192.168.1.1 failed to load

[wuvixx]

Hi. I'm using a TP-Link wireless router and my computer is plugged into it, so it's LAN.

When I restart the router by switching it off and then on, I can access the router management page with 192.168.1.1 which is always the gateway IP for me...

But, after using the internet for like 1 - 2 hours, surfing the web, downloading, etc... it won't load when I try to access it.

I thought it's a browser related problem, but all browsers fail to load it. If I ping it my console, it replies back so the problem is in the router...

Why do I have to keep restarting the router to access the management page? Thanks in advance!

 

[ss202sl]

HTTP or HTTPS

 

[beshonk]

is it connected to your ISP's router?

If so, it may have automatically changed its own page to not interfere with the other router's page. Mine did this. Mine changed to 192.168.2.1. Try that.

 

[wuvixx]

HTTP or HTTPS

Did not work..

is it connected to your ISP's router?

If so, it may have automatically changed its own page to not interfere with the other router's page. Mine did this. Mine changed to 192.168.2.1. Try that.

I tried changing the last two ranges to all numbers I could think of, it does not work plus shouldn't it show up in the ipconfig if the gateway IP was changed?


I need help please. Thanks, guys/girls...

 

[Guest]

Sounds like a firmware bug. Contact TP-Link directly (they are in China, but usually answer these kinds of questions pretty fast.) Or if you want to get ballsy, flash over to DD-WRT or Gargoyle (check if your device is compatible on their respective websites, TP-Link is actually very good about allowing 3rd party firmwares and designing them to work well with them in mind.) Good Luck (and use Google yourself to find out about 3rd party firmwares, I won't do it for you.)

 

[wuvixx]

Sounds like a firmware bug. Contact TP-Link directly (they are in China, but usually answer these kinds of questions pretty fast.) Or if you want to get ballsy, flash over to DD-WRT or Gargoyle (check if your device is compatible on their respective websites, TP-Link is actually very good about allowing 3rd party firmwares and designing them to work well with them in mind.) Good Luck (and use Google yourself to find out about 3rd party firmwares, I won't do it for you.)

Thanks. I went to tp link website and I followed their instructions until I upgraded the firmware version that is compatible with my router's version and build. But, I can't know for sure that I fixed the problem until I use the internet for 1 - 3 hours. Thank you even if it didn't work yet... You're the only one who atleast gave me a clue about the problem.

I'll reply back in 2 - 3 hours.

 

[wuvixx]

It worked! In 2 hours, I tried to access the management page and it actually looks different as well! New colors and new layout. It seems to me that I was using a really outdated firmware. Now, for everyone who has got a problem like this, read this. It'll work.

Thank you, nosupport4u. :3

 

[Guest]

I use TP-Link almost exclusively because, although it is produced and built in China, it is actually produced all in-house. Meaning from design, programming, building and supporting, it's all the same building. Not like Linksys/Belkin or a few of the other big players that subcontract 90% of their building and support out. And I won't even touch Cisco since it was revealed a while back that the US Gov't was intercepting their products and modifying them with surveillance tools and providing a back door to them in a large amount of their products. Google it up, it's actually interesting.

Here's a link.

http://www.infoworld.com/article/2608141/internet-privacy/snowden--the-nsa-planted-backdoors-in-cisco-products.html

And btw, your welcome.

 

[wuvixx]

I use TP-Link almost exclusively because, although it is produced and built in China, it is actually produced all in-house. Meaning from design, programming, building and supporting, it's all the same building. Not like Linksys/Belkin or a few of the other big players that subcontract 90% of their building and support out. And I won't even touch Cisco since it was revealed a while back that the US Gov't was intercepting their products and modifying them with surveillance tools and providing a back door to them in a large amount of their products. Google it up, it's actually interesting.

Here's a link.

http://www.infoworld.com/article/2608141/internet-privacy/snowden--the-nsa-planted-backdoors-in-cisco-products.html

And btw, your welcome.

It's the first time I know that Cisco was intercepted by the NSA, but honestly I'm pretty sure there are many famous social websites we visit daily that have already made deals with NSA to give them the ability to intercept any user's privacy within this website, but I think having my IP address hidden can do the trick. But, I can imagine NSA being able to see everything in your network itself, like not even hiding your IP address would help you protecting your privacy.

So now for me, it's very scary to store any kind of documents or information on the web even on Google Drive. I rather get a good hard drive and store my stuff in it. Now, I'll keep my distance from Cisco products. I expect NSA to do more harm later sometime and have them hack into our refrigerators, TVs and phones. 😛