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Topic: Help! Cannot log into/telnet to WRT54G after reflashing to OpenWRT

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Post #1
rexan001
26 Jul 2007, 12:53

Hey folks,

Having a bit of a problem with my WRT54G.. i reflashed to the OpenWRT firmware, and now i am unable to log into/telnet into my router.  When it is not connected to the internet, it will give me a 192.168.1.12x IP with a default gateway of 192.168.1.1.  Unable to log in via web (no response) or telnet (no response).  The kicker is that when I plug the router into the internet, it will act like a switch and simply pass the public IP directly to my PC.  I've tried holding the reset button down, but that doesn't seem to do anything anymore.  The WLAN will also give me a 192.168.1.12x ip address, and i cannot log in nor telnet thru the WLAN.  It will NOT pass the public IP through the WLAN, only hardwired.  If anyone could help me that would be great!!

thanks you!

Dennis

Post #2
OpenWrter
30 Jul 2007, 21:56

Well, I flashed my WRT54G at home with WhiteRussian 9, and it is working fine.  Have you tried to ssh into it, or are you only using telnet?

ssh -l root 192.168.1.1

should give you a password prompt, but if you have not set the password yet you can't log in.  To do this, goto your browser and type

192.168.1.1

it should open up the OpenWRT admin console.  If it doesn't, than you probably don't have access via port 80 to the admin console.  Try 81.  If that doesn't work, re-flashing the box would be best.  There are numerous articles regarding how to 'un-brick' your box, and I believe there are ways to set the device back to its factory defaults. 

Also, pressing the reset button doesn't do much besides mess things up further in my experience.

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