Re: Wireless router help

Don Calfa wrote:

> Obviously the setup is all through the browser for these comments.

Not obvious to me. :)

>
> The problem is that I can't get through the wizard. You have to get
> through the wizard to get to the configuration as I see it.
> It detects Internet, it detects DHCP, as it 'saves configuration' it
> times out.
>
> 192.168.0.1 defaults to www.routerlogin.com
> www.routerlogin.net (as it says in their documentation) redirects to
> www.routerlogin.com

I don't know how an ip address defaults to an url, but it appears like
the router's trying to "phone home". When I go to www.routerlogin.com, I
get Netgea
>
>
> I can't telnet 192.168.0.1 but I can ping it. Netgear demanded I
> register it and I've already spent more time on this than it's worth.
> If I can't get this fixed by noon, I have to return it.
>
> Register support is in process.
>
>
>
> Jared Anderson wrote:
>
>> I have that model, the bios defaults to the *wizard*. You can bypass
>> it, read the online docs (if possible) as the printed docs don't
>> mention it.
>>
>> Also, the default username is admin and the default password is password.
>>
>> What problems are you having with the wizard?
>>
>> --)> oRiGiNaL MeSsAgE
>>

>> From    --)> "Eric \"Shubes\"" <plug@shubes.net>
>> Date    --)> Thu, 02 Sep 2004 21:43:56 -0700
>> Subject    --)> Re: Wireless router help

>>
>>
>>
>>> Don Calfa wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> Not really OT but I just bought a Netgear router WGR614 and it
>>>> won't finish it's setup phase. I find the wizard unneccessary but
>>>> it seems that there is no other way to set it up. I've already
>>>> started the support ticket with netgear but was wondering if any of
>>>> you guys have this router.
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>
>>> I don't know that model in particular, but it probably has html
>>> configuration pages that can be accessed by entering the router's ip
>>> address (usually 192.168.x.1 or some such) in a browswer window (on a
>>> computer that has a wired connection to the router). You'll likely
>>> see a signon window with name (typically "admin") and password (try
>>> blank or "admin"). Default name and password should be in some
>>> obscure piece of documentation.
>>>
>>> If there is such a thing, it's pretty trivial to configure the thing
>>> that way (instead of the wizard).
>>>
>>> You probably knew all that already, but just in case you didn't...
>>>

>>> -- 
>>> -Eric 'shubes'
>>> "There is no such thing as the People;
>>>  it is a collectivist myth.
>>>  There are only individual citizens
>>>  with individual wills
>>>  and individual purposes."
>>> -William E. Simon (1927-2000),
>>>     Secretary of the Treasury (1974-1977)
>>>  "A Time For Truth" (1978), pg. 237

>>>
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-- 
-Eric 'shubes'
"There is no such thing as the People;
  it is a collectivist myth.
  There are only individual citizens
  with individual wills
  and individual purposes."
-William E. Simon (1927-2000),
     Secretary of the Treasury (1974-1977)
  "A Time For Truth" (1978), pg. 237

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