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POS router has the single worst software interface on the planet. Tech support is jeets; except now it's out of warranty so they want $100 to talk to "tech support".

I've searched and searched for ways to access the router without success. The only thing I haven't tried is uninstalling the network adapter and reinstalling because I don't see how this has anything to do with the router's software (netgear). I've factory reset it but that's all I've been able to do.

I'd appreciate any help getting access to this stupid thing so I can secure it and change appropriate settings.

POS router has the single worst software interface on the planet. Tech support is jeets; except now it's out of warranty so they want $100 to talk to "tech support". I've searched and searched for ways to access the router without success. The only thing I haven't tried is uninstalling the network adapter and reinstalling because I don't see how this has anything to do with the router's software (netgear). I've factory reset it but that's all I've been able to do. I'd appreciate any help getting access to this stupid thing so I can secure it and change appropriate settings.

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Need more info. Do you have the model number and approximate patch level?

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netgear rax6 have no idea about a path because I can't get to the software interface

[–] • 5 pts (edited )

Ok, You are going to want to plug directly into the router with a ethernet cable if you can but this should do it.

Factory reset it. 1. Power on, wait a few minutes for it to be boot. 2. Press and hold the factory reset button for at least 10 seconds. It should reboot/reset everything. 3. plug directly into the router, use a browser to go to http://192.168.1.1 and log in using the default username/password. Username: admin Password: password Sometimes (especially on a older firmware) the password is set to "1234".

You should be able to reconfigure anything else from there. If you can't get to the login page in a browser, check your network settings. On windows, in a "cmd" window. Press Windows Key + R, type "cmd" and hit enter. type "ipconfig /all" and hit enter. Look for your wired ethernet adapter and make sure it has a IP address that is in the 192.168.1.x range. If it does not, manually set the IP on the WIRED adapter with the following.

IP: 192.168.1.150 Netmask: 255.255.255.0 Gateway: 192.168.1.1

You don't need to set DNS. Then, try to navigate to 192.168.1.1 again to log in and configure. You can also try to run ping in the cmd window with "ping 192.168.1.1" to see if it returns a ping and sees that the router is online.

After you do this, make sure to reset the WIRED adapter settings to "DHCP/Automatic" incase you need to plug in somewhere else in the future.

Let me know if it works. Good Luck.

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Thanks much, I'll try this again, maybe there's something I skipped.

[–] • 2 pts

Can you flash it with an open source bios?

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Well, maybe. Like with OpenWRT? It's worth bricking it to try it, any recommended vids or tutorials?

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These will depend on the router model. if its even capable of running them. Look at the back or under it for the model info.

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The last router I did, I used the written instructions on the openwrt site. Just be sure to read everything carefully. Even different versions of the same model can have different instructions. And that's assuming it can be flashed in the first place.

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so far looks like not, but I'll keep looking.

[–] • 2 pts

You've tried this:

The default IP address for a Netgear router is usually 192.168.1.1 or 192.168.0.1 , and the default username is "admin" with the password also being "password" for most models; you can access the router login page by typing "routerlogin.net" in your web browser.

CnP from the Goog

I usually just go to the ip address in my browser.

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A thousand times. When I do, I get "this router has been disabled". I've tried all the stuff online, even tried hooking the router directly to the computer, disabled the firewall and reset the router completely. It's the software, not the device.

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An internet connection is a poor substitute for prayer, maybe you should be talking to Jesus instead of 'Kevin from Tech Support'

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Welcome back, Theo.

Had a cat name Theo. Theo Cassius. Damn he was a great little cat.

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Thanks bro, I am actually thinking about adopting a kitty.

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Have you ever seen office space?

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Don't use a router requiring any sort of "cloud management". Nothing is trustable that you do not completely control.

Now go flash it with OpenWRT and take control back.

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I don't use cloud services whatsoever. My cloud is sitting in the other room, unplugged.

This pos router uses broadcom chipset so I can't use openWRT. I thought maybe tomato would work, but, looks like not. I had a $40 D-link router that lasted for almost a decade and has zero problems.