Router address changed, please help

[quique]

Sorry if this is a report, but I wasn't getting much love at the AT "Networking" forums

My router address changed from 192.168.1.1 to 10.0.0.1. When I looked at the "attached devices" on the Netgear router page there was an unidentified device that didn't have a name or IP address. I didn't change anything since I bought this router about 1 month ago.

My first instinct is that someone is hijacking my signal. Is this what's most likely happening? Any suggestions of how to better secure my network?

Thanks

 

[jkresh]

what router do you have? Wireless or wired? Do you have any encryption set up? is the router password protected? Do you have mac adress filtering on? Can you access the routers settings page? ...I think you didn't get many responses because you didn't give enough details?

 

[teddyv]

Wireless routers are easy to hard reset and reconfigure, might be what you want to do if you did not have very good security.

Is this just a cable modem to wireless router to PC setup?

For securing it...

1. Change the password from admin : Password or whatever the default login : Password is to a password with some substance.
2. Enable WPA and give it another beefy password.
3. Rename the network.
4. Turn off SSID broadcast.
5. You can do MAC filtering if you want, personally with all the above done I think it is more of a pain than it is worth unless your wireless laptop is the only one that will ever use it.

When you want to enable your laptop, just have the network name and WPA password handy.

EDIT: is this the WNR854T? If so, google "WNR854T 10.0.0.1" - looks like the best option is a hard reset and reconfigure, if that fails, a firmware upgrade/downgrade then hard reset.

 

[quique]

Sorry about the lack of details...I've been on this forum since 2000 and I should know better

1. Netgear WGR614v7 802.11g Wired/Wireless router
2. Encryption set @ 128 bit WEP
3. Router default password has been changed (yet new password still remains after router address has changed)
4. Router settings page is still accessible
5. Two computers are connected - 1 via ethernet, the other wirelessly
6. AT&T DSL connection (1.5Mbps)
7. SSID is being broadcasted

I read somewhere that 10.0.0.1 can be the default address for some routers but I distinctly remember mine being 192.168.1.1. I never changed this address and I don't even know how to change it. I got a little suspicious so I also setup an access list that only includes my computers. Do you think someone was trying to hijack my signal?

 

[JackMDS]

Well changed it back and keep an eye on it. Right now it is "Water Under the Bridge", and there is Nothing else that you can do.

BTW. Nothing is wrong in using the 10.0.x.x it is just as good as the 192.168.xx range.

What is more important is to change the Wireless Security to WPA since WEP is easly Hackable.

If the Router does Not do WPA then it is time for a new Router.

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From the weakest to the strongest, Wireless security capacity is.

No Security
MAC______(Band Aid if nothing else is available).
WEP64____(Easy, to "Brake" by knowledgeable people).
WEP128___(A little Harder, but "Hackable" too).
WPA-PSK__(Very Hard to Brake ).
WPA-AES__(Not functionally Breakable)
WPA2____ (Not functionally Breakable).

Note 1: WPA-AES the the current entry level rendition of WPA2.

Note 2: If you use WinXP and did not updated it you would have to download the WPA2 patch from Microsoft. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/893357

The documentation of your Wireless devices (Wireless Router, and Wireless Computer's Card) should state the type of security that is available with your Wireless hardware.

All devices MUST be set to the same security level using the same pass phrase.

Therefore the security must be set according what ever is the best possible of one of the Wireless devices.

I.e. even if most of your system might be capable to be configured to the max. with WPA2, but one device is only capable to be configured to max . of WEP, to whole system must be configured to WEP.

If you need more good security and one device (like a Wireless card that can do WEP only) is holding better security for the whole Network, replace the device with a better one.

Setting Wireless Security - http://www.ezlan.net/Wireless_Security.html

The Core differences between WEP, WPA, and WPA2 - http://www.ezlan.net/wpa_wep.html

 

[vailr]

The same thing happened when first installing my brand-new Netgear RP614 v4 wired router.
Even though the default IP address is listed on the device label as: 192.168.1.1,
it somehow changed to 10.0.0.1. After accessing the router's web interface,
I manually re-set the router's IP to the 192.168.1.1 address, where it remains.
So, I don't believe it's due to any hackers, but possibly due to a minor glitch in the router firmware.