cannot connect to wrt54g web utility, but everything else works fine

[Matt]

odd problem i've been having lately - my wired and wireless networks
are both working just fine, but i cannot connect to the wireless router
on either the wired or wireless network. i can ping it and it returns
100% at a 1ms average, but typing the web address in firefox yields
nothing...

any ideas?

[Adair Witner]

"Matt" <crackers819903@gmail.com> wrote in message
> odd problem i've been having lately - my wired and wireless networks
> are both working just fine, but i cannot connect to the wireless router
> on either the wired or wireless network. i can ping it and it returns
> 100% at a 1ms average, but typing the web address in firefox yields
> nothing...

Are you sure you are pinging the router or some other device on your lan? Go
to your network connections folder and pull up your network connection
status page and look at the gateway address. make sure it's the same as the
address you are trying to access..
Have you flashed your router or are you using factory default firmware? have
you ever been able to get to the web interface?

Adair

[Matt]

yup, i am sure i'm pinging the router - and yes, i was initially able
to access the web utility.

Adair Witner wrote:
> "Matt" <crackers819903@gmail.com> wrote in message
> > odd problem i've been having lately - my wired and wireless networks
> > are both working just fine, but i cannot connect to the wireless router
> > on either the wired or wireless network. i can ping it and it returns
> > 100% at a 1ms average, but typing the web address in firefox yields
> > nothing...
>
> Are you sure you are pinging the router or some other device on your lan? Go
> to your network connections folder and pull up your network connection
> status page and look at the gateway address. make sure it's the same as the
> address you are trying to access..
> Have you flashed your router or are you using factory default firmware? have
> you ever been able to get to the web interface?
>
> Adair

[seaweedsteve]

Perhaps it's a Firefox issue. Seems like I read/heard that different
browsers can make the difference.

So, try using IE to see it it works from there.

If I was already in IE and having problems, I'd "delete files" on and
offline under "Tools>Options" and try again. Also, be sure to type it
in completely, not just let the drop down menu fill it in....

Also, yes, better to do it via cable (on the LAN side), in case
wireless access to the router is turned off.

Another easy trick is to right click on the connection (in the task
bar) and hit "repair" this flushes out various things that get clogged
up in the connection. Type in the address again after reconnecting.

Finally, unplug and replug the router to see if that helps.

Default for this one is 192.168.1.1, right?


Steve

[Matt]

default is 192.168.1.1, i have it set as 192.168.1.2 because i already
have a wired router as well set to the default address...

seaweedsteve wrote:
> Perhaps it's a Firefox issue. Seems like I read/heard that different
> browsers can make the difference.
>
> So, try using IE to see it it works from there.
>
> If I was already in IE and having problems, I'd "delete files" on and
> offline under "Tools>Options" and try again. Also, be sure to type it
> in completely, not just let the drop down menu fill it in....
>
> Also, yes, better to do it via cable (on the LAN side), in case
> wireless access to the router is turned off.
>
> Another easy trick is to right click on the connection (in the task
> bar) and hit "repair" this flushes out various things that get clogged
> up in the connection. Type in the address again after reconnecting.
>
> Finally, unplug and replug the router to see if that helps.
>
> Default for this one is 192.168.1.1, right?
>
>
> Steve

[Matt]

also, ie doesn't work either...have tried clearing cache and all such
options, nothing seems to work...

Matt wrote:
> default is 192.168.1.1, i have it set as 192.168.1.2 because i already
> have a wired router as well set to the default address...
>
> seaweedsteve wrote:
> > Perhaps it's a Firefox issue. Seems like I read/heard that different
> > browsers can make the difference.
> >
> > So, try using IE to see it it works from there.
> >
> > If I was already in IE and having problems, I'd "delete files" on and
> > offline under "Tools>Options" and try again. Also, be sure to type it
> > in completely, not just let the drop down menu fill it in....
> >
> > Also, yes, better to do it via cable (on the LAN side), in case
> > wireless access to the router is turned off.
> >
> > Another easy trick is to right click on the connection (in the task
> > bar) and hit "repair" this flushes out various things that get clogged
> > up in the connection. Type in the address again after reconnecting.
> >
> > Finally, unplug and replug the router to see if that helps.
> >
> > Default for this one is 192.168.1.1, right?
> >
> >
> > Steve

[Matt]

anyone have any other ideas? linksys tech support hasn't gotten back
to me yet...

