Lost router IP

[mattyqster]

So I have a linksys WRT54G w/ 3rd party firmware by Sveasoft. I was doing some stuff and I set a static address on the router, and then turned off DHCP. So now the router address is 167.16.xxx.xxx and I forget the xxx.xxx and w/ dhcp off it won’t auto-assign it. I can connect wirelessly to the network, but it doesn’t assign an address. Is there any network sniffing I can do or anything? Hard reset doesn’t work either, I’ve tried it.

[classicsoftware]

You have to whatever is required to re-set the router to it's factory settings. You will have to contact the firmware maker.

[mattyqster]

see the thing is i said that there is no resetting it, i've tried the reset button and power offs in every combo linksys told me, none work. There is no support from the firmware maker. The problem is there are no problems...the router is working fine, it just has an address which i don't know and it won't assign b/c dhcp is off, so i can't login and change settings

[classicsoftware]

If you upgraded the firmware and did NOT use Linksys firmware and the firmware maker will not support you then you are:


FUBAR


Sorry......

[Routed]

I remember seeing a way to reset the modem other than the reset button. If my memory serves it involved opening the unit up. You may want to check the DDWRT forum.
Good luck!

[pangea33]

I think you might be confusing some things, mattyqster. The DHCP vs static IP configuration for your router refers to it's externally facing IP address. Here (http://docs.sveasoft.com/SV-Setup-Internet.html) is a screencap of that setting for the Sveasoft firmware. I am pretty sure this is what you must be referring to, because 167.16.xxx.xxx is a valid Internet accessible IP range. It's registered to First Data Corporation, as shown in this whois lookup (http://ws.arin.net/cgi-bin/whois.pl?queryinput=167.16.0.0). That range isn't a valid for a private network, so shouldn't be allowed as the local IP address setting shown here (http://docs.sveasoft.com/SV-Setup-Router.html).

Additionally, the internal IP address settings don't reference any DHCP settings, so you most likely weren't on this page. You may have simultaneously disabled the router's DHCP server, which is why your notebook isn't getting an IP. Your router should still have an private facing IP address to access it's admin features. Typically this IP is 192.168.1.1 for a Linksys router, but wireless administration can be disabled. I think you should assign a valid private IP to your notebook, connect via an actual network cable, and then try to access the normal router IP.

In the event this doesn't work, and the Sveasoft firmware really did allow you to assign an invalid IP adress to the router, I'm pretty sure you've got an expensive paperweight now. If that's not what happened, you'll then be able to set the router's Internet configuration back to DHCP.