Default Gateway changed to 10.0.0.1, brings me to a router that ISN'T mine?

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zeldas12

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I have a very strange issue on my hands. So, my default gateway has changed from 192.168.1.1 to 10.0.0.1. When I try access the router settings via typing 10.0.0.1 in the URL it brings me to a Netgear login, which is weird because my router is Linksys and it's always been in the 192.168 range. So I went ahead and typed in admin and password and it brought me to Netgear router settings. Here's the weird thing, this isn't even mine. The SSID is completely different, as well as the WPA2 code. This belongs to my neighbor. Why am I able to access this when not connected to their network? And how can I change my gateway back to the 192.168 range?

When I try to use the Linksys Connect software it tells me I'm not connected to a Linksys router, which makes no sense because my computer is connected to the router via ethernet and my computer doesn't have wireless capabilities.

I'm so lost. If you guys need any screenshots of anything let me know.
 
Solution
Have you tried to static set the IP of your computer?

Set to IP of 192.168.1.21 (Linksys uses .100-.149 for router assigned addresses). Subnet 255.255.255.0, gateway of 192.168.1.1.
This would be really really weird to not work when you have PC connected straight to router, connected straight to modem.
If that does not work then do a factory reset on router.


If this does work then I would still reset router, change wifi password and disable WPS.


AH I DID IT. I literally have no idea what I did. It just fixed itself out of nowhere.
 


Yeah, one of the first things I did. Thanks for all the help, you're awesome.



That wasn't it, because the software was saying that I wasn't even connected to the router.