Cannot connect to Asus RT-N66U from browser

[reginaldvw]

The RT-N66U's default IP address is 192.168.1.1, however, that IP address was taken so it suggested to use 192.168.2.1. That's right, it suggested to use that IP address itself, I had no choice.

But now I can't connect to 192.168.2.1 from my computer.

My IP addres is 192.168.1.50 and I suspect I cannot connect to 192.168.2.* because I'm in the 192.168.1.* range.

Is that correct?

 

[reginaldvw]

I tried changing my (wired, it has no wifi) computer's IP address to 192.168.2.50 but that didn't work. I had no more internet since I'm not in the gateway's range anymore so I could not connect to the Asus's 192.168.2.1.

Any ideas?

 

[theveterans]

I tried changing my (wired, it has no wifi) computer's IP address to 192.168.2.50 but that didn't work. I had no more internet since I'm not in the gateway's range anymore so I could not connect to the Asus's 192.168.2.1.

Any ideas?

Factory reset the router so you get the LAN IP back to 192.168.1.1

 

[fistv]

Disconnect the routers wan and plug your pc into port 1, remove your static IP and from the PC's interface and see if it renews and see what it renews to.

 

[reginaldvw]

Factory reset the router so you get the LAN IP back to 192.168.1.1

Hi theveterans,
Thanks for the tipe. But if I factory reset it, it will have the same IP as my cable company's router so that IP address is taken. It will then simply suggest to use 192.168.2.1 which is in another range which I cannot connect to...

 

[reginaldvw]

Disconnect the routers wan and plug your pc into port 1, remove your static IP and from the PC's interface and see if it renews and see what it renews to.

Hi fistv,
Thank you for your reply. If I disconnect the router's WAN it won't have access to the internet anymore. Are you saying that if I remove my static IP (and enable DHCP, I guess), I will get an IP in the router's range and I should be able to connect to it?

 

[theveterans]

Hi theveterans,
Thanks for the tipe. But if I factory reset it, it will have the same IP as my cable company's router so that IP address is taken. It will then simply suggest to use 192.168.2.1 which is in another range which I cannot connect to...

If your modem is a router/modem combo, make sure to set the DHCP on the LAN settings in the modem.

Then you can just bridge the router by using "AP Mode" and now you can assign ip to your ASUS router within the subnet 192.168.1.x but outside of modem's DHCP range.

For example, ISP router/modem has DHCP range from 192.168.1.2 - 192.168.1.100 with ISP's gateway as 192.168.1.1

Then, before you connect the ASUS to the ISP modem/router, manually change the LAN IP to 192.168.1.101 (outside of range but same subnet)

Then reconnect it again to the ISP. Now you should be able to access both modem and ASUS by typing their respective IP.

BTW, if you can't access the ASUS, just factory reset and don't connect to modem/router. From there you can use AP mode and set the LAN IP outside of DHCP but on the same subnet.

If modem isn't a router/modem combo, just make sure to obtain an IP from automatically on the WAN settings and change LAN IP can be 192.168.2.1 with DHCP (from router) set from 192.168.2.2 - 192.168.2.254

All of clients should be set to obtain IP from gateway automatically and you should get internet connection on either of those cases.