Cannot log into my Router

I am new to the wireless equipment and am struggling with logging into my
router(Netgear WGT624) in a Dell Dimension Desktop running XP. I am stuck
when I try to ping the router thru Internet Explorer (I get a message stating
'401 Unauthorized
Access to this resource is denied; your client has not supplied the correct
authentication.') I can ping the router through DOS, though. Is this a
firewall issue?

The solution is probably simple, but any help would be greatly appreciated.

--
Michael

MichaelJ wrote:
> I am new to the wireless equipment and am struggling with logging into my
> router(Netgear WGT624) in a Dell Dimension Desktop running XP. I am stuck
> when I try to ping the router thru Internet Explorer (I get a message stating
> '401 Unauthorized
> Access to this resource is denied; your client has not supplied the correct
> authentication.') I can ping the router through DOS, though. Is this a
> firewall issue?
>
> The solution is probably simple, but any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
Plug a copper cable into it and try again .

"MichaelJ" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:B4F9BEC3-081E-4A8C-B334-(E-Mail Removed)...
>I am new to the wireless equipment and am struggling with logging into my
> router(Netgear WGT624) in a Dell Dimension Desktop running XP. I am stuck
> when I try to ping the router thru Internet Explorer (I get a message
> stating
> '401 Unauthorized
> Access to this resource is denied; your client has not supplied the
> correct
> authentication.') I can ping the router through DOS, though. Is this a
> firewall issue?

It's interesting that you have DOS on an XP machine..... are you sure you
don't mean the command line interface?

I've never heard of *ping* using IE. Are you sure that's what you mean?

Better information - better answers.

Fred