× NETGEAR is aware of a growing number of phone and online scams. To learn how to stay safe click here.
× Introducing the new Orbi 770 Series Mesh System. To learn more click here.
Orbi WiFi 7 RBE973
Reply

Cannot log into EX6200 configuration page

1eyedjack
Aspirant

Cannot log into EX6200 configuration page

Have EX6200 connected to R7000

I reset the EX6200 to factory settings using the pin in the hole in the back, and re-set it up.

The initial setup succeeded.  I connected to the extender, and in my browser logged into http://www.mywifiext.net

And I can connect to the internet via the extender and router, no problem.

But now when I try to log into http://www.mywifiext.net I get a page that says "Oops! It seems that you have navigated to this page by accident".  It then gooes on to suggest that I try http://mywifiext.net (without the www) and I try that but get the same.

 

Any suggestions?  I used to have a similar problem when I tried to log into the main router though routerlogin.net, but got around that by entering 192.168.1.1 in the URL line.  Is there a similar code for the extender?

 

Thanks

Message 1 of 3
TheEther
Guru

Re: Cannot log into EX6200 configuration page

TL;DR You need to be connected to the extender's Wi-Fi network in order for http://mywifiext.net or http://www.mywifiext.net to work.

 

You have to be connected to the extender's Wi-Fi network in order for either URL (http://www.mywifiext.net and http://mywifiext.net) to work. Otherwise, you will get the helpful "Oops!" page, which actually comes from a server on the Internet that Netgear was nice enough to set up, that tells you the same thing (bold emphasis mine): If you are looking to connect to the user interface of your NETGEAR Powerline or WiFi Extender device, please connect to that device’s WiFi hotspot and try the URL again (http://mywifiext.net).

 

The reason you have to be connected to the extender in order for the URL method to work is that the extender intercepts the DNS lookup for mywifiext.net or www.mywifiext.net and directly responds with its own IP address. If, instead, you are directly connected to the router's Wi-Fi network, then the DNS lookup will actually be sent to the DNS server configured on the router. Unless you are running your own DNS server, that server will be on the Internet and will return the IP address of the server that has the "Oops!" page.

 

 

On the off chance that you are actually connected to the extender's Wi-Fi network and the URL isn't working, the extender does have its own IP address. By default, it will have obtained one using DHCP. You should be able to find the IP address listed on the Attached Devices page in the R7000. 

 

You can open a Command Prompt and type nslookup mywifiext.net . If you are connected to the extender, you should get back its IP address. If you are not connected to the extender or if the extender accidentally forwarded the lookup to the router and onto the Internet, then you will get back the IP address(es) (54.149.149.202 and 52.10.113.39 when I checked) of the "Oops!" page.

 

Message 2 of 3
1eyedjack
Aspirant

Re: Cannot log into EX6200 configuration page

Thank you.

 

Yes I was attached to the extender at the point of trying to log into it.

 

I worked out the solution that you suggested, logged into the main router, discovered that the EX6200 had an IP address of 192.168.1.250

If I entered that as the URL it connected no problem.  But it still returns "Oops" if I try to log in to mywifiext.net.

I suspect that I need to flush my dns cache.  Will try that next.  Might try a different browser as well.

Message 3 of 3
Top Contributors
Discussion stats
  • 2 replies
  • 4557 views
  • 1 kudo
  • 2 in conversation
Announcements

Orbi 770 Series