Hi .... I've got a problem with my router.... I'm convinced it's been cracked, although I don't have any problems getting onto the internet...
The problem is that my pc is "on" the internet directly, so the router seems to be behaving like a hub or a switch, not a router.
My ip address is 83.xxx.xxx.xxx, rather than 192.168.1.xxx, like I would expect. Also it gives me no hope of accessing the administration app, which is normally on 192.168.1.1
It's a wrt54g v2.0.... and I'm afraid someone has cracked it and flashed the rom.
I've tried resetting it, setting my ip to 192.168.1.10 and pinging 192.168.1.1, but I get no result, except that it changes from "no route to destination" to "request timed out" when I power on the router. I can see the light flashing on the port activity too, when pings are being sent.
I even followed all the instructions on "Bricked! OR, How to Resurrect a Dead Linksys WRT54G", including shorting the pins, but it has made no difference!
Is it possible that my isp could insist that I have it this way? Is it some braindead Microsoft UPnP app that is doing this?
Any help much appreciated, as I'm very worried about being directly on the internet.... I don't trust my software firewall very much!!! 😱(
/Michael
Other details: the DMZ led never lights. When resetting by holding the reset button for 30 seconds, the power light sometimes starts flashing permanently, until I reboot. Telnet to 192.168.1.1 80 times out.
The problem is that my pc is "on" the internet directly, so the router seems to be behaving like a hub or a switch, not a router.
My ip address is 83.xxx.xxx.xxx, rather than 192.168.1.xxx, like I would expect. Also it gives me no hope of accessing the administration app, which is normally on 192.168.1.1
It's a wrt54g v2.0.... and I'm afraid someone has cracked it and flashed the rom.
I've tried resetting it, setting my ip to 192.168.1.10 and pinging 192.168.1.1, but I get no result, except that it changes from "no route to destination" to "request timed out" when I power on the router. I can see the light flashing on the port activity too, when pings are being sent.
I even followed all the instructions on "Bricked! OR, How to Resurrect a Dead Linksys WRT54G", including shorting the pins, but it has made no difference!
Is it possible that my isp could insist that I have it this way? Is it some braindead Microsoft UPnP app that is doing this?
Any help much appreciated, as I'm very worried about being directly on the internet.... I don't trust my software firewall very much!!! 😱(
/Michael
Other details: the DMZ led never lights. When resetting by holding the reset button for 30 seconds, the power light sometimes starts flashing permanently, until I reboot. Telnet to 192.168.1.1 80 times out.
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