cannot log in to router to change ssid or network key
i want to personalize my ssid and make the network key less vulnerable. the technician who installed my equipment tried to log in via 192.168.1.254 and i have tried several times as well. it says 'connecting' each time, but then comes up with the 'ie cannot display the webpage'. on firefox, i get the 'connection was reset' message. how do i make changes if i can't pull it up on the internet???  my internet connection is working fine, by the way.
you can try a factory reset. push and hold the reset button for 15 seconds and then release. the button should be located on the back of your gateway/modem/router, and you will need a ballpoint pen or toothpick. you should then be able to access your gateway using the standard means with the passwords listed on the label on the gateway.  \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_how can you be in two places at once, when your not anywhere at all?i really want to become a procrastinator, but i keep putting it off.there are three kinds of people, those that can count, and those that can't.'our great democracies still tend to think that a stupid man is more likely to be honest than a clever man, and our politicians take advantage of this prejudice by pretending to be even more stupid than nature has made them.' :bertrand russell
hi erin

a website restart is required to pickup some changes to settingitems in the portal, id recommend giving it a restart and it should show.

regards
joe Power off the router. 


Get yourself a copy of TeraTerm (it is old, but good)  

Connect your PC serial port to the CON port on the router and run TeraTerm, configured for the serial port, at 9600, 8 bits, no parity.


Press return a few times, and make sure you can see the output from the router.


Power off the router.  

Power it back on again, and when you see something, send a ‘BREAK’ by pressing Alt+B  

The router shoud return a boot> prompt.  

Type 


<b>config-reg 0x2142</b>


Then type


<b>boot</b>


Let the router load, and it will come up with the prompts asking if you want to use the configuration utility.  

Say <b>NO</b> to this.


Type the following when it gets to the > prompt


<b>en  

copy start run</b>  

{press return to the prompts from this command}


When it has finished


<b>show run</b>


Check and see if it has an ‘enable password’ command or an ‘enable secret’


<b>conf t  

config-reg 0x2102  

enable secret {whatever you want as a password}  

no enable password</b> (if it has one of these)  

<b>end  

wr</b>


And the password is changed. 


You should reboot to make the config register change, and also to confirm the password has changed correctly. 


I did all this from memory, so if it doesn’t work, then post here and I will double check, or someone will point out my stupid mistake 😉 i assume your new router is wireless?

limited access with wireless usually means you don't have a valid ip address assigned. you need two things for a working internet connection. 1. you need a physical connection, known as layer 1 and layer 2. 2. you need a logical connection known as layer 3.

if you've got the limited access message that means your laptop has a working wireless connection at layers 1 and 2. what you don't have is the layer 3 connection i.e. an ip address.

there could be a number of reasons why this is happening. i would suggest that you start by powering your pc down - shut it off completely not just hibernate it or just shut the lid. next power down the router, pull the power cord out of it. let the router sit unplugged for about 2 minutes. power the router back up......wait about 2 min more. power your pc back up.

learn how to use the command line command "ipconfig". you access the command line via the accessories folder on windows. when you get the c:/> prompt - enter the command "ipconfig" hit enter. in the group of stuff on the screen you want to see an ip addess assigned to the wireless interface. when you get the limited access message the first thing you want to do is check to see if you have an ip address assigned.

if the above trick doesn't work, then i suspect there is something wrong with your network configuration on your pc. if you take your laptop to a starbucks does it work there? Have you tried restarting your browser? in this case you can try simply rebooting your home router, if not at home please contact your network administrator.

failing this try using alternative dns -

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this is a windows based tutorial so if you r… how to password protect your browser

1. in internet explorer click on the cog icon in the top right hand corner.
2. a drop down menu appears – click on tools and then in the box that appears click on the 'content' tab at the top.
3. then enable the content advisor…
4. the next step is to set the password. The question is can you get out of your computer and after that the thing to check is can you resolve any domain names. Try going to a command prompt and checking to see if you can ping your computers IP address then the gateway then try to resolve domain names.


ipconfig /all


Will give you the information you need to check these things.


nslookup google.com


If that does not come back with a IP address then you have problems with your DNS server. i just solved the problem myself. there was something wrong with my browser. after a restart everything is working as expected. sorry for the hassle. that is where i'd start as well. osi...
so:
1. physical link (maybe check the patch panel and the cabling that's involved in connecting to the computer, maybe swap cables and try a usb to ethernet adapter to rules the nic out.
2. data link - check the switches and switchports on the way. maybe try to use different portts
3. network - most likely not an issue if all the other computers are working fine...
etc.
but this is pretty much it: hello sixthring,

i respect your knowledge and opinion.

i think me and you are having a disconnect on what we are discussing. you are 100% correct that openfire itself must be configured with a fqdn in the settings. this is the issue diego is having, his openfire install was configured as his ip ad…