Linksys router network key issues
August 17, 2006 3:25 PM Subscribe
I have a linksys wireless router, and my question deals with its network key.
I am not able to log in to my router (it's a long story) so I was wondering if there was any possible way to manually find it so that other computers may connect to my wireless network. I am on windows 2000, if that helps.
I am not able to log in to my router (it's a long story) so I was wondering if there was any possible way to manually find it so that other computers may connect to my wireless network. I am on windows 2000, if that helps.
Response by poster: when i hook just the wireless router up via an ethernet cable, it is not recognized in ipconfig, and 192.168.1.1 does nothing
posted by Scottk at 3:30 PM on August 17, 2006
posted by Scottk at 3:30 PM on August 17, 2006
You could reset the Linksys access point and re-enter its settings. That way the network key could be anything you like.
posted by Blazecock Pileon at 3:30 PM on August 17, 2006
posted by Blazecock Pileon at 3:30 PM on August 17, 2006
Go to Linksys and search support for your model number. You should be able to download the user's guide and reset the settings to factory defaults. Once that's done you can renable your security.
posted by beowulf573 at 3:36 PM on August 17, 2006
posted by beowulf573 at 3:36 PM on August 17, 2006
Is the router working at all then?
Unless there's any particular reason not to, you can reset it by holding the tiny button on the back down for 5 seconds.
posted by cillit bang at 3:44 PM on August 17, 2006
Unless there's any particular reason not to, you can reset it by holding the tiny button on the back down for 5 seconds.
posted by cillit bang at 3:44 PM on August 17, 2006
How do you mean it is "not recognised" in ipconfig? What does ipconfig say?
posted by ed\26h at 3:46 PM on August 17, 2006
posted by ed\26h at 3:46 PM on August 17, 2006
Get the guide.
Push the tiny button.
You're good to configure at will.
posted by scheptech at 4:11 PM on August 17, 2006 [1 favorite]
Push the tiny button.
You're good to configure at will.
posted by scheptech at 4:11 PM on August 17, 2006 [1 favorite]
what model is it? sometimes the add is 192.168.10.1
and sometimes not.
posted by headless at 4:44 PM on August 17, 2006
and sometimes not.
posted by headless at 4:44 PM on August 17, 2006
As others have suggested, use the hard reset.
when i hook just the wireless router up via an ethernet cable, it is not recognized in ipconfig, and 192.168.1.1 does nothing
Have you assigned a static IP in the right range for your PC? If the router is being difficult, it's probably best not to rely on its DHCP.
posted by pompomtom at 4:59 PM on August 17, 2006
when i hook just the wireless router up via an ethernet cable, it is not recognized in ipconfig, and 192.168.1.1 does nothing
Have you assigned a static IP in the right range for your PC? If the router is being difficult, it's probably best not to rely on its DHCP.
posted by pompomtom at 4:59 PM on August 17, 2006
FWIW, I just set up a Linksys last weekend, and its default IP was 192.168.1.226, but yeah, look at the user guide.
I second the static IP suggestion. IP = 192.168.1.10 and gateway = same IP as the router has always worked for me for configuring network hardware with default addresses of 192.168.1.*, when using an ethernet cable.
posted by Your Time Machine Sucks at 5:15 PM on August 17, 2006
I second the static IP suggestion. IP = 192.168.1.10 and gateway = same IP as the router has always worked for me for configuring network hardware with default addresses of 192.168.1.*, when using an ethernet cable.
posted by Your Time Machine Sucks at 5:15 PM on August 17, 2006
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posted by A189Nut at 3:28 PM on August 17, 2006