Can't access 192.168.1.1 for settings on linksys wrt54g

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seepy83

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MonKENy - did you try holding the Reset button down for 30 seconds while the router is plugged in/powered up? That should put it back to factory settings. So, if someone (whoever brought it to you) manually configured the network settings and disabled the DHCP server (which is what it sounds like from your descriptions), it would wipe those settings and put it back to factory defaults which should be a 192.168.1.0/24 network, 192.168.1.1 address for the router, etc.
 

MonKENy

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MonKENy - did you try holding the Reset button down for 30 seconds while the router is plugged in/powered up? That should put it back to factory settings. So, if someone (whoever brought it to you) manually configured the network settings and disabled the DHCP server (which is what it sounds like from your descriptions), it would wipe those settings and put it back to factory defaults which should be a 192.168.1.0/24 network, 192.168.1.1 address for the router, etc.

Yep have done it several times, did the 30-30-30 nothing changed

Then use the one listed as the DHCP server.

there is no DHCP for some reason
 

ch33zw1z

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but can you ping it...

The GUI not working could be the side effect of the FW update gone wrong. I had a router that took a power hit, the GUI would no longer work for more than 10-15minutes after a reboot, but everything worked fine. I could ping it, telnet to it (DDWRT installed) and manage via telnet. A PITA for sure, but it still worked.

Your situation is a little different. setting up the Client Bridge may be difficult without GUI access.

edit: You should look into reflashing with TFTP
 
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lopri

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This may sound funny but did you guys try different browsers? Make sure to disable every add-ons/extensions.