MAC filtered myself - Locked out of router

So I was fiddling w/ the MAC filtering on the wireless router back at
home and managed to lock myself and everyone else out.

Does anyone know of any way to access the router, like from a computer
at work? We don't have physical access to the router.

On 25 Oct 2006 11:24:38 -0700, (E-Mail Removed) wrote:

>So I was fiddling w/ the MAC filtering on the wireless router back at
>home and managed to lock myself and everyone else out.
>
>Does anyone know of any way to access the router, like from a computer
>at work? We don't have physical access to the router.
There is a reset button on the router. Resets it to factory specs. Go
on line and see the details of how.

We do not have physical access to the router. Its in the landlord's
part of the house, which is locked and he's out of country.


f/fgeorge wrote:
> On 25 Oct 2006 11:24:38 -0700, (E-Mail Removed) wrote:
>
> >So I was fiddling w/ the MAC filtering on the wireless router back at
> >home and managed to lock myself and everyone else out.
> >
> >Does anyone know of any way to access the router, like from a computer
> >at work? We don't have physical access to the router.
> There is a reset button on the router. Resets it to factory specs. Go
> on line and see the details of how.

On 26 Oct 2006 12:21:57 -0700, (E-Mail Removed) wrote:


>f/fgeorge wrote:
>> On 25 Oct 2006 11:24:38 -0700, (E-Mail Removed) wrote:
>>
>> >So I was fiddling w/ the MAC filtering on the wireless router back at
>> >home and managed to lock myself and everyone else out.
>> >
>> >Does anyone know of any way to access the router, like from a computer
>> >at work? We don't have physical access to the router.
>> There is a reset button on the router. Resets it to factory specs. Go
>> on line and see the details of how.
>
>We do not have physical access to the router. Its in the landlord's
>part of the house, which is locked and he's out of country.
>

1. Please don't top post.

2. That's bad news... I suspect you are out of luck, since the only
reset possible is the physical button. (Arrrgggg! <g>)

<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> We do not have physical access to the router. Its in the landlord's
> part of the house, which is locked and he's out of country.
>
>
> f/fgeorge wrote:
> > On 25 Oct 2006 11:24:38 -0700, (E-Mail Removed) wrote:
> >
> > > So I was fiddling w/ the MAC filtering on the wireless router
> > > back at home and managed to lock myself and everyone else out.
> > >
> > > Does anyone know of any way to access the router, like from a
> > > computer at work? We don't have physical access to the router.
> > There is a reset button on the router. Resets it to factory
> > specs. Go on line and see the details of how.

If the landlord is going to be gone for long it might be worth it to get
your own connection.

--


Travis in Shoreline Washington

Travis M. wrote:
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> > We do not have physical access to the router. Its in the landlord's
> > part of the house, which is locked and he's out of country.
> >
> >
> > f/fgeorge wrote:
> > > On 25 Oct 2006 11:24:38 -0700, (E-Mail Removed) wrote:
> > >
> > > > So I was fiddling w/ the MAC filtering on the wireless router
> > > > back at home and managed to lock myself and everyone else out.
> > > >
> > > > Does anyone know of any way to access the router, like from a
> > > > computer at work? We don't have physical access to the router.
> > > There is a reset button on the router. Resets it to factory
> > > specs. Go on line and see the details of how.
>
> If the landlord is going to be gone for long it might be worth it to get
> your own connection.
>
> --
>
>
> Travis in Shoreline Washington

Crud. I heard that if I had a land line, I could access the router by
typing its IP into IE and change the settings back. Is there no way to
do that from outside, like from work? If I got the external IP from
Rogers, would it be for the router?

On 27 Oct 2006 07:16:00 -0700, (E-Mail Removed) wrote:

>
>Travis M. wrote:
>> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed) ups.com
>> > We do not have physical access to the router. Its in the landlord's
>> > part of the house, which is locked and he's out of country.
>> >
>> >
>> > f/fgeorge wrote:
>> > > On 25 Oct 2006 11:24:38 -0700, (E-Mail Removed) wrote:
>> > >
>> > > > So I was fiddling w/ the MAC filtering on the wireless router
>> > > > back at home and managed to lock myself and everyone else out.
>> > > >
>> > > > Does anyone know of any way to access the router, like from a
>> > > > computer at work? We don't have physical access to the router.
>> > > There is a reset button on the router. Resets it to factory
>> > > specs. Go on line and see the details of how.
>>
>> If the landlord is going to be gone for long it might be worth it to get
>> your own connection.
>>
>> --
>>
>>
>> Travis in Shoreline Washington
>
>Crud. I heard that if I had a land line, I could access the router by
>typing its IP into IE and change the settings back. Is there no way to
>do that from outside, like from work? If I got the external IP from
>Rogers, would it be for the router?

The only way to access the router is the internal (LAN) network. The
external access is almost certainly locked (some routers and systems
do have external access, but they require passwords, and specific
configuration to enable this.)

Again, to reset to original factory specifications you need the reset
button on the router. Not much else will do the trick.

Did you try the router maker's web page support page? That may be
worth the trouble--it is remotely possible there si a 'back door' way
into the router. However, I suspect they'll be very reluctant to give
access because they'll think you are trying to hack someone elses
system (which technically you are, even though your landlord has
allowed you to use their system).

That said, if your landlord is going to be gone for a while, I'd also
recommend getting your own connection.

If you had previously enabled something like "remote management" then you
could connect to it from the internet, otherwise you need to physcially get
to it.

If you know a specific MAC address that's set to work with it (allowed) then
you could spoof that to get access, do some google searching on it.


"PeterD" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> On 27 Oct 2006 07:16:00 -0700, (E-Mail Removed) wrote:
>
>>
>>Travis M. wrote:
>>> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>> news:(E-Mail Removed) ups.com
>>> > We do not have physical access to the router. Its in the landlord's
>>> > part of the house, which is locked and he's out of country.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > f/fgeorge wrote:
>>> > > On 25 Oct 2006 11:24:38 -0700, (E-Mail Removed) wrote:
>>> > >
>>> > > > So I was fiddling w/ the MAC filtering on the wireless router
>>> > > > back at home and managed to lock myself and everyone else out.
>>> > > >
>>> > > > Does anyone know of any way to access the router, like from a
>>> > > > computer at work? We don't have physical access to the router.
>>> > > There is a reset button on the router. Resets it to factory
>>> > > specs. Go on line and see the details of how.
>>>
>>> If the landlord is going to be gone for long it might be worth it to get
>>> your own connection.
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>>
>>> Travis in Shoreline Washington
>>
>>Crud. I heard that if I had a land line, I could access the router by
>>typing its IP into IE and change the settings back. Is there no way to
>>do that from outside, like from work? If I got the external IP from
>>Rogers, would it be for the router?
>
> The only way to access the router is the internal (LAN) network. The
> external access is almost certainly locked (some routers and systems
> do have external access, but they require passwords, and specific
> configuration to enable this.)
>
> Again, to reset to original factory specifications you need the reset
> button on the router. Not much else will do the trick.
>
> Did you try the router maker's web page support page? That may be
> worth the trouble--it is remotely possible there si a 'back door' way
> into the router. However, I suspect they'll be very reluctant to give
> access because they'll think you are trying to hack someone elses
> system (which technically you are, even though your landlord has
> allowed you to use their system).
>
> That said, if your landlord is going to be gone for a while, I'd also
> recommend getting your own connection.