Open port problem

helpme.com · 07-07-2009, 05:38 PM

hi my mom buy a rooter for a laptop ok aneway is not here the problem my problem are i need to open some port ok but when i try i faile look whta i do

1-i put my ip on internte bar
2-i put admin for passworad (there is the problem)

when i put admin nothing happen and when i try 2-3-4 time i got a error so plz some 1 telle me what i need to do to fix this problem i realy need to open some port because i run some importan server on my comp and now i cant run it any more so plz plz plz help me god <<<<<<

**koala** · 07-07-2009, 05:45 PM

Hi, welcome to TSF

Routers have different default usernames and passwords depending on the model.

What make/model is your router?

helpme.com · 07-07-2009, 05:50 PM

its a linksys

**koala** · 07-07-2009, 05:55 PM

That's the make. What's the model number?

There are about 100 different Linksys routers. I've looked at the defaults for a few of them and they all seem to be admin for username and admin for password.

Did the router come with an instruction manual?

helpme.com · 07-07-2009, 05:59 PM

wrt54g2 v1<<<<< this is the model number

and no manual lol its very weird but aneway this is the model number

**koala** · 07-07-2009, 06:14 PM

Linksys wrt54g2: username and password are both admin.

helpme.com · 07-07-2009, 06:17 PM

ok i try but still nothing again whn i press ok after puting admin he refresh and nothing its very weird

helpme.com · 07-07-2009, 06:28 PM

i got this error when i try 3-4 time

401 Unauthorized
Authorization required. i dont know i guess i need to got an Authorization so do you think i need to call the owner of this rooter and get an Authorization or something like that

**koala** · 07-07-2009, 06:42 PM

Go to Start > Control Panel > Internet Options > Security tab, click the Custom Level button, scroll down to User Authentication at the bottom of the list and select Prompt for user name and password, click OK, then try again.

If you are using a software firewall, disable it temporarily.

helpme.com · 07-08-2009, 12:55 PM

ok hmm i does what you saying and always the same error i dont understad why so if oyu have a other solution plz tell me

**Jason09** · 07-08-2009, 01:18 PM

If with the proper username and password you still cannot connect to the router, you need to reset the router to factory default settings.
Note: This will reset everything you have set in the router, including network keys (WEP, WPA etc.), time, filters, etc.
Take a paper clip, and push it in the tiny reset button at the back of the router for about 15 seconds, then reboot the computer and try accessing the router again.

helpme.com · 07-14-2009, 12:05 AM

ok ok hmm first if i reset my router ok because look i got a laptop to so if i reset my router i will lost all conexion or no?

heyimjason · 07-14-2009, 07:05 AM

No, you won't lose connection. It'll just open your router so that anybody can connect to it. Until you reinstate your security settings, anyways.

Before doing that, if you haven't yet, try leaving the username blank and using "admin" as the password. Linksys often says to use "admin" as the user name and the password, but often the routers actually require to username to be left blank.

Otherwise, who installed the router? I'm assuming that it was you, or your mother. Did either of you run the setup CD that came with it? If so, it would have had you change the password. If she set it up, ask her what she chose for the password.

07-07-2009, 05:38 PM	#1 (permalink)
helpme.com Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 12 OS: window xp home (licensed)	Open port problem hi my mom buy a rooter for a laptop ok aneway is not here the problem my problem are i need to open some port ok but when i try i faile look whta i do 1-i put my ip on internte bar 2-i put admin for passworad (there is the problem) when i put admin nothing happen and when i try 2-3-4 time i got a error so plz some 1 telle me what i need to do to fix this problem i realy need to open some port because i run some importan server on my comp and now i cant run it any more so plz plz plz help me god <<<<<< Last edited by koala; 07-07-2009 at 05:45 PM. Reason: removed email to prevent spambots

07-07-2009, 05:45 PM	#2 (permalink)
koala Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Posts: 12,355 OS: XP/7/Ubuntu My System	Re: Open port problem Hi, welcome to TSF Routers have different default usernames and passwords depending on the model. What make/model is your router? __________________ New members: Subscribe to your thread (Thread Tools) to receive an instant email notification when you get a reply. TSF Folding@Home Team 85015 - details here

