[PLUG] can't login to my ar410w router

[Victor Soich]

Well.....F**K ME!  After reading the below message from Terrence
Hulse, I tried yet again, and again, and again, to reset my router to
factory settings.  I don't know what I finally did, but eventually
something worked, and I was able to log in as admin, and use admin as
the password!!!  Obviously, I'm left handed, and what I'm dealing with
is a router designed for right handed people!  Man.....I hate
computers.

So.....now I'm actually able to configure the router.  I don't know
what the prudent thing to do is.  So far, I've changed the admin
password, and I've changed the name of the ESSID, and I have it on
channel 6, whatever that means.  Am I suppose to enable WEP, or some
other thingy.  What am I suppose to do, stuff that I haven't thought
of.  At the end of this process, I want my computer to communicate
wireless with the router, without an Ethernet connection.  That's
where I'm headed, but for right now, I just need to know what things I
should set in my router, before I even try to make my computer
communicate wirelessly with the router.

Still, thank you all for helping me through this angst inducing
procedure.  These little things can really trip one up.  So, please
tell me what are the best practices for configuring the router.  I
eventually want my computer to communicate with the router wirelessly.
 I want my brother to access the internet with his laptop wirelessly
when he comes to visit.  I don't want anyone to willy-nilly access my
wireless network.  I want to set up my printer to be used wirelessly,
i.e. it is wireless g enabled.  And I want this all to be
secure....whatever that means.  So....what are the prudent things for
me to do now....enable wep for example?

This whole thing has been nerve wracking!  I earnestly thank you all
for your support, and especially, your patience.

Sincerely,
Victor Soich

On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 5:49 PM, Terrence Hulse
<terrence.hulse at gmail.com> wrote:
> >From Airlinks Support KnowledgeBase:
>
> Article > Forgot Router's User Name and Password?
>
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>
> If you have forgotten the router's user name and password, and the default
> user name and password aren't working, try resetting the router back to
> factory defaults:
>
> With the router powered on, hold the reset button (located on the back of
> the router) for 25 seconds. Then disconnect the power from the router and
> wait 10 seconds before plugging it back in.
>
> After the reset, you should be able to login to the router with the default
> user name and password.
>
>
>
> Merry Christmas All!
> Terry
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: plug-bounces at lists.pdxlinux.org
> [mailto:plug-bounces at lists.pdxlinux.org] On Behalf Of Victor Soich
> Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2010 5:26 PM
> To: General Linux/UNIX discussion and help, civil and on-topic
> Subject: Re: [PLUG] can't login to my ar410w router
>
> I think the answer is d, but it is sooooo nice to get positive
> reinforcement with the statement "You have done everything correctly."
>
> I guess I'll bring the box and router to the PLUG clinic.
>
> With regard to answer a) I tried again with caps lock, both on and off.
>
> With regard to answer b) Rich Shepard in a previous email said
> "You have both interfaces shown, but only
> the ethernet (eth1) is running."
>
> With regard to answer c) the router lights went out, and eventually
> came on again, and from that I infer the router was rebooting.
> Whether my interpretation of what the lights on the router mean may be
> suspect!
>
> So....I think the answer is d)
>
> Argh....I don't relish hauling my box to the clinic, but oh well....
>
> On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 4:44 PM, Bill Barry <bill at billbarry.org> wrote:
>
>> You have done everything correctly it sounds like, so what are the
> possible
>> problems
>> a) you have caplocks on or for some other reason did not actually type
> admin
>> for username and password.
>> b) you are accessing the router over wireless and you are not actually
>> connecting to your router, but to a neighbors
>> c) your reset button didn't get pushed in far enough (did the router
> lights
>> indicate it was rebooting after the reset?)
>> d) ?
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