[edhalfdead]

My roommate got a Linksys WRT55AG router and her daughter set it up without any security. I tried to configure it but when I go to the log in page and type in "admin" it says wrong password.
Is there any kind of work around or some way to reset the router?
Many thanks in advance...ed

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Hi. Call me crazy, but I saw it in the knowledge base... When trying to access the web-based panel, leave the username blank and type admin in the password field. See if that helps...

[Facedown98]

Hi. Call me crazy, but I saw it in the knowledge base... When trying to access the web-based panel, leave the username blank and type admin in the password field. See if that helps...

[edhalfdead]

Thanks for the quick reply facedown98. I had read the same article and tried that through firefox and ie just to see if it made any difference since the two pages did not look anything like each other.
Any more ideas would be greatly appreciated.

[Facedown98]

When in doubt, reset. There should be a little hole in the back of your router (use the manual's parts identification if you aren't sure where it is) and hold that button down for at least 30 seconds. This will take the router back to factory settings. Note that you may need to push this button in with a paper clip or a pen.

[98springer]

Try clicking the enter, submit or whatever button instead of using the enter key.

[jwbirdsong]

When trying to access the web-based panel, leave the username blank and type admin in the password field.

Actually that is backwards for a linksys...(or it was for mine)
Default Username is admin (NOT caps)
and password is empty

[Facedown98]

That very well could be. Give that a shot. This is what I found on the knowledge base however, which is why we tried the user name blank and using the password instead...

[jwbirdsong]

It's certainly possible; it's been a year or better since I had it.

If you do the hard reset as Facedown98 suggested ; then one of two is bound to work.

ADDED:
I can't find anywhere that suggests the password is as I said.....Sure not how I remember it though
See what happens when you get old.

Edited by jwbirdsong, 26 July 2007 - 11:18 PM.

[edhalfdead]

Sorry about the long wait for the reply, unsuspected road trip.
I reset the router a couple of times and it finally defaulted to original specs and I was able to use the admin password.
Thank you very much for a push in the right direction, many times the most simple answers are right in front of your nose but you end up looking right past them.
Now I can try to figure out why the wireless isn't picking up the dell computer and the Apple notebook. I'll post again with those problems...ed