07-07-2009, 05:50 PM	#3 (permalink)
helpme.com Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 12 OS: window xp home (licensed)	Re: Open port problem its a linksys

07-07-2009, 05:55 PM	#4 (permalink)
koala Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Posts: 12,355 OS: XP/7/Ubuntu My System	Re: Open port problem That's the make. What's the model number? There are about 100 different Linksys routers. I've looked at the defaults for a few of them and they all seem to be admin for username and admin for password. Did the router come with an instruction manual? __________________ New members: Subscribe to your thread (Thread Tools) to receive an instant email notification when you get a reply. TSF Folding@Home Team 85015 - details here

07-07-2009, 05:59 PM	#5 (permalink)
helpme.com Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 12 OS: window xp home (licensed)	Re: Open port problem wrt54g2 v1<<<<< this is the model number and no manual lol its very weird but aneway this is the model number Last edited by koala; 07-07-2009 at 06:13 PM. Reason: watch the language

07-07-2009, 06:14 PM	#6 (permalink)
koala Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Posts: 12,355 OS: XP/7/Ubuntu My System	Re: Open port problem Linksys wrt54g2: username and password are both admin. __________________ New members: Subscribe to your thread (Thread Tools) to receive an instant email notification when you get a reply. TSF Folding@Home Team 85015 - details here

07-07-2009, 06:17 PM	#7 (permalink)
helpme.com Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 12 OS: window xp home (licensed)	Re: Open port problem ok i try but still nothing again whn i press ok after puting admin he refresh and nothing its very weird

07-07-2009, 06:28 PM	#8 (permalink)
helpme.com Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 12 OS: window xp home (licensed)	Re: Open port problem i got this error when i try 3-4 time 401 Unauthorized Authorization required. i dont know i guess i need to got an Authorization so do you think i need to call the owner of this rooter and get an Authorization or something like that

07-07-2009, 06:42 PM	#9 (permalink)
koala Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Posts: 12,355 OS: XP/7/Ubuntu My System	Re: Open port problem Go to Start > Control Panel > Internet Options > Security tab, click the Custom Level button, scroll down to User Authentication at the bottom of the list and select Prompt for user name and password, click OK, then try again. If you are using a software firewall, disable it temporarily. __________________ New members: Subscribe to your thread (Thread Tools) to receive an instant email notification when you get a reply. TSF Folding@Home Team 85015 - details here

07-08-2009, 12:55 PM	#10 (permalink)
helpme.com Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 12 OS: window xp home (licensed)	Re: Open port problem ok hmm i does what you saying and always the same error i dont understad why so if oyu have a other solution plz tell me

07-08-2009, 01:18 PM	#11 (permalink)
Jason09 Moderator, Games Team Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Near Washington, D.C. Posts: 2,348 OS: Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 3 My System	Re: Open port problem If with the proper username and password you still cannot connect to the router, you need to reset the router to factory default settings. Note: This will reset everything you have set in the router, including network keys (WEP, WPA etc.), time, filters, etc. Take a paper clip, and push it in the tiny reset button at the back of the router for about 15 seconds, then reboot the computer and try accessing the router again. __________________ Gaming troubleshooting steps. Real peace cannot be found in what happens in Washington, D.C. Only God can give true peace to people.

07-14-2009, 12:05 AM	#12 (permalink)
helpme.com Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 12 OS: window xp home (licensed)	Re: Open port problem ok ok hmm first if i reset my router ok because look i got a laptop to so if i reset my router i will lost all conexion or no?

07-14-2009, 07:05 AM	#13 (permalink)
heyimjason Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 78 OS: various	Re: Open port problem No, you won't lose connection. It'll just open your router so that anybody can connect to it. Until you reinstate your security settings, anyways. Before doing that, if you haven't yet, try leaving the username blank and using "admin" as the password. Linksys often says to use "admin" as the user name and the password, but often the routers actually require to username to be left blank. Otherwise, who installed the router? I'm assuming that it was you, or your mother. Did either of you run the setup CD that came with it? If so, it would have had you change the password. If she set it up, ask her what she chose for the password.