Matt wrote:
> also, ie doesn't work either...have tried clearing cache and all such
> options, nothing seems to work...
>
> Matt wrote:
> > default is 192.168.1.1, i have it set as 192.168.1.2 because i already
> > have a wired router as well set to the default address...
> >
> > seaweedsteve wrote:
> > > Perhaps it's a Firefox issue. Seems like I read/heard that different
> > > browsers can make the difference.
> > >
> > > So, try using IE to see it it works from there.
> > >
> > > If I was already in IE and having problems, I'd "delete files" on and
> > > offline under "Tools>Options" and try again. Also, be sure to type it
> > > in completely, not just let the drop down menu fill it in....
> > >
> > > Also, yes, better to do it via cable (on the LAN side), in case
> > > wireless access to the router is turned off.
> > >
> > > Another easy trick is to right click on the connection (in the task
> > > bar) and hit "repair" this flushes out various things that get clogged
> > > up in the connection. Type in the address again after reconnecting.
> > >
> > > Finally, unplug and replug the router to see if that helps.
> > >
> > > Default for this one is 192.168.1.1, right?
> > >
> > >
> > > Steve

[Peter Pan]

since you already have a router, and most of them usually have 4 ports, you
are already using the .2 address (192.168.1.1 xxx.2 xxx.3 xxx.4), try
seetting it to something that doesn't conflict like 192.168.1.50 (if you
have wireless enabled, they default to wireless at .100 for 50, pick a range
that won't conflict for that too)

Matt wrote:
> anyone have any other ideas? linksys tech support hasn't gotten back
> to me yet...
>
> Matt wrote:
>> also, ie doesn't work either...have tried clearing cache and all such
>> options, nothing seems to work...
>>
>> Matt wrote:
>>> default is 192.168.1.1, i have it set as 192.168.1.2 because i
>>> already have a wired router as well set to the default address...
>>>
>>> seaweedsteve wrote:
>>>> Perhaps it's a Firefox issue. Seems like I read/heard that
>>>> different browsers can make the difference.
>>>>
>>>> So, try using IE to see it it works from there.
>>>>
>>>> If I was already in IE and having problems, I'd "delete files" on
>>>> and offline under "Tools>Options" and try again. Also, be sure to
>>>> type it in completely, not just let the drop down menu fill it
>>>> in....
>>>>
>>>> Also, yes, better to do it via cable (on the LAN side), in case
>>>> wireless access to the router is turned off.
>>>>
>>>> Another easy trick is to right click on the connection (in the task
>>>> bar) and hit "repair" this flushes out various things that get
>>>> clogged up in the connection. Type in the address again after
>>>> reconnecting.
>>>>
>>>> Finally, unplug and replug the router to see if that helps.
>>>>
>>>> Default for this one is 192.168.1.1, right?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Steve

[Matt]

the dhcp server defaults to start at 192.168.1.100...

i could access the server fine earlier, so there is no conflict
involved. it worked fine for the first few months that i had the
network setup...all of a sudden about a month ago (a little over a
month) i stopped being able to access the wireless router...

