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GeneralPardon
Aspirant
Jan 06, 2022

WNDR4500V2 no access

Hi,  Bought this second hand router. Purpose was to strengthen my signal in my attic.  I have a Ziggo connection (i'm Dutch) to my modem (Technicolor) downstairs.  1 LAN cable connected (amongst o...
GeneralPardon's avatar
GeneralPardon
Aspirant
Jan 06, 2022

Thanks for replying!

Nope..

I must have factory reset it at least 10 times by now. (just to be sure, did it again after your message)

Connected, unconnected, WiFi only, LAN to laptop. All did not work: No access to router settings.

 

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plemans
Guru - Experienced User
Jan 06, 2022

what are all the leds on the router doing? (color/blinking/etc)

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    GeneralPardon
    Aspirant
    Jan 06, 2022

    Nothing blinking...

    Power: green

    Internet: Yellow (or off when not connected)

    2.4 ghz: Green

    5 ghz: Blue

    lan 1: Green

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      plemans
      Guru - Experienced User
      Jan 06, 2022

      so after a full reset, with a laptop connect but not the primary router, you still don't get a default gateway when you run a command prompt ipconfig?

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        GeneralPardon
        Aspirant
        Jan 06, 2022

        No. Nothing with LAN cable and wifi off

        Lan disconnected and wifi on default gateway is 192.168.1.1...