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Windows 7 Users - Can you connect to your router admin page in IE/Firefox?
mr_fishbulb
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Don't understand why, but I can't get to the admin page for my wireless router from firefox or IE in Windows 7.
I have a linksys and the page is 192.168.1.1 This works fine from my XP laptop and my Ubuntu laptop, but since I put Windows 7 on the desktop, it's not worked from there (used to be fine with Vista on there).
Firefox give me a network error page, and IE searches the internet for 192.168.1.1. Internet pages are working fine.
Using the Windows firewall - not sure if I need to make any changes. Wouldn't have thought so as it's just ports 80 and 443 from Firefox which work for other pages
It's not a massive problem, but a little weird. Had a look through some suggestions that google came up with - haven't helped.
I have a linksys and the page is 192.168.1.1 This works fine from my XP laptop and my Ubuntu laptop, but since I put Windows 7 on the desktop, it's not worked from there (used to be fine with Vista on there).
Firefox give me a network error page, and IE searches the internet for 192.168.1.1. Internet pages are working fine.
Using the Windows firewall - not sure if I need to make any changes. Wouldn't have thought so as it's just ports 80 and 443 from Firefox which work for other pages
It's not a massive problem, but a little weird. Had a look through some suggestions that google came up with - haven't helped.
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I don't have a problem connecting to my router in Windows 7.
If you have remote access maybe you can try to connect with: your ip address:8080
Are you running a proxy in firefox?
Andrew Rimmer 2009If you think it will take more than 3 hours to fix a software problem it is probably quicker to reinstall windows. 30 mins to install windows, 2½ hours to reinstall all your nice software0 -
I've got remote access turned off for security innitandrewrimmer wrote: »Hi
I don't have a problem connecting to my router in Windows 7.
If you have remote access maybe you can try to connect with: your ip address:8080
Are you running a proxy in firefox?
No proxy.0 -
Can you successfully ping the router's IP address?
What is the IP address of your Windows 7 machine? (type ipconfig /all)0 -
A shot in the dark now.
On the bottom right, on the taskbar, there is a flag. Does the Action Centre have any problems?
Andrew Rimmer 2009If you think it will take more than 3 hours to fix a software problem it is probably quicker to reinstall windows. 30 mins to install windows, 2½ hours to reinstall all your nice software0 -
Not at the machine at the moment to test the ping, but I'm pretty sure it will work as 192.168.1.1 is my default gateway.Can you successfully ping the router's IP address?
What is the IP address of your Windows 7 machine? (type ipconfig /all)
I'll test when I'm at home.
IP address is 192.168.1.66 - hard set for port forwarding rules. This was the same as on my Vista machine.0 -
That's all clear at the moment - I do like this new Action Centre - puts all your alerts in one placeandrewrimmer wrote: »A shot in the dark now.
On the bottom right, on the taskbar, there is a flag. Does the Action Centre have any problems? 0
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