hacked router! help

bonnarc · 02-11-2007, 13:38

hi im new to the forum and wireless routers, iv just bougth 1 and was waiting for my friends to give me their mac address to make it secure. but the next day the internet would not load up although it sed i was conected to the router with full conection, it says limited or no conectivity and the name of the router has bin changed by sum1 (will and cathy have hacked u bitch, haha) the cheek of them!!!!

i have tried to reset the rounter by pushing the reset button on the back, but it dunt seem to do anything and the address 192.168.1.1 wont load up. does any1 have any ideas what i can do, i can afford a new 1 or to get someone out to fix it.

thanks

Acathla · 02-11-2007, 13:48

what router?

you should be able to do a master reset to wipe all passwords and settings back to default.

usually involves holding the reset switch in for a while and maybe power cycling the router as you do it. you will need to check your manual for the proper method though.

As for Will and Cathy, find out who they are and report them to the police. Silly little immature prats!

Paul K · 02-11-2007, 13:50

Giving the make and model of the router will help

Also a reset by holding the reset button in for a set amount of time while powering the router up normally takes it to factory settings again.

bmxbandit · 02-11-2007, 13:50

Hold the reset button for about 10 seconds, might do a factory reset (depends on the router). Otherwise, connect with a cable...

Also, MAC filtering is not secure. Not even slightly... Use WPA2 or WPA encryption if you can, WEP if your hardware doesn't support those.

Paul K · 02-11-2007, 13:59

And change the password for logging into the router as soon as you get access to it.

bonnarc · 02-11-2007, 14:35

ermmm the routers model is RG60SE (micro star international) i dont no if thats right! but hope it helps, ill try what you's have posted.

thanks for all your help so far

Aragorn · 02-11-2007, 15:05

According to the manual for a similar model -

Quote:

Reset to factory Default

There are 2 methods to reset to default.

* Restore with RESET button
First, turn off the router and press the RESET button in. And then, power on the router and push the RESET button
down until the M1 and or M2 LED (or Status LED) start flashing, then remove the finger. If LED flashes about 8 times,
the RESTORE process is completed. However, if LED flashes 2 times, repeat.

* 2. Restore directly when the router power on
First, push the RESET button about 5 seconds (M1 will start flashing about 5 times), remove the finger
. The RESTORE process is completed.

bonnarc · 02-11-2007, 15:13

thanks Aragorn!

thats reset now! now i have the fun of trying to set it up again and making it secure!

thanks again for your hep