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I accidentally RESET my router (thus clearing the set WEP Key, ESSID, etc.)!!!

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20-Jul-2008, 05:53 PM #1
Exclamation I accidentally RESET my router (thus clearing the set WEP Key, ESSID, etc.)!!!
Now when I try to log in to my router to change everything back at 192.168.1.1 in the browser's address bar, all the default user/pass available/possible won't work (admin/admin, admin/password, etc.)
And each time I type a character into the pass field, it adds an extra * to the field. So if I type ***, it goes: ******.
Contacting my ISP, Verizon via phone/online is useless. They aren't a help at all.
Verizon came and set up everything when we got internet.
I HAVE to change everything back.
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20-Jul-2008, 07:57 PM #2
There's only one default user and password; so instead of guessing why not consult the user manual if you don't know what it is.

If it doesn't accept the defaults, try another reset to factory defaults; sometimes even a reset isn't without glitches.
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20-Jul-2008, 08:50 PM #3
Forget the extra *** that are added, they're put there as a security measure. Type the proper password and ignoring the *** and you'll be granted access.

Count the *** in the following login prompt, my actual password is 11 characters long, there is no direct relationship.
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21-Jul-2008, 02:02 PM #4
I did reset it, and consulted the router's manual for the default stuff. It didn't work.

And I tried ignoring the **'s. Still says wrong log-in.

P.s. to reset the router. You push a paperclip into the hole in the back that says 'Reset', right? (until the power goes off and back on)

And this is how you log-in, right? Go to Firefox, type this into browser address: 192.168.1.1
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21-Jul-2008, 04:18 PM #5
Depends on the router. Usually I watch for the LEDs blinking like crazy to make sure I held the reset long enough (10 to 20 seconds); never noticed whether the power went off.
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21-Jul-2008, 04:26 PM #6
Hold it for around 20 seconds.
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