Peter Pan wrote:
> since you already have a router, and most of them usually have 4 ports, you
> are already using the .2 address (192.168.1.1 xxx.2 xxx.3 xxx.4), try
> seetting it to something that doesn't conflict like 192.168.1.50 (if you
> have wireless enabled, they default to wireless at .100 for 50, pick a range
> that won't conflict for that too)
>
> Matt wrote:
> > anyone have any other ideas? linksys tech support hasn't gotten back
> > to me yet...
> >
> > Matt wrote:
> >> also, ie doesn't work either...have tried clearing cache and all such
> >> options, nothing seems to work...
> >>
> >> Matt wrote:
> >>> default is 192.168.1.1, i have it set as 192.168.1.2 because i
> >>> already have a wired router as well set to the default address...
> >>>
> >>> seaweedsteve wrote:
> >>>> Perhaps it's a Firefox issue. Seems like I read/heard that
> >>>> different browsers can make the difference.
> >>>>
> >>>> So, try using IE to see it it works from there.
> >>>>
> >>>> If I was already in IE and having problems, I'd "delete files" on
> >>>> and offline under "Tools>Options" and try again. Also, be sure to
> >>>> type it in completely, not just let the drop down menu fill it
> >>>> in....
> >>>>
> >>>> Also, yes, better to do it via cable (on the LAN side), in case
> >>>> wireless access to the router is turned off.
> >>>>
> >>>> Another easy trick is to right click on the connection (in the task
> >>>> bar) and hit "repair" this flushes out various things that get
> >>>> clogged up in the connection. Type in the address again after
> >>>> reconnecting.
> >>>>
> >>>> Finally, unplug and replug the router to see if that helps.
> >>>>
> >>>> Default for this one is 192.168.1.1, right?
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Steve

[Matt]

also, the odd part is that i can access the web util for the wired
router, can ping both, and everything else works fine (file/printer
sharing, internet, etc)...i just want to be able to connect to the
wireless router in case i want to change password/ssid, for obvious
reasons...

[Peter Pan]

Matt wrote:
> also, the odd part is that i can access the web util for the wired
> router, can ping both, and everything else works fine (file/printer
> sharing, internet, etc)...i just want to be able to connect to the
> wireless router in case i want to change password/ssid, for obvious
> reasons...

Guess i'm wondering why you have two wired routers, both using the same
address (192.168.1.2, is used by both from what you said, why not just make
it 192.168.1.10 or more than 10, depending on how many ports your wired
router has) - ((nothing to do with the wireless dhcp server, that is already
..100, and you probably only have 1 dhcp server)) - As for it working for a
while, sounds typical, it works until the .2 address is used for the first
time (or someone plugs a cable into the second port), now you have two
devices conflicting...

[Danny Kile]

Peter Pan wrote:
> Matt wrote:
>> also, the odd part is that i can access the web util for the wired
>> router, can ping both, and everything else works fine (file/printer
>> sharing, internet, etc)...i just want to be able to connect to the
>> wireless router in case i want to change password/ssid, for obvious
>> reasons...
>
> Guess i'm wondering why you have two wired routers, both using the same
> address (192.168.1.2, is used by both from what you said, why not just make
> it 192.168.1.10 or more than 10, depending on how many ports your wired
> router has) - ((nothing to do with the wireless dhcp server, that is already
> .100, and you probably only have 1 dhcp server)) - As for it working for a
> while, sounds typical, it works until the .2 address is used for the first
> time (or someone plugs a cable into the second port), now you have two
> devices conflicting...
>
>

For testing, why not just unplug everything going to the wireless route
except one hardwired PC, nothing on the WAN port and nothing on none of
the LAN ports except one PC to test with. Power cycle the router, then
check IPConfig to see what your Default Gateway is trying ping it and
then try browsing to it.

Danny,

[Matt]

I'm not sure what you're talking about when you keep referring to the
second port being 192.168.1.2...the wired router has a DHCP server that
assigns addresses starting with 192.168.1.100. There is no 192.168.1.2
on the network other than the wireless router, which is uplinked and
only acting as a switch/wireless AP (the DHCP server is turned off).
The wired router is 192.168.1.1.

