Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2013 22:30:50 +0000 (UTC) From: Will Parsons <varro@nodomain.invalid> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Problem with wireless router inaccessibility Message-ID: <slrnl85b15.1il.varro@anukis.local> References: <78.D4.19454.7704F725@cdptpa-oedge03> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1311100928140.90718@wonkity.com> <527FEAF9.70300@onetel.com> <slrnl800ds.1hd.varro@anukis.local> <6A.C3.19454.0D9A0825@cdptpa-oedge03> <slrnl82q75.5kv.varro@anukis.local> <84.EC.19454.49002825@cdptpa-oedge03>
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Thomas Mueller wrote: > from Will Parsons and my previous post: > >> > Did you regain login access to the router? > >> As I said, I temporarily set a static IP address in /etc/rc.conf: > >> defaultrouter="10.0.1.1" >> ifconfig_re0="10.0.1.7 netmask 255.255.255.0" > > But would the router respond on 10.0.1.1? Well, it will if its IP address is 10.0.1.1. (That's what I set *mine* to; I don't know about yours.) > Could you do this at command prompt as opposed to /etc/rc.conf? Yes, using suitable invocations of the ifconfig(8) and route(8) commands. Check the man pages. >> But, if I understand you, you can reach the router (e.g., via ping), >> but if you attempt to go to http://192.168.1.1 (or whatever), you >> don't get a login screen? > > I get a login screen from the bedroom computer using System Rescue > CD 3.6.0 and Midori web browser, but not from living-room computer. Bedroom computer is via Ethernet, right? So you have a login screen but it won't accept your login name and password? If so, you need to supply correct credentials, even if that means setting the router back to factory defaults. Thw problem with the living-room computer (connected via wireless, I assume?) may be that by default you can't log in remotely. You can change that configuration option, but you have to be able to log in via the Ethernet first. -- Will
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