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Netgear WP2000RPTv2 I think was hacked or hijacked.
Trying to access the EXT and it came up with
401 Unauthorized
Your client does not have permission to get URL /cgi-bin/check_hijack.html from this server.
I reset it and went back and tried to use the WPS to reconnect to the DSL router. If would not. Then I did a manual setup. Seems to work. Reading the manual, it says change the default admin/password to something else. Did this not change with the manual setup to match my DSL? If not, I have not found any way to access this to change the default. The internet has all Netgear router/extender default access codes so anyone can hack into Netgear items and tells you how to do so. How can I protect this unit? My Netgear ADSL2+ from ATT I have changed the default but do not find a way in the EXT unit.
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Hello jmh32247
The only way they could access this log in is if they are able to connect to your wifi network with the password or are directly plugged into the device.
DarrenM
