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DaveDG
May 28, 2023Follower
WGR614 Password Recovery
I have a WGR614 Wireless-G Router purchased in 2008 and connected to a Windows 7 laptop and I have a special problem. I was trying to log on via 192.168.1.1 to see its settings but for some reason t...
plemans
May 28, 2023Guru - Experienced User
You could just factory reset it and start over. Install doesn't take that long.
Might look at upgrading that router at some point too. That thing is ancient
michaelkenward
May 28, 2023Guru - Experienced User
plemans wrote:
That thing is ancient
Ancient = first launched in 2003.
Most recent hardware update around 2012.
But that is just the beginning. Anyone still using Windows 7 should not be using it on the Internet. Microsoft abandoned it and gave up on security updates some time ago.