Re: Can't access router config.

On Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:58:22 +0000, Geoff Mills wrote:

> I want to use my currently isolated 4 port Belkin router as a switch, so I
> connected it to my laptop with a patch cable (tried a variety) and entered
> http://192.168.2.1 into the browser. Nothing came up. Did a hard reset to
> factory default of router, still nothing. Can anyone please tell me what
> I'm doing wrong?

192.168.2.1 doesn't seem a likely default address for the router, they're
usually 192.168.0.1 IME. As you've reset it to default, its DHCP server
will be active - what address and default route has it given your laptop?
The default route will be the router's address.

Regards, Ian