A Complete Fix To All Roku Won’t Connect To Internet Issues
Nothing can be worse than getting a new Roku device and not being able to watch your favorite show because your Roku device is not connecting to the internet. So to ease your troubles here are few quick fix guides to troubleshoot Roku won't connect to wireless network issues.
Denied internet connection
• Login to your router
1. Launch your computer is web browser and on the address bar enter your router’s IP address
2. In the next a press the enter button and you will be redirected to your router’s login page
3. In case you haven’t changed your default password during the time of installation it should be password
• Check for DNS address
1. Once logged into the router go to your DNS settings
2. Change your DNS 1 and DNS 2 settings to public DNS address
3. Remember Google's public DNS 1 domain is (8.8.8.8) and DNS 2 to address is (8.8.4.4)
4. Note that if you router uses any internal DNS address instead of the public once your Roku device not able to connect. So change your router’s DNS address to the above given public domain numbers.
Resetting Roku
Sometimes you may find that Roku won’t connect to internet due to some glitches over the device itself. In such cases resetting the device helps. To reset.
• Turn on the device
• On the remote locate the home key and press it
• Once pressed go to the option settings and then go to option systems.
• There click on the option advanced settings
• Once you have clicked on advanced settings, you will find their a list of options. From there click to factory reset
• Enter the four digit prompt code and press ok.
Getting error code 001
The Roku link code error 001 is also known as roku activation error. To fix follow the steps
• This mainly occurs when you are trying to activate Netflix code for Roku and you end up entering wrong quote.
• Carefully note down the activation code
• Make sure that you have entered the correct link which is Roku.com/link in the address bar.
• Make sure that there are no accidental caps lock keys on
• Ensure that you have entered the activation code for Roku within the specified time slot
• Don’t forget to check your LAN and Ethernet connection for faulty internet connectivity.
Error code 009
When you find Roku error code 009 it indicates that roku is connected to your router but there is no internet connection. To fix
• Check your internet connectivity and make sure that it’s working
• In case other devices are properly working with your internet connection, check your signal strength, and make sure you have entered correct password.
Ask for expert’s help
Sometimes when you are trying to login to channels like Netflix you can’t retrieve Netflix activation code for Roku or sometimes Roku won’t connect to Internet, in all such cases first try and run a hard reset on all the connected devices. Check connectivity and when all resorts fail call experts to fix.