Linksys WRT54G router reset, now unable to access setup

I did a hard reset on the WRT54G v5 Linksys router by holding down the
reset button for 30 seconds. After this, the manual says it is
supposed to reset the Default Gateway to 192.168.1.1 ; however I am
unable to access the Router setup page. It either goes to a Firmware
Upgrade page, or "page cannot be displayed". Either way, I cannot get
to the correct router setup page to enter all the settings.
Has anybody seen this issue before? Thanks.

You can try and see if this works. Other wise try clearing your browser
cache.
http://192.168.1.1/basic.htm


"Rich" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I did a hard reset on the WRT54G v5 Linksys router by holding down the
> reset button for 30 seconds. After this, the manual says it is
> supposed to reset the Default Gateway to 192.168.1.1 ; however I am
> unable to access the Router setup page. It either goes to a Firmware
> Upgrade page, or "page cannot be displayed". Either way, I cannot get
> to the correct router setup page to enter all the settings.
> Has anybody seen this issue before? Thanks.
>

On May 13, 7:34 pm, "xyz" <x...@abc.com> wrote:
> You can try and see if this works. Other wise try clearing your browser
> cache.http://192.168.1.1/basic.htm
>
> "Rich" <coh.techsupp...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:(E-Mail Removed) oups.com...
>
>
>
> >I did a hard reset on the WRT54G v5 Linksys router by holding down the
> > reset button for 30 seconds. After this, the manual says it is
> > supposed to reset the Default Gateway to 192.168.1.1 ; however I am
> > unable to access the Router setup page. It either goes to a Firmware
> > Upgrade page, or "page cannot be displayed". Either way, I cannot get
> > to the correct router setup page to enter all the settings.
> > Has anybody seen this issue before? Thanks.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

This didn't work...Apparently the firmware got messed up during an
upgrade or something. The firmware update apps from Linksys can't
communicate with the router either. So not sure what to do at this
point....

well, if you can get to the firmware upgrade page, I'd use it to upgrade the
firmware - download the latest firmware for the model and version and do the
upgrade - hopefully then, the reset will work once again.

Dave.

"Rich" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> On May 13, 7:34 pm, "xyz" <x...@abc.com> wrote:
>> You can try and see if this works. Other wise try clearing your browser
>> cache.http://192.168.1.1/basic.htm
>>
>> "Rich" <coh.techsupp...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>
>> news:(E-Mail Removed) oups.com...
>>
>>
>>
>> >I did a hard reset on the WRT54G v5 Linksys router by holding down the
>> > reset button for 30 seconds. After this, the manual says it is
>> > supposed to reset the Default Gateway to 192.168.1.1 ; however I am
>> > unable to access the Router setup page. It either goes to a Firmware
>> > Upgrade page, or "page cannot be displayed". Either way, I cannot get
>> > to the correct router setup page to enter all the settings.
>> > Has anybody seen this issue before? Thanks.- Hide quoted text -
>>
>> - Show quoted text -
>
> This didn't work...Apparently the firmware got messed up during an
> upgrade or something. The firmware update apps from Linksys can't
> communicate with the router either. So not sure what to do at this
> point....
>



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In article <(E-Mail Removed) .com>,
Rich <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> I did a hard reset on the WRT54G v5 Linksys router by holding down the
> reset button for 30 seconds. After this, the manual says it is
> supposed to reset the Default Gateway to 192.168.1.1 ; however I am
> unable to access the Router setup page. It either goes to a Firmware
> Upgrade page, or "page cannot be displayed". Either way, I cannot get
> to the correct router setup page to enter all the settings.
> Has anybody seen this issue before? Thanks.

I just went through a hellish week trying to regain my wireless access
after my provider did maintenance on their servers (the Linksys could
not obtain an IP address afterwards). I often encountered the problem of
not being able to contact the wrt54g's webserver. Most of the time the
problem was with my computer settings (I can easily switch back and
forth between PPoE and TCP/IP), but sometimes I needed to disconnect the
router from the DSL modem and power cycle the router before I could
connect again. I don't know why.

Finally, someone at my provider's telephone support mentioned that
Linksys had recommended that users of this ISP upgrade their firmware by
downloading file 1.02.0.

Once I did that everything worked fine again.

My main beef now is with my ISP, who should send out warnings when they
are going to do disruptive maintenance.

The reason I am posting this here is in hope of someone being able to
tell me what exactly that firmware upgrade did to my router. Will the
firmware need re-installation if I hard reset the router?

TIA for any info.

<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:bearclaw-(E-Mail Removed)...
> In article <(E-Mail Removed) .com>,
> Rich <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>

SNIP

>
> The reason I am posting this here is in hope of someone being able to
> tell me what exactly that firmware upgrade did to my router. Will the
> firmware need re-installation if I hard reset the router?
>
> TIA for any info.


Once the firmware upgrade is installed it overwrites the eeprom programming
IC inside the router, so the old version is gone forever.

In article <FeOdndfB1-(E-Mail Removed)>,
"Tim Thomas" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:bearclaw-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > In article <(E-Mail Removed) .com>,
> > Rich <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> >
>
> SNIP
>
> >
> > The reason I am posting this here is in hope of someone being able to
> > tell me what exactly that firmware upgrade did to my router. Will the
> > firmware need re-installation if I hard reset the router?
> >
> > TIA for any info.
>
>
> Once the firmware upgrade is installed it overwrites the eeprom programming
> IC inside the router, so the old version is gone forever.

Thx for the info. I suspected as much.

Do you know if on the WRT54G's webserver there is a device list? I have
an ethernet printer hooked up and I'd like to make sure everything is
showing up as it should. Plus, since I have only two ports left on the
router, I'm thinking of adding a hub (a really nice multiport,
self-powered, backbone-capable one I picked up for practically nothing
at an auction after the Internet crash in the late nineties) for more IP
devices. It would be great to have a central place to find info on the
attached devices.

Also, I have heard that those who are comfortable with Unix (not to say
"Unix weenies" :-) can perform some amazing feats with Linksys routers--
but not with all models. So far, I haven't even found any way to speak
CLUI to the router. Is the WRT54G configurable with Unix commands?

<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> In article <FeOdndfB1-(E-Mail Removed)>,
> "Tim Thomas" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:bearclaw-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > In article <(E-Mail Removed) .com>,
>> > Rich <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>> >
>>
>> SNIP
>>
>> >
>> > The reason I am posting this here is in hope of someone being able to
>> > tell me what exactly that firmware upgrade did to my router. Will the
>> > firmware need re-installation if I hard reset the router?
>> >
>> > TIA for any info.
>>
>>
>> Once the firmware upgrade is installed it overwrites the eeprom
>> programming
>> IC inside the router, so the old version is gone forever.
>
> Thx for the info. I suspected as much.
>
> Do you know if on the WRT54G's webserver there is a device list? I have
> an ethernet printer hooked up and I'd like to make sure everything is
> showing up as it should. Plus, since I have only two ports left on the
> router, I'm thinking of adding a hub (a really nice multiport,
> self-powered, backbone-capable one I picked up for practically nothing
> at an auction after the Internet crash in the late nineties) for more IP
> devices. It would be great to have a central place to find info on the
> attached devices.
>
> Also, I have heard that those who are comfortable with Unix (not to say
> "Unix weenies" :-) can perform some amazing feats with Linksys routers--
> but not with all models. So far, I haven't even found any way to speak
> CLUI to the router. Is the WRT54G configurable with Unix commands?

Under the tabs: status=>local Network there's a DHCP client table button. It
lists the client host name, IP address, mac address and expire date of all
the active IP addresses on your LAN.