Can't connect to IP of router

steveland? · 13-02-2006 8:16pm #1

Hi,
I have a wireless router (CNet CNBR-914W) connected up with my ZyXel modem.

I can get online using an ethernet cable into the wireless router so I have my PC and Laptop both running from that but I can't access 192.168.1.254

The usermanual says:

3 Status
From this chapter, it describes how to use the web management, a web browserbased
utility that allows the user to remotely configure and manage the device.
The device default LAN IP address is 192.168.1.254, the user must set the PC
IP address as the same domain and connect the device via an Ethernet cable.
Enter the username and password when prompted, the default username is
"admin", and the default password is "admin" too. If the user wants to change the
password please refer to password section to see how to change the username
and password. See as following.

When I go to 192.168.1.254 it gives me a problem loading page error.

Anyone have any ideas why I might not be able to get onto the page?

I'll try and give any other info yis might need to help me

(Btw I've tried resetting the router loads of times)

Endurance Man · 13-02-2006 8:18pm

Are you using Firefox? Do you have a firewall running? Disable both the windows firewall and any other you have running. Also try connect via Internet Explorer, not Firefox, opera ect....

Smellyirishman · 13-02-2006 8:18pm

Just to get things rolling, go to;

Start -> Run -> Type in "cmd" -> Type "ipconfig"

What comes up in the "Default Gateway . . ." section.

Endurance Man · 13-02-2006 8:21pm

Could also try ping the router.

steveland? · 13-02-2006 8:22pm

Smellyirishman wrote:

Just to get things rolling, go to;

Start -> Run -> Type in "cmd" -> Type "ipconfig"

What comes up in the "Default Gateway . . ." section.

Default Gateway: 192.168.1.1

Endurance Man: I've turned off the windows firewall and tried IE. still won't connect

steveland? · 13-02-2006 8:22pm

Endurance Man wrote:

Could also try ping the router.

Pings are timing out

Smellyirishman · 13-02-2006 8:26pm

in your web browser, type "http://192.168.1.1"

steveland? · 13-02-2006 8:27pm

Smellyirishman wrote:

in your web browser, type "http://192.168.1.1"

That brings me to the configurator of my modem

Endurance Man · 13-02-2006 8:28pm

steveland? wrote:

Pings are timing out

Have you tried with the router directly connected to the pc, not via the modem ?

steveland? · 13-02-2006 8:34pm

Endurance Man wrote:

Have you tried with the router directly connected to the pc, not via the modem ?

Yeh I've tried millions of combinations.

The device default LAN IP address is 192.168.1.254, the user must set the PC
IP address as the same domain and connect the device via an Ethernet cable.

This is what gets me about the manual... how do I set the PC IP address as the same domain?

I've set up a static IP at 192.168.1.33 (did that ages ago) for port-forwarding...

Would this have anything to do with it?

parsi · 13-02-2006 8:36pm

what about going in to the zyxels config page and looking to see what clients are connected to it (eg with dhcp addresses) - one of those client Ips will be your router...

Smellyirishman · 13-02-2006 8:37pm

Right, wasn't sure if that would lead to modem or not. Em, I guess it would not hurt to try DHCP (IE, turn off the static IP and just let it find one automatically). Both laptop and PC are connected through ethernet right? and they are both having the exact same problem?

Try setting one up with DHCP.

steveland? · 13-02-2006 8:39pm

Thanks. Where do I check that in the web configurator?

steveland? · 13-02-2006 8:40pm

Smellyirishman wrote:

Right, wasn't sure if that would lead to modem or not. Em, I guess it would not hurt to try DHCP (IE, turn off the static IP and just let it find one automatically). Both laptop and PC are connected through ethernet right? and they are both having the exact same problem?

Try setting one up with DHCP.

Laptop is using DHCP to connect, PC isn't. Neither can connect unfortunately

parsi · 13-02-2006 8:40pm

steveland? wrote:

Thanks. Where do I check that in the web configurator?

Someone with a zyxel might be able to help - I don't have one but it maybe in some tab like administration or advanced (top of head stuff here...)

feylya · 13-02-2006 8:43pm

Have you tried 192.168.0.1?

steveland? · 13-02-2006 8:51pm

feylya wrote:

Have you tried 192.168.0.1?

192.168.0.1 just times out aswell.

I still reckin it has something to do with that thing in the usermanual where it says to set the PC IP to the same as the router but not sure exactly what that means

tba · 13-02-2006 9:03pm

from what Im reading you are using the wireless router as a wireless switch.

If this is the case connect physically to the wireless router and set its IP to 192.168.1.x, turn off DHCP and change vpi to 9 and vci to 34.

Connect the wireless router to the modem with the ethernet cable and it should work then.

steveland? · 13-02-2006 9:06pm

tba wrote:

from what Im reading you are using the wireless router as a wireless switch.

If this is the case connect physically to the wireless router and set its IP to 192.168.1.x, turn off DHCP and change vpi to 9 and vci to 34.

Connect the wireless router to the modem with the ethernet cable and it should work then.

:S

This sounds like what I should do alright but not quite sure how to do it...

You say to connect physically to the router? Do you mean plug everything out of the router and plug an ethernet cable straight into it (either in the WAN port or in LAN1 - LAN4) then connect to the IP of the router?

How do you mean set its IP? Sorry but I don't know how to set IPs for these sorts of things

tba · 13-02-2006 9:18pm

Reset the router and plug it into the computer with an ethernet cable.

Log on to the default ip, in this case 192.168.1.254

go to the LAN/IP settings.

for assurance sake change the IP to 192.168.1.2

DISABLE DHCP

theres no VPI/VCI on this one so dont worry about that.

Unplug your router from your pc and connect with a wireless connection.

If that dosent work it is the wireless thats wonky.

If i does plug the router into the modem with an ethernet cable.

try and ping the two ips

ie.

192.168.1.1

and

192.168.1.2

if they ping you should be good to go

steveland? · 13-02-2006 9:21pm

tba wrote:

Reset the router and plug it into the computer with an ethernet cable.

Log on to the default ip, in this case 192.168.1.254

Nah man, the whole problem is that when I try to go to 192.168.1.254 it just gives me a "The page cannot be displayed" error in IE

tba · 13-02-2006 9:26pm

is your computer IP set to be dynamic or static?

I must be dynamic or set to the same domain ie 192.168.1.x

This is accomplised by clicking start-->connect to-->show all connections

right click your wireless connection and select properties.

click internet protocol (tcp/ip) and click properties

switch to obtain IP automatically.

If this dosnt work your router or cable or lan adapter is broken

Pixel8 · 13-02-2006 9:28pm

I have a Zyxel modem with belkin wireless router and have also run into sick problems like this trying to login to the modem. I had it setup as well, working fine but every time i want to go into the web configurator to change NAT settings etc. i cant get in either.

What you need to do is connect your PC directly to the modem using an ethernet cable, dont connect the wireless router... so in other words, take the lead going from the modem to the router and plug the end that was in the router, into your pc. Now, you need to reset the modem properly by pressing the little rubber reset button on the back of the modem for atleast 15 seconds. You may have been doing the 3 second reset before... This should allow you to access the web configurator.

Open a browser window and type the IP to the modem which will by default be 192.168.1.254 or else it could be 192.168.1.1 Try it a few times (never seems to work the first time after a reset)
This should bring you into the config page so that you can change a few things etc.

The bummer about this solution that i hate myself is that you need to setup everything again on your modem, which is an absolute sick deal. And, you'll need to make sure your router doesnt have the same IP, so change the IP of your modem... set your router to DHCP and automatic IP's (i cant get static to work on mine for some reason, anyone?). And also, enter in all those NAT settings again...

tba · 13-02-2006 9:34pm

that is weird does the ZyXel modem have dhcp?

steveland? · 13-02-2006 9:40pm

tba wrote:

is your computer IP set to be dynamic or static?

I must be dynamic or set to the same domain ie 192.168.1.x

This is accomplised by clicking start-->connect to-->show all connections

right click your wireless connection and select properties.

click internet protocol (tcp/ip) and click properties

switch to obtain IP automatically.

If this dosnt work your router or cable or lan adapter is broken

My computer IP is static, set at 192.168.1.33 so it's in the 192.168.1.x range.

Completely ignoring a wireless connection... When I hook up my computer to my router I cannot access 192.168.1.254.

When I connect the modem to the router and then hook the computer to the router I can connect to 192.168.1.1 which is the IP address of the modem not the router.

I know the router is working because I can hook my PC and my laptop to the router via ethernet cables while the modem is hooked up to the router and access the internet on both and share files between them.

I've tried everything I can think of... setting the modem to DHCP off, setting it to Bridge (not server), resetting it and the router numerous times, changing the Default Gateway on my connection to 192.168.1.254 (this particular change knocks off all access to the internet and I still can't access the IP)

tba · 13-02-2006 9:52pm

If you cant connect to the router when its the only thing plugged in and has just been reset then it is quite simply broken, but it seems that the config software is all that is bust. It may be possible to reload this software but I cant see it anywhere on the web site or in the manual.

Can't connect to IP of router

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