Peter Pan wrote:
> Matt wrote:
> > also, the odd part is that i can access the web util for the wired
> > router, can ping both, and everything else works fine (file/printer
> > sharing, internet, etc)...i just want to be able to connect to the
> > wireless router in case i want to change password/ssid, for obvious
> > reasons...
>
> Guess i'm wondering why you have two wired routers, both using the same
> address (192.168.1.2, is used by both from what you said, why not just make
> it 192.168.1.10 or more than 10, depending on how many ports your wired
> router has) - ((nothing to do with the wireless dhcp server, that is already
> .100, and you probably only have 1 dhcp server)) - As for it working for a
> while, sounds typical, it works until the .2 address is used for the first
> time (or someone plugs a cable into the second port), now you have two
> devices conflicting...

[Peter Pan]

From your earlier post.. You wrote "default is 192.168.1.1, i have it set as
192.168.1.2 because i already
have a wired router as well set to the default address...'

The WIRED router has more than one port, ergo is uses an address RANGE... If
it starts at 192.168.1.1 and has four ports, it uses address for the wired
ports, and the wrt54g has 4 wired ports so you have .2 .3 .4 (and maybe .5)
that conflict with your wired router you already have.....
(you haven't said what type of router you already have, I am being vague
cuz there are 4 port/8 port/16 port/32 port routers ((and I'm sure other
numbers too)), and you have never said what the other router is..... If four
ports (or less), why not take it out of the loop and just use the wrt54g as
both a wap and a router, rather than just as a wap?


Matt wrote:
> I'm not sure what you're talking about when you keep referring to the
> second port being 192.168.1.2...the wired router has a DHCP server
> that assigns addresses starting with 192.168.1.100. There is no
> 192.168.1.2 on the network other than the wireless router, which is
> uplinked and only acting as a switch/wireless AP (the DHCP server is
> turned off). The wired router is 192.168.1.1.
>
> Peter Pan wrote:
>> Matt wrote:
>>> also, the odd part is that i can access the web util for the wired
>>> router, can ping both, and everything else works fine (file/printer
>>> sharing, internet, etc)...i just want to be able to connect to the
>>> wireless router in case i want to change password/ssid, for obvious
>>> reasons...
>>
>> Guess i'm wondering why you have two wired routers, both using the
>> same address (192.168.1.2, is used by both from what you said, why
>> not just make it 192.168.1.10 or more than 10, depending on how many
>> ports your wired router has) - ((nothing to do with the wireless
>> dhcp server, that is already .100, and you probably only have 1 dhcp
>> server)) - As for it working for a while, sounds typical, it works
>> until the .2 address is used for the first time (or someone plugs a
>> cable into the second port), now you have two devices conflicting...

[Matt]

I still don't understand...the computers that are connected are
assigned IP addresses by the DHCP server in the BEFSR41...that range
starts at 192.168.1.100. There is no 192.168.1.2 on the network other
than the wireless router.

Peter Pan wrote:
> From your earlier post.. You wrote "default is 192.168.1.1, i have it set as
> 192.168.1.2 because i already
> have a wired router as well set to the default address...'
>
> The WIRED router has more than one port, ergo is uses an address RANGE... If
> it starts at 192.168.1.1 and has four ports, it uses address for the wired
> ports, and the wrt54g has 4 wired ports so you have .2 .3 .4 (and maybe .5)
> that conflict with your wired router you already have.....
> (you haven't said what type of router you already have, I am being vague
> cuz there are 4 port/8 port/16 port/32 port routers ((and I'm sure other
> numbers too)), and you have never said what the other router is..... If four
> ports (or less), why not take it out of the loop and just use the wrt54g as
> both a wap and a router, rather than just as a wap?
>
>
> Matt wrote:
> > I'm not sure what you're talking about when you keep referring to the
> > second port being 192.168.1.2...the wired router has a DHCP server
> > that assigns addresses starting with 192.168.1.100. There is no
> > 192.168.1.2 on the network other than the wireless router, which is
> > uplinked and only acting as a switch/wireless AP (the DHCP server is
> > turned off). The wired router is 192.168.1.1.
> >
> > Peter Pan wrote:
> >> Matt wrote:
> >>> also, the odd part is that i can access the web util for the wired
> >>> router, can ping both, and everything else works fine (file/printer
> >>> sharing, internet, etc)...i just want to be able to connect to the
> >>> wireless router in case i want to change password/ssid, for obvious
> >>> reasons...
> >>
> >> Guess i'm wondering why you have two wired routers, both using the
> >> same address (192.168.1.2, is used by both from what you said, why
> >> not just make it 192.168.1.10 or more than 10, depending on how many
> >> ports your wired router has) - ((nothing to do with the wireless
> >> dhcp server, that is already .100, and you probably only have 1 dhcp
> >> server)) - As for it working for a while, sounds typical, it works
> >> until the .2 address is used for the first time (or someone plugs a
> >> cable into the second port), now you have two devices conflicting...

