configuration - How do I connect to my wireless router settings on Linux?
2013-08
Joshua Robison
My network is as follows:
Internet Provider's DSL modem connected to
Internet Provider's router connected to
My Buffalo Wireless router connected to
My Toshiba Laptop via WEP network
My Toshiba Laptop is running LMDE Linux Mint Debian Edition Service Pack 3 i686 kernel
I have experience using various routers and their configuration settings but for some reason I can not access my wireless router.
In my cromium browser I tried the following ip addresses:
Standard Usual IPs : 192.168.1.1, 192.168.0.1 (connection hangs and goes no where)
On the back of my router: 192.168.11.1, 192.168.11.100 (connection hangs and goes nowhere )
In some tcpip info: 192.168.24.1 (unable to connect error message)
If someone could give me some terminal commands that will help me find my wireless router address or some trouble shooting ideas, I would be very thankful.
Joshua Robison
OK I was finally able to connect. I needed to set the switch on the back from AUTO to ROUTER mode. Then I was able to enter the router settings with 198.186.11.1:80 And the default user name is root with a blank password.
My suggestion to people with this problem in the future is check all the switches on your device and the different modes etc.
ricbax
We have 3 laptops (Dell, Gateway, and MBP) in the house running on a wireless network.
I have gone through a netgear, smc, linksys and now dlink router (exact same issue on all) and whenever we all want to connect the last person to connect wins the connection rights and everyone else has to reset their laptop's wireless card to gain access again.
Is there a way to stop this from happening other than assigning each computer their own IP Address?
It seems as though we all compete for the 192.168.0.100 address.
harrymc
I do not believe that you're really using DHCP, if you're all competing for 192.168.0.100. Or else the router gave you all a long-life lease on 192.168.0.100.
Here is a checkup list for verifying the settings:
I suggest on each of your machines, to go to Network Connections / Local Area Connection / Properties, uncheck IPv6, go to IPv4 / Properties and make sure to check both "Obtain an IP address automatically" and "Obtain DNS server address automatically".
Next. As I never had a Dlink router, this is from the online manual:
Login to router configuration at address 192.168.0.1, go to Network Settings and then DHCP Reservations List, and delete all entries. Or got to Number of Dynamic DHCP Clients and do Revoke to all the entries.
This is so that the router will forget that you're all 192.168.0.100.
Ensure also that under Network Settings / DHCP Server Settings you have Enable DHCP Server, and that DHCP IP Address Range is 192.168.0.2 to 192.168.0.254.
Now turn off all the computers, reboot the router, then boot all the computers.
If the situation isn't re-established correctly, reset the router to factory settings and reconfigure. If this doesn't help, then your home network is probably haunted.
Joel Martinez
If the DHCP range is set from 192.168.0.100 to 192.168.0.100, then expand the DHCP range from 192.168.0.100 to 192.168.0.150 on the router and then set your computers to get an IP and DNS dynamically. If that does not work, set the computers to static IPs 192.168.0.5, .6 and .7 and see how that works.
MrStatic
If the router is set to dhcp why not try to go a static route? Assign ip's to each of the 3 laptops either via the router by mac or via the laptop in the network configuration. If they are all competing for that one ip that should fix it.
Tho as to why they are all trying to get that one ip instead of getting another I have no idea.