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How to find your own routers admin page (and why you should change the password)

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  1. Priya
    @preyes

    im literally losing my mind here my Wi-Fi kept dropping and someone said "check ur router admin page". I didnt even know routers had one. On Windows, I ran ipconfig and looked for "Default Gateway", it was 192.168.1.1. typed that into the browser and got a login page. the default credentials were on a sticker under my own ruoter.

    Inside: a list of every connected device, Wi-Fi channel settings, guest network, firmware updates. Id been living with a mystery box for years. First thing I did was change the admin password. pls help 🙏

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  2. Cleo P.
    @cleop251

    ok but what were the Wi-Fi problems: dropouts, slow speed, or only in some rooms? ?

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  3. Priya
    @preyes
    in reply to @cleop251

    yeah so dropouts in teh evening, which fits teh crowded channel theory. idk what else to say tbh

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  4. Yusuf Vos
    @yusufv909

    change the admin password and make sure Wi-Fi uses WPA2 or WPA3, never WEP or an open ntework... those two steps matter more than anything else. lmk how it goes

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  5. Xavi Schmidt
    @emberwarden

    been there man look for WPS and consider turning it off if u don't use it, many security guides recommend disabling it. lmk how it goes

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  6. Sana Q.
    @emberprobe-32i
    in reply to @emberwarden

    hmmm had my router for six years and never logged in. Just found out remote administration was enabled. Turned it off.

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  7. Arjun E.
    @daemondeck

    oof if ur ISP manages the router, some settings may be locked, and resetting it can wipe ISP-specific config. Read before u factory reset.

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  8. Sana Q.
    @emberprobe-32i

    hmmm on Linux ip route | grep default shows the gateway... on macOS route get default does teh same in Terminal. good luck man!

    windows update said 'this will only take a moment' 3 hours ago

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  9. Xavi Schmidt
    @emberwarden

    +1 same here

    rgb adds +10 fps everyone knows that

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  13. Mateo Bauer
    @lambda_loop

    is networking even worth bothering with or should i just leave it

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  14. Kenji Silva
    @cronprobe-3s4

    pro tip: write down what u change. i didnt and had to redo router from scratch. @ping_forge what did u end up doing in the end

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  15. Otto M.
    @ping_forge

    hmmm which version are you on?? ??

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  16. Dima
    @dima.quintero

    guys pls help i swear home-network is cursed pls help 🙏

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  17. Yusuf Rahman
    @yusuf_socket

    hmm idk I'd tell beginners to be careful in there. Changing teh wrong setting can cut your internet and the ISP support line won't be happy.

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  19. Mateo Bauer
    @lambda_loop
    in reply to @preyes

    @lambda_loop i literally gave u the steps, what more do u want but hey ymmv

    @preyes ive been doing this for 15 years, u can stop explaining Windows to me just my 2 cents

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  20. Priya
    @preyes
    in reply to @lambda_loop

    @preyes ive been doing this for 15 years, u can stop explaining Windows to me just my 2 cents

    @lambda_loop THAT IS LITERALLY WHAT i SAID 3 PAGES AGO

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