[Peter Pan]

You mean you don't also have a wrt54g connected? (that's what in the subject
line), it has both wired AND wireless (and the four wired ports are static,
started at the address you set +0 +1 +2 +3).. Course if you don't actually
have one, then all this is moot, but I have to wonder why you are using a
wrt54g web utility on someone elses router?



Matt wrote:
> I still don't understand...the computers that are connected are
> assigned IP addresses by the DHCP server in the BEFSR41...that range
> starts at 192.168.1.100. There is no 192.168.1.2 on the network other
> than the wireless router.
>
> Peter Pan wrote:
>> From your earlier post.. You wrote "default is 192.168.1.1, i have
>> it set as 192.168.1.2 because i already
>> have a wired router as well set to the default address...'
>>
>> The WIRED router has more than one port, ergo is uses an address
>> RANGE... If it starts at 192.168.1.1 and has four ports, it uses
>> address for the wired ports, and the wrt54g has 4 wired ports so you
>> have .2 .3 .4 (and maybe .5) that conflict with your wired router
>> you already have..... (you haven't said what type of router you
>> already have, I am being vague cuz there are 4 port/8 port/16
>> port/32 port routers ((and I'm sure other numbers too)), and you
>> have never said what the other router is..... If four ports (or
>> less), why not take it out of the loop and just use the wrt54g as
>> both a wap and a router, rather than just as a wap?
>>
>>
>> Matt wrote:
>>> I'm not sure what you're talking about when you keep referring to
>>> the second port being 192.168.1.2...the wired router has a DHCP
>>> server that assigns addresses starting with 192.168.1.100. There
>>> is no 192.168.1.2 on the network other than the wireless router,
>>> which is uplinked and only acting as a switch/wireless AP (the DHCP
>>> server is turned off). The wired router is 192.168.1.1.
>>>
>>> Peter Pan wrote:
>>>> Matt wrote:
>>>>> also, the odd part is that i can access the web util for the wired
>>>>> router, can ping both, and everything else works fine
>>>>> (file/printer sharing, internet, etc)...i just want to be able to
>>>>> connect to the wireless router in case i want to change
>>>>> password/ssid, for obvious reasons...
>>>>
>>>> Guess i'm wondering why you have two wired routers, both using the
>>>> same address (192.168.1.2, is used by both from what you said, why
>>>> not just make it 192.168.1.10 or more than 10, depending on how
>>>> many ports your wired router has) - ((nothing to do with the
>>>> wireless dhcp server, that is already .100, and you probably only
>>>> have 1 dhcp server)) - As for it working for a while, sounds
>>>> typical, it works until the .2 address is used for the first time
>>>> (or someone plugs a cable into the second port), now you have two
>>>> devices conflicting...

[Matt]

I think I was pretty clear that I have both! There are no static IPs
other than the two routers...all the computers on the network are
assigned an IP by the DHCP server on the wired router. The DHCP server
is turned off on the WRT54G, which is just acting as a hub/switch.

