On the plus side you can reset to factory defaults easily without a password. On Oct 21, 2014 8:53 PM, "koder" wrote: > Mike, > > My router came with a default password on it for the admin account. > The exciting password for the 'admin' account is 'admin' > > I have always wondered if someone was trying to be funny or not. > > In any case, I changed it first thing, before I even exposed it to the > Internet. > As far as a password for the outside world, I don't think it needs one > because your exposure is governed by the firewall. How someone gains access > to install apps on from outside, is beyond my knowledge level but there was > some discussion on PLUG about their being hacked. > > Unfortunately, I have just discovered that I no longer have a record of > the password I put on the unit. > Ooops. I am a bit red faced. > > Harold > > > > On 10/21/2014 05:43 PM, Michael Havens wrote: > > I've discovered that there is no passwd on this router.In otherwords it is > open to the world. I googled it but all the results talk about the router > password. Koder, you have the same device on your system..... how did you > fix this? > > :-)~MIKE~(-: > > On Sun, Oct 19, 2014 at 7:57 PM, Michael Havens wrote: > >> thanks for the link. >> >> :-)~MIKE~(-: >> >> On Sun, Oct 19, 2014 at 7:14 PM, koder wrote: >> >>> The terms LAN, WAN, MAN, HAN and such are used very sloppily. >>> They can be used to designate the physical (geographical) area covered >>> by the network. >>> >>> Most of them were developed in the early networking days when computers >>> and communication equipment was expensive and the physical distances you >>> could communicate over were limited. >>> >>> Technically, that little Linksys gadget you can hold in your hands is a >>> LAN server, because the cabling that it will drive can only go a short >>> distance. Its input comes from a WAN. In today's case that would most >>> likely, but not necessarily the Intenet. >>> >>> In your case you have chosen to put your LAN server between your LAN and >>> your true server at your Internet Service Provider. In addition, as I >>> understand it you have an additional modem server further dividing things >>> up. >>> >>> If you care Wikipedia has a nice article that will tell more than you >>> want to know. >>> >>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wide_area_network >>> >>> HM >>> >>> On 10/19/2014 12:31 AM, Michael Havens wrote: >>> >>> so the port I'm wondering about is an input port then. I thought I read >>> that it is also a wan part. How does that work? Like I know the internet >>> is a wan but how does it work in this case? >>> >>> >>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>> >>> On Fri, Oct 17, 2014 at 10:27 PM, koder wrote: >>> >>>> Mike, >>>> >>>> I have the same device in my networking system. My answer may not be >>>> 100% correct, but here is my SWAG: >>>> >>>> The device was designed to serve as a router with DHCP server >>>> capabilities, in other words it hands out IP addresses to requests that >>>> come from one of the output ports. >>>> >>>> You can access the device using its web page and turn that feature off, >>>> it then acts as a bridge router and the DHCP functioning will come from >>>> further upsteam, from your other router. >>>> >>>> The network will not function correctly if you have two different >>>> devices trying to pass out IP addresses using DHCP. Everything pretty much >>>> quits talking to each other. >>>> >>>> While I have never tried using the device by plugging everything only >>>> into the output ports, I am guessing that connection setup would use the >>>> device as a bare dumb switch. No more double DHCP, only happy connectivity. >>>> >>>> I am reasonably sure my explanation is not technically correct, but is >>>> functional. I was quite loose with input, output, upstream, and downstream >>>> analogies, but that is the way I think of them. >>>> >>>> By the way on a separate item, it is my understanding that most of >>>> these devices are hacked and infected and should be either upgraded, or >>>> replaced. I have yet to do either, but I think that is the case. >>>> >>>> HM >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On 10/17/2014 03:08 PM, Michael Havens wrote: >>>> >>>> That is the router I have. On the back there are 4 LAN ports and >>>> another port labled Internet. My setup had the cable from the modem feeding >>>> into that port and everything worked until a couple of days ago. Today I >>>> switched that cable to a LAN port and everything worked again. I asked in >>>> another thread the purpose of the internet port and MR Butash gave me an >>>> answer but it is still a lot hazy. In my research to answer the question >>>> myself I found a wikipedia article that states: >>>> >>>> The original *WRT54G* was first released in December 2002. It has a >>>> 4+1 port network switch (the >>>> Internet/WAN port is part of the same internal network switch, but on a >>>> different VLAN ). >>>> >>>> My questions: What is that port for if not to be an input port for >>>> the internet >>>> and >>>> Why was it working as an input port for the internet and why did it >>>> stop working as such? >>>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>>> >>>> >>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings:http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings:http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >>> >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >> >> > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings:http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >