How do I configure my router after mistakenly entering the wrong static IP address?

Question

I'm not entirely sure if I understand the whole picture here, but I converted our company's new Linksys WRH54G router into an access point. I followed this good step-by-step article on the process up until the step wherein I secure the network with a password. The result was inconsistent--sometimes it would work perfectly, but sometimes, it wouldn't.

In an attempt to fix it, I proceeded with one of the final steps in the article, which is to disable the DHCP in the new router to allow for the old router (a D-Link DI-524) to dictate the IP address.

I hope I didn't destroy our router, but I mistakenly encoded the wrong static IP address in the Linksys router, and now, I can't seem to connect to it anymore to reconfigure it. I've reset the router by pressing that tiny reset button, but it's still not working.

Please help! Thanks, and God bless!

Answer 1

ok it looks like u did good up until u entered a wrong static ip all you had to do was figure out the right static ip address and you would have been on your way.



now youve reset the router now you need to do the process again, try disabling the DHCP , now you have to figure out the ips. now im guessing you are using a class c network (e.g 192.168.10.1)

try working out how many clients you need on the network e.g

you want 40 computers on the network thats a 64 block size /26 subnet gives you 62 valid hosts to put on your network remember that you can expand later so 62 host is fine for now.



Now class c is 192.168.0.0 to 192.168.255.255



so if you want 62 valid host you get a block size of 64 now you need to subtract the broadcast and the subnet so if you start with 192.168.2.0 to 192.168.2.64 the valid hosts are 192.168.2.1 to 192.168.2.63 and the subnet is 255.255.255.192.



sorry for bad explination but just started studying Networks (CCNET)

Answer 2

hm... you might have to hold the button down... some routers have a light on the back and it has a set reset operation like... hold for ten seconds... it will blink... then let go and hold again then it will turn green (just an example) ... if it reset correctly you should be able to navigate to it using the 192.168.1.1 in the address bar as normal and enter the default admin admin username/password



Check and make sure there isn't some sort of weird reset operation

Answer 3

good job! if you saved the router settings on a back up file , then you can reconfigure the router to it's previous state by loading it.

otherwise , no body can help u except the isp guys , cuz you deleted the actual ip not the LAN ip. don't worry , that didn't cause any damage to your router , it just needs to be reconfigured.