





Read all about what it's about. Then decide if u want to try it out. U can get a lot more functionality out of your router with DD-WRT firmware. Also more range from your router.





Best of all it's free and has awesome tutorials on how to get stuff to work.|||I think your fine. I don't know of any viruses that infect routers, nor a way to format them.|||Your router is fine. Hold the reset pin in for 30 seconds to reset it to its defaults.|||Highly doubtful that there is a virus on the router


You want to reset the router to set it back to factory defaults- it may have the previous person's settings


They may be set up for dsl with a password et al


You may be on cable broadband or have a diffirerent dsl account


Simply plug in the router


Use a pin to hold in the button on the back


Hold for 20 seconds


Let the lights start flashing and voila


By the way most routers are fine


If its a really old router - it may be a slower b rather than a somewhat faster g model


Still it will most likely be way faster than your internet connection


The most important thing is first of all to change the channel from the standard channel 6 setting


Change to channel 1 or 11 as first picks


Make sure the router is high and not cluttered


Basements are not a good place for the router install (unless you do all of your wireless computing in the basement


You can check for neighbors signals drifting in and causing interference with netstumbler





http://www.netstumbler.com/downloads/





Netstumbler is a scanning utility. It is more sensitive and will tell you more than the windows wireless utility which is next to useless and will not even tell you the channels of wireless signals





Here is how to enter the control panel of your linksys router





http://www.tech-faq.com/setup-linksys-ro鈥?/a>





basically you type 192.168.1.1 into your browser


the account is admin , the password will be admin and blank ( after reset to factory defaults)


If you are not sure then go to linksys.com and check the manual online





www.linksys.com





The best routers are the older Linksys WRT54G





http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linksys_WRT鈥?/a>





that is the older models


You can apply third party firmware to give advanced features





check out Linksys info org





http://www.linksysinfo.org/index.php





Here are some third party firmware choices:





http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linksys_WRT鈥?/a>





Tomato is good and free , and has a good following





http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomato_Firm鈥?/a>





among the standards is a product Sweasoft:





http://www.sveasoft.com/





Lets hope that your Linksys router works , is better than sewage and is not bricked





http://www.lancelhoff.com/how-to-fix-a-b鈥?/a>