Can't access router from my computer..

[smicer07]

Hi there

Have a router in my housemates bedroom, it's connected to his computer wired, and mine through the wireless. I've done IPconfig and it says the router is 192.168.1.1 but I can't access it... I must have accessed it in the past to be able to put security on it, but it won't let me do it now. Heeeelp please!!

have you tried re-setting the router & re-booting everything, Simon?

[smicer07]

Yeah no good. Could a firewall on his computer be blocking me perhaps?

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By "not being able to access it", I mean I can access the net through it, but I want to be able to open a few ports to play CM0102

[Graham M]

Do you have a proxy set Simon?

[handyman]

Some routers have a setting which allows only wired access to the set-up screens....

[SN2600]

I may be being daft, but if you can access the internet but not use specific ports is it possible the problem's a firewall on his 'puter blocking ports, not a router problem?

[Graham M]

And if he has a proxy set, the likelihood is that he wont have set rules about what to bypass the proxy which will try and proxy ALL IPs, even ones on your internal network

[Druchii]

In IE you can toggle the box for proxying local IPs, try that

[smicer07]

Ahhh you were right guys! I had a proxy (didn't realise) that was stopping me! Cheers!!

[Graham M]

Glad we sorted it for you And yeah Ive had that problem before