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Internet Light not On in a Router. [Easy FIX]

Last Updated September 29, 2017 By Subhash D 11 Comments

A router acts as a bridge or a medium between your device and the Internet Service Provider. Most of the times, we see that all the lights are on except internet LED which stops blinking after initial startup. The modern day routers come with a pre-built modem in it and you do not need to buy  extra modem to connect it to a Wi-Fi router. In order for an internet to work properly, all the lights should be ON. Before I tell you a simple trick to switch on the internet light and restore your internet connection, let us know about the different LED lights on the modem-cum-router.

router-lights

Power Light. It shows that a router is connected to the power source. Depending on the brand and model of the router, the color can vary. Most common of colors are Red or White. In normal condition, the light will be solid. In case the router’s firmware is getting updated, the power light will blink.

ADSL Light. ADSL stands for assymetric digital subscriber line. The LED light indicates that your router is connected to the ISP’s network. When you switch on the router, the ADSL light will blink that indicated it is trying to find and connect to the ISP network. Once it gets connected the light will stop blinking. The color of the ADSL light is generally Amber.

Internet Light. Once a network connection is established between router and ISP, it’s time to receive and send data over the ADSL. The internet light should ne ON and on regular intervals, it should blink. The color of the internet light on most of the routers is green.

Wi-Fi light. Wireless routers do have a WLAN or Wi-Fi Led. If the router is configured with correct Wi-Fi settings and login credentials, the Led light will be solid green. The light will blink if someone is connected to the Wi-Fi network.

LAN. If the router comes with Ethernet ports, there will be a LEDs corresponding to each LAN port. If some PC or laptop is connected via Ethernet cable, the Led will glow in solid green color.

How to Fix internet Light is not On?

The internet light is not on means that there is no communication of data between router and ISP. The problem is mostly related to the copper line that is coming to your place and terminating on the router through an RJ11 connector.

Believe me or not but the trick I am going to share with you is not listed on any technical manual but is quite effective and resolve the internet issue in case all but internet light is not On.

copper-wire

So the trick is that plug-out the telephone(copper) line from the router and connect it to the telephone set and dial any number from it (Just give a missed call). Now insert telephone cable back to the router and restart it.

rj11-telephone

You will see that the internet light gets back and internet services also get started. I do not the exact technical reason behind this trick but it revives the data communication between ISP and router and solves the internet problem


In case it does not work, you need to call the ISP since this problem is caused due to some disturbance in the copper line and there might be some maintenance work going on in your area.

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Comments

  1. Dr Deepa Hans says

    April 29, 2018 at 11:02 am

    Thanks it somehow actually worked!!!

    Reply
  2. Sunita says

    July 30, 2018 at 8:11 pm

    Thanks. It actually worked!!!

    Reply
    • Salma says

      January 3, 2020 at 6:06 pm

      It worked! Thank you so much

      Reply
  3. Ramy says

    August 15, 2018 at 8:16 am

    It didnt work .. my internet light still off despite adsl light is on and stable

    Reply
    • Subhash D says

      August 16, 2018 at 3:14 pm

      Contact your ISP

      Reply
  4. Mohak More says

    August 28, 2019 at 8:27 pm

    Thanks Subhash !! it actually worked !!!

    Reply
  5. Mohak More says

    August 28, 2019 at 8:28 pm

    Thanks Subhash !! it worked !!!

    Reply
  6. Talha says

    March 24, 2020 at 11:08 pm

    Hi, my adsl light keeps blinking and internet light is off

    Reply
  7. Samragnee Majumder says

    April 6, 2020 at 12:50 pm

    I do not have a telephone landline set in my house. What to do in this case??????

    Reply
  8. Harish G says

    May 28, 2020 at 7:13 am

    What if I don’t have a telephone ?

    Reply
  9. RAJARAMAN KRISHNAMOORTHY says

    July 31, 2020 at 7:40 pm

    Fantastic. need to understand the catch behind this trick. It worked for me too.
    Thanks a lot.

    Reply

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