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Can't get onto the netopia homepage.

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  • 29-07-2008 10:53am
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    Terry
    Registered Users Posts: 26,061 ✭✭✭✭


    My friend is a jackass.
    He was screwing around with the wireless settings last nigh and now cannot get onto the netopia page because he doesn't know what user name or password to use.

    Is there a default or should he ring Eircom?

    I've tried eircom@eircom.net and the password broadband1, but that didn't work.


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    dub45
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 12,448 Mod ✭✭✭✭dub45


    Terry wrote: »
    My friend is a jackass.
    He was screwing around with the wireless settings last nigh and now cannot get onto the netopia page because he doesn't know what user name or password to use.

    Is there a default or should he ring Eircom?

    I've tried eircom@eircom.net and the password broadband1, but that didn't work.

    The easiest way to get into the netopia when jackasses have been messing around is to connect by ethernet.

    If he has been messing around how can he expect Eircom to know what he did? Imagine feeling sorry for an isp now that is some accomplishment!!!!:rolleyes:


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    MunsterCycling
    Registered Users Posts: 4,864 ✭✭✭MunsterCycling


    Could just hold down the reset button, on the back fro a while and that should return modem to the factory default settings, just need to enter the BB details again and away you go


    MC


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    Terry
    Registered Users Posts: 26,061 ✭✭✭✭Terry


    dub45 wrote: »
    The easiest way to get into the netopia when jackasses have been messing around is to connect by ethernet.

    If he has been messing around how can he expect Eircom to know what he did? Imagine feeling sorry for an isp now that is some accomplishment!!!!:rolleyes:
    It is connected to the ethernet.
    That's what's so messed up. He didn't need to go near the wireless settings.

    MunsterCycling wrote: »
    Could just hold down the reset button, on the back fro a while and that should return modem to the factory default settings, just need to enter the BB details again and away you go


    MC

    I'll give that a go. Thanks.


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    dub45
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 12,448 Mod ✭✭✭✭dub45


    Terry wrote: »
    It is connected to the ethernet.
    That's what's so messed up. He didn't need to go near the wireless settings.

    I'll give that a go. Thanks.

    Terry wrote: »
    My friend is a jackass.
    He was screwing around with the wireless settings last nigh

    I don't know who the jack ass is!!!!

    If you want help and dont want to be wasting people's time could you please explain exactly what have you done so far - connections etc????

    And could you please make up your mind as to what exactly your friend did???


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    Terry
    Registered Users Posts: 26,061 ✭✭✭✭Terry


    dub45 wrote: »
    I don't know who the jack ass is!!!!

    If you want help and dont want to be wasting people's time could you please explain exactly what have you done so far - connections etc????

    And could you please make up your mind as to what exactly your friend did???
    He was screwing around with the wireless setting via the netopia site.

    Anyway, the reset button did the trick.
    Thanks for the condescending reply.


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    dub45
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 12,448 Mod ✭✭✭✭dub45


    Terry wrote: »
    He was screwing around with the wireless setting via the netopia site.

    Anyway, the reset button did the trick.
    Thanks for the condescending reply.

    If you asked the question properly and didnt waste people's time then you would not be getting 'condescending' replies.


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    Terry
    Registered Users Posts: 26,061 ✭✭✭✭Terry


    dub45 wrote: »
    If you asked the question properly and didnt waste people's time then you would not be getting 'condescending' replies.
    I mentioned your name here.
    Just thought I would give you a heads up.
    http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=56723121


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    Eoin
    Registered Users Posts: 21,256 ✭✭✭✭Eoin


    I may have totally missed the point, but I thought that the password prompt is nothing to do with wireless, it's for the router itself. So I would expect that prompt to be displayed regardless of how he connects.


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    dub45
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 12,448 Mod ✭✭✭✭dub45


    eoin_s wrote: »
    I may have totally missed the point, but I thought that the password prompt is nothing to do with wireless, it's for the router itself. So I would expect that prompt to be displayed regardless of how he connects.

    You should be always get to the router home page by ethernet http://192.168.1.254 however if you have been messing around with wireless settings then you may not be able to get onto to the network by wireless to acess the routers home page. It wasn't clear to me from the original post whether the access had been lost to the wireless network or to the router. In hindsight I should have looked at the image attached to the post.


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    Eoin
    Registered Users Posts: 21,256 ✭✭✭✭Eoin


    dub45 wrote: »
    You should be always get to the router home page by ethernet http://192.168.1.254 however if you have been messing around with wireless settings then you may not be able to get onto to the network by wireless to acess the routers home page.

    I know that much, but as I understand it regardless of the connection type you will still get prompted for logon credentials if the router is set up to request them.


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    Dudess
    Closed Accounts Posts: 37,214 ✭✭✭✭Dudess


    dub45 wrote: »
    If you asked the question properly and didnt waste people's time
    LOL
    The next time someone asks me for help with something they're clueless about to the point of not really knowing how to ask the question, I'll respond with that charming opener...


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    AlmightyCushion
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,078 Mod ✭✭✭✭AlmightyCushion


    dub45 wrote: »
    You should be always get to the router home page by ethernet http://192.168.1.254 however if you have been messing around with wireless settings then you may not be able to get onto to the network by wireless to acess the routers home page.

    If you go to configure (have to be in expert mode), there is an option to set a password on the router. I'm not 100% but I think if you set a password it will ask you even if you're connected via ethernet. That's probably what happened.

    Glad to see you got it sorted, Terry.


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    dub45
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 12,448 Mod ✭✭✭✭dub45


    Dudess wrote: »
    LOL
    The next time someone asks me for help with something they're clueless about to the point of not really knowing how to ask the question, I'll respond with that charming opener...

    Its copyright and only used under extreme provocation:)


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