From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Nov 10 08:14:49 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B0D69866 for ; Sun, 10 Nov 2013 08:14:49 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mueller6721@twc.com) Received: from cdptpa-oedge-vip.email.rr.com (cdptpa-outbound-snat.email.rr.com [107.14.166.226]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7DC9F2C86 for ; Sun, 10 Nov 2013 08:14:48 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [74.130.196.19] ([74.130.196.19:38692] helo=localhost) by cdptpa-oedge03 (envelope-from ) (ecelerity 3.5.0.35861 r(Momo-dev:tip)) with ESMTP id 78/D4-19454-7704F725; Sun, 10 Nov 2013 08:14:47 +0000 Date: Sun, 10 Nov 2013 08:14:47 +0000 Message-ID: <78.D4.19454.7704F725@cdptpa-oedge03> From: "Thomas Mueller" To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Problem with wireless router inaccessibility X-RR-Connecting-IP: 107.14.168.142:25 X-Cloudmark-Score: 0 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 10 Nov 2013 08:14:49 -0000 I have a problem where I can no longer log in to my Netgear wireless router from computer in living room, and computer in bedroom, connected to the same router with a 25 ft Ethernet cable, can't connect from any OS where it previously was successful (NetBSD-current amd64 and Linux on System Rescue CD). I can still access the Internet and browse from FreeBSD on living-room computer, but can't log in to the router. I'm afraid to reboot for fear that I could never regain Internet access. It's possible that rebooting could resolve the problem, but there is the risk of not being able to get back in. I don't know if the wireless router is going bad, or if its IP address (192.168.1.1) has changed. I could order a new router online while I still have Internet access. Now I'm trying to decide whether the router is going bad or if FreeBSD stumbled on itself. Tom