Hi all,
I am having a very strange issue ever since installing my new router. I have looked everywhere for a similar situation but couldn't find one that would explain this weirdness.
Here are the devices involved:
1. Motorola SB 6141 router connected to Comcast Xfinity internet service
2. TP-Link WDR4300 Router (default IP gateway 192.168.0.1)
3. My computer (Windows 8.1), attached to router via ethernet cable
4. Zyxel PLA4201 powerline network adapter, attached to router via ethernet cable
5. PS3, attached via ethernet cable to another Zyxel PLA4201 network adapter which receives the signal from #4, above
6. My iPad Air and Moto X connected to the network via wifi
7. My neighbor's wi-fi network, which broadcasts the public Xfinity wifi (default IP gateway 10.0.0.1) because she also has Comcast Xfinity
Here's the issue:
I'm not sure what triggers it, but it seems like my router occasionally somehow automatically "hops onto" my neighbor's network. I noticed this because my internet speeds suddenly suffer and I can no longer log into my own router. Instead, I find that my default IP gateway has changed to 10.0.0.1 and that by typing that in the default "admin/password" combo I can actually log into my neighbor's router and see that my ALL of devices are now connected to her network - my PC "via ethernet" and my phone/iPad "via wifi". At this point, my own router has stopped broadcasting my SSID and I can't even access it via the default 192.168.0.1 address.
I think my PS3 (connected via powerline adapter) may be the culprit. When I disconnect the powerline adapter from my router and reset the router, everything works fine. Basically, this "hijacking" only occurs when the adapter is plugged in, making me suspect that my neighbor's network may also be partially on the powerline grid. What I don't get is how my powerline adapters can act in reverse and send the network signal INTO my router through the same port that it is supposed to be outputting its own signal from.
When I play with the PS3 network settings, I see that it does sometimes auto-select the 10.0.0.1 gateway instead of my home network.
Any thoughts on how to prevent this phenomenon from happening would be greatly appreciated.
I am having a very strange issue ever since installing my new router. I have looked everywhere for a similar situation but couldn't find one that would explain this weirdness.
Here are the devices involved:
1. Motorola SB 6141 router connected to Comcast Xfinity internet service
2. TP-Link WDR4300 Router (default IP gateway 192.168.0.1)
3. My computer (Windows 8.1), attached to router via ethernet cable
4. Zyxel PLA4201 powerline network adapter, attached to router via ethernet cable
5. PS3, attached via ethernet cable to another Zyxel PLA4201 network adapter which receives the signal from #4, above
6. My iPad Air and Moto X connected to the network via wifi
7. My neighbor's wi-fi network, which broadcasts the public Xfinity wifi (default IP gateway 10.0.0.1) because she also has Comcast Xfinity
Here's the issue:
I'm not sure what triggers it, but it seems like my router occasionally somehow automatically "hops onto" my neighbor's network. I noticed this because my internet speeds suddenly suffer and I can no longer log into my own router. Instead, I find that my default IP gateway has changed to 10.0.0.1 and that by typing that in the default "admin/password" combo I can actually log into my neighbor's router and see that my ALL of devices are now connected to her network - my PC "via ethernet" and my phone/iPad "via wifi". At this point, my own router has stopped broadcasting my SSID and I can't even access it via the default 192.168.0.1 address.
I think my PS3 (connected via powerline adapter) may be the culprit. When I disconnect the powerline adapter from my router and reset the router, everything works fine. Basically, this "hijacking" only occurs when the adapter is plugged in, making me suspect that my neighbor's network may also be partially on the powerline grid. What I don't get is how my powerline adapters can act in reverse and send the network signal INTO my router through the same port that it is supposed to be outputting its own signal from.
When I play with the PS3 network settings, I see that it does sometimes auto-select the 10.0.0.1 gateway instead of my home network.
Any thoughts on how to prevent this phenomenon from happening would be greatly appreciated.
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