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debjed
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Nov 29, 2016
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Redirected at login

When I try to login to www.routerlogin.net or www.routerlogin.com I am redirected to a different site at www.routerlogin.net:80.   A pop-up tells me that a password will be sent to me unencrypted. ...
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    debjed
    Dec 01, 2016

    OK,  Thanks very much indeed for your help.

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TheEther
Guru
Nov 30, 2016

I wouldn't trust the pop-up.  In order to use www.routerlogin.net or www.routerlogin.com, you need to be directly connected to the router.  This can be through one of the router's Ethernet ports or one of the router's Wi-Fi networks.  Basically, the router needs to be in a position to intercept any DNS queries issued by your browser to either of those websites and respond with its own IP address.  If the query is not intercepted by the router, then it will go out to the Internet and hit Netgear's website and get back a generic web page, "You are not connected to your router...".  This most commonly occurs when your router is operating in AP Mode.

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    debjed
    Tutor
    Nov 30, 2016

    Hi, and thank you very much for your response, particularly the first sentence !

     

    This could explain some funny stuff happening with e:mails being sent from our account so I think we have already been hacked, even though the antivirus scans (Avast) show nothing.

     

    I have a Mac, connected to a Netgear D6200 modem by an ethernet cable and then it's by an ADSL line to the ISP so I thought I was "directly connected to the router".  Sorry to be slow at the computer jargon, but how can I change my setup to reach routerlogin.net ?

     

    Or should I buy a new router from a different manufacturer so that I don't have to use the Netgear login ?

     

    Thanks again for your response.

     

     

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      TheEther
      Guru
      Nov 30, 2016

      By the looks of it, you are directly connected to the router.  You don't have to use routerlogin.net to connect to the router.  You can use the router's IP address.  If you open Network Preferences on your Mac and select the Ethernet interface, the router's address will be displayed.  Enter that address into your browser and you should be connected.

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        debjed
        Tutor
        Nov 30, 2016

        Thanks again, and for coming down to my language level !

         

        I typed in the router's address 192.168.0.1 but it tried to redirect me again.

         

        It came back with a pop-up saying  "To view this page, you must log in to 192.168.0.1:80.      Your password will be sent unencrypted."