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Can't access the Router Login page (again)
Background: I am a Microsoft and Cisco certified network engineer for many years and configured thousands of modems/routers/switches etc etc. Bought a new X6 R8000 router and did a factory reset ...
Ok finally got to the login page by connecting to the 5GHz band. Put in 192.168.1.1 and the router asked login name and password. Used the default login info to log in and immediately flashed DD-WRT and all good now. Still strongly suggest Netgear remove the restrictions for login from Ethernet which is unnecessary.
Adding to what michaelkenward answered you with, yes, IE is also included in W10, just not 'made public'. You can find it at 'C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe'. Just create a desktop link for it if you want to use it. Reason is many programs do use the IE Engine so it is needed.
Yes, the IP Address of the router can be one of many depending on other devices in use. In Windows, if you open a COMMAND PROMPT and enter IPCONFIG /ALL and look for the GATEWAY IP Address, that will show you the IP Address of the router. You just happened to use the default IP Address and it worked.
Thank you for your reply.
It was useful to find IE still exists!
I had already done the ipconfig bit and confirmed the router adrdess was the same as it has always been 192.168.1.1 but that didn't work in Chrome or Edge.
It does work in Firefox and, thanks to your info, I can confirm it also works with IE.
Chrome and Edge still don't give access to the router settings but do work to access the Virgin Superhub settings.
I only posted in case someone else was stuck blaming their router, 303030 resets, performing hard resets, reverting firmware, updating firmware etc., when all they need is to use a different browser!
Regards
ynysygwas wrote:
Chrome and Edge still don't give access to the router settings but do work to access the Virgin Superhub settings.Kind of smells like a browser thing.
Have you tried the desktop genie?
New version just out. It is getting better as Netgear tries to push it as an alternative to the browser interface.
In the words of Victor Meldrew, I DON'T BELIEVE IT!
Today I can access the router using Chrome and Edge.
I've changed nothing but now typing 192.168.1.1 takes me straight to the login box and username and password take me to the router settings page!
I can't see any record of a windows update and I can't believe that Edge and Chrome would have both updated the exact same night. I know they couldn't access the router on Saturday.
I'm not complaining but it would be nice to know how things seem to have fixed themself!
I think it must be something to do with windows as I had disabled sleep and hibernation but found the laptop was off this morning in spite of being plugged in and sleep after 30mins has been re-enabled. I have Malwarebytes premium running with realtime protection and that shows no problem. Windows defender is, correctly, off because of mbam.
Probably never know what happened.
