Is it just me or is redpocket.com down?

[Captante]

There should be a physical "reset" button on the back of the router.

(you may need a paper clip to press it)

PDF of RT-1750 userguide (b&hphoto.com)

Refer to chapter 4:7 "Router administration" and you'll be all set short term. Long term however I would take @VirtualLarry 's advice and replace it with a currently supported model. (or use the "modded" Tomato 3rd party firmware which works well)

 

[pcgeek11]

Ah! Well, I just spent 1/2 hour trying to sign into my Asus router firmware... CAN'T! I have notes but nothing I've tried gets me in... forgot my username/password combination!

Well, maybe I can install Tomato without that stuff? I've run Tomato before on previous routers...

It should have a reset button on the rear that resets it to factory defaults.

[Wireless Router] How to reset the router to factory default setting? | Official Support | ASUS Global

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[Muse]

IIRC, you used to have an N66U, and I sold you an AC66U, which was branded AC1750, but was the AC66U hardware. That device with Asus' firmware on it, is now EOL and vulnerable to a cyber worm.

Either flash it with AC66U firmware from Fresh Tomato project (currently developed), or junk it and get a newer router.

This is the router that I currently recommend, that, or a Wifi 6 / AX router.

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But that one can do 160Mhz channels, and is still getting updated.

It's currently $89.99 @ Newegg, on a sort-of clearance. Note that it is only good for Internet connections of 1Gbit/sec or lower. As Comcast/Xfinity and FIOS increase their internet speeds to 2Gbit/sec and higher, these routers will hit EOL effectively, if not literally. So if you are the type to subscribe to "max speed plan", these may not be for you.

The next best router, is the ROG Rapture GT-AX6000, which has both a 2.5gbe WAN and LAN port.
That one is around $300 on sale these days.

Yes, routers have gotten "fancier", and as a result, more expensive generation on generation. Of course, the WRT-54G was $159.99 when it was first released, too. (I bought a case of them for $11/ea. a while back. They do run Tomato and DD-WRT excellently, but are limited to around 36Mbit/sec.)

My ISP advertise themselves as the fastest ISP in America (Sonic.com / Sonic.net). I was with them with DSL (via local telephone company's copper lines) and as soon as I could I got on their gigabit fiber train. It took them a long time to install in my neighborhood, longer than they promised. It's around 1GB/sec, I think. So, yeah, maybe they will boost speeds soon, don't know. I figure they're the type of company to do that ASAP if their lines will support it. I see their trucks all the time installing stuff up on the telephone poles and doing drops.

Maybe I should get a new router that will support coming fiber internet speed upgrades.

 

[Muse]

There should be a physical "reset" button on the back of the router.

(you may need a paper clip to press it)

PDF of RT-1750 userguide (b&hphoto.com)

Refer to chapter 4:7 "Router administration" and you'll be all set short term. Long term however I would take @VirtualLarry 's advice and replace it with a currently supported model. (or use the "modded" Tomato 3rd party firmware which works well)

Which Tomato mod firmware do I want there?

That reset thing you suggest by virtue of my not knowing my sign in credentials, right?

I suppose it's either Tomato now or buy a new router, from a practical standpoint.

 

[Lost_in_the_HTTP]

Before you mess with any of that stuff, try to get or force a new IP address.

 

[Captante]

I dropped $75 on a Linksys AC1300 router @ Best Buy in 2020 and aside from taking forever (like 10 minutes!) to reboot it's been pretty much flawless. Point being that there's no need for a high-end WIFI-rated router if all you use it for is streaming video/surfing the web while on the crapper!

Also personally I'm not a fan of ASUS for anything but motherboards.

 

[VirtualLarry]

1) Reset the settings, using the button, to get access to the firmware.

2) Update Asus router with newest official firmware. Disable Trend Micro.

3) See if you can access Red Pocket.

4) Download Fresh Tomato, from my link. Download both files labeled with AC66U in the name. One is a mini/IPV6 firmware, one is an AIO.

5) Using Recovery Mode, flash Tomato mini.

6) Reset router using button again after successful flash. Log into Tomato. Make sure that things are working.

7) Unzip the AIO BIN file, flash that over the current Tomato Mini, using wired ethernet, and the Tomato interface, not recovery mode.

 

[Muse]

I dropped $75 on a Linksys AC1300 router @ Best Buy in 2020 and aside from taking forever (like 10 minutes!) to reboot it's been pretty much flawless. Point being that there's no need for a high-end WIFI-rated router if all you do is stream video/surf the web while on the crapper!

Also personally I'm not a fan of ASUS for anything but motherboards.

Yeah, all I do is browse, YT (etc.) videos, downloads. I'm not gaming online. The biggest upside to my going fiber internet was the smooth videos I've seen since! AFAIK.

 

[Muse]

1) Reset the settings, using the button, to get access to the firmware.

2) Update Asus router with newest official firmware. Disable Trend Micro.

3) See if you can access Red Pocket.

4) Download Fresh Tomato, from my link. Download both files labeled with AC66U in the name. One is a mini/IPV6 firmware, one is an AIO.

5) Using Recovery Mode, flash Tomato mini.

6) Reset router using button again after successful flash. Log into Tomato. Make sure that things are working.

7) Unzip the AIO BIN file, flash that over the current Tomato Mini, using wired ethernet, and the Tomato interface, not recovery mode.

I figure wait until probably Thursday before doing any of this stuff. I have my radio show tomorrow, want to make sure my network is functional until I'm prepared for that. Thanks!!!

 

[VirtualLarry]

Let me tell you why I recommend Asus routers. They release firmware updates and patches for router firmware far longer and more often than their competitors. (This does not mean that they have more bugs. Only that competitors tend to sweep bugs under the rug, or force you to buy a new router every two years as vulns are discovered.)

They allow setup for their routers via web browser. While this has been the standard since the venerable WRT-11G, this is not universally true any more, and some more recent routers REQUIRE an "app" on an Android phone to set up their routers. NO WAY!

Their routers, most models, support a firmware-based "recovery mode", that allows recovering from many firmware issues, making them virtually un-brickable.

Yes, sometimes they release them a little early, with flaws in early firmware revisions, that are (hopefully) ironed out some time later. But given the sheer multitude of functionality in their routers, that's not so surprising.

 

[Captante]

I've owned several ASUS routers.... they all had issues.

Of course so has nearly EVERY router/managed switch/modem I've ever used including the Linksys I have now.

I've been happiest recently in terms of router/switch brands that I've installed for clients with Linksys "mesh" routers. They seem to need BY FAR the fewest "return visits" and dropped connections.

 

[VirtualLarry]

The thing that I can't stand about Linksys, is the cloud-scanning of every url visited. I don't need spyware in my router, enabled by default, thanks.

Linksys Routers New Cloud Connect Service: Beware | DELL Technologies

I have used a Linksys router (mostly for its hardware firewall protection) for many years now with no problems. I have always manually updated its firmware when necessary, and have always disabled ...

www.dell.com

Linksys routers are a no-go for me (other than the WRT-54GL).

 

[Captante]

The thing that I can't stand about Linksys, is the cloud-scanning of every url visited. I don't need spyware in my router, enabled by default, thanks.

It does "turn off" in privacy settings but stuff like that being "on by default" is annoying at best I agree!

They really "dumbed down" the firmware overall too.... remember REAL Linksys doesn't actually exist anymore they were bought out by Belkin! (I swear the cheap Linksys I have currently uses a leftover Belkin case lol!)