Peter Pan wrote:
> You mean you don't also have a wrt54g connected? (that's what in the subject
> line), it has both wired AND wireless (and the four wired ports are static,
> started at the address you set +0 +1 +2 +3).. Course if you don't actually
> have one, then all this is moot, but I have to wonder why you are using a
> wrt54g web utility on someone elses router?
>
>
>
> Matt wrote:
> > I still don't understand...the computers that are connected are
> > assigned IP addresses by the DHCP server in the BEFSR41...that range
> > starts at 192.168.1.100. There is no 192.168.1.2 on the network other
> > than the wireless router.
> >
> > Peter Pan wrote:
> >> From your earlier post.. You wrote "default is 192.168.1.1, i have
> >> it set as 192.168.1.2 because i already
> >> have a wired router as well set to the default address...'
> >>
> >> The WIRED router has more than one port, ergo is uses an address
> >> RANGE... If it starts at 192.168.1.1 and has four ports, it uses
> >> address for the wired ports, and the wrt54g has 4 wired ports so you
> >> have .2 .3 .4 (and maybe .5) that conflict with your wired router
> >> you already have..... (you haven't said what type of router you
> >> already have, I am being vague cuz there are 4 port/8 port/16
> >> port/32 port routers ((and I'm sure other numbers too)), and you
> >> have never said what the other router is..... If four ports (or
> >> less), why not take it out of the loop and just use the wrt54g as
> >> both a wap and a router, rather than just as a wap?
> >>
> >>
> >> Matt wrote:
> >>> I'm not sure what you're talking about when you keep referring to
> >>> the second port being 192.168.1.2...the wired router has a DHCP
> >>> server that assigns addresses starting with 192.168.1.100. There
> >>> is no 192.168.1.2 on the network other than the wireless router,
> >>> which is uplinked and only acting as a switch/wireless AP (the DHCP
> >>> server is turned off). The wired router is 192.168.1.1.
> >>>
> >>> Peter Pan wrote:
> >>>> Matt wrote:
> >>>>> also, the odd part is that i can access the web util for the wired
> >>>>> router, can ping both, and everything else works fine
> >>>>> (file/printer sharing, internet, etc)...i just want to be able to
> >>>>> connect to the wireless router in case i want to change
> >>>>> password/ssid, for obvious reasons...
> >>>>
> >>>> Guess i'm wondering why you have two wired routers, both using the
> >>>> same address (192.168.1.2, is used by both from what you said, why
> >>>> not just make it 192.168.1.10 or more than 10, depending on how
> >>>> many ports your wired router has) - ((nothing to do with the
> >>>> wireless dhcp server, that is already .100, and you probably only
> >>>> have 1 dhcp server)) - As for it working for a while, sounds
> >>>> typical, it works until the .2 address is used for the first time
> >>>> (or someone plugs a cable into the second port), now you have two
> >>>> devices conflicting...

[Uberloser]

Everything on my network is running fine too. the only thing I can not
do is access the Linksys Utility page.

The default IP is: *192.168.1.245*

I have a D-Link router: *DIR-655*
Linksys Wireless-G Access Point: *WAP54G*

I changed the Linksys AP's IP address: 192.168.0.240
That brings me to the section for Login & Pwd.

Login: *admin *
Pwd: (should be *admin*) yet nothing.

I've tried a few options like disabling virus scan & firewall &
webroot.

What am I not seeing? I really could use the help. Linksys was not
much help. I too can read a manual & walk someone through a problem.
All that shows is that I can read and speak. Sorry, just tired of Tech
Support that lacks knowledge.


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[DTC]

Uberloser wrote:
> Everything on my network is running fine too. the only thing I can not
> do is access the Linksys Utility page.
>
> The default IP is: *192.168.1.245*
>
> I changed the Linksys AP's IP address: 192.168.0.240
> That brings me to the section for Login & Pwd.
>
> Login: *admin *
> Pwd: (should be *admin*) yet nothing.

The default is:
User name: [leave blank]
Password: admin [all lower case]

It just default the device and start over. Hold the
reset button down for at least 30 seconds, and let
it restart.

The default IP address will be 192.168.1.1, the default
address you gave is for the WAP54G. Make sure you nail
your computer's IP to something like 192.168.1.10, then
log into the Linksys to change the IP. After that, you'll
need to change your computer's IP to match the range
for the IP you reset it to.