"Ret." <xxx> wrote in message
news:Q62dnZNUuMJklGXUnZ2dnUVZ8imdnZ2d@pipex.net...
> Peter Pan wrote:
>> "Ret." <xxx> wrote in message
>> news:4Kudna35EL8k12rUnZ2dnUVZ8q6dnZ2d@pipex.net...
>>> I have a Linksys WAG160n router. I'm advised to change the password
>>> from the default 'admin' - but it wont let me!
>>>
>>> I go to the web-page, click on the 'Administration' tab, change the
>>> password, then click on 'save settings' - but after a long pause I
>>> get a new web-page that just says "Internet Explorer is unable to
>>> display the requested page".
>>>
>>> The password is not changed.
>>>
>>> Anyone any ideas?
>>>
>>> Ret.
>>
>> do you have remote admin by wireless disabled? sounds like you can
>> read but not write....
>
> Yes - that's it. On the same web-page it states that remote admin is
> disabled - I didn't realise that this prevented *me* from making changes
> within my home network! I can't change that setting either - so I assume
> that I'll have to use an ethernet cable to connect the laptop to the
> router to make these changes?
>
> Ret.

That's probably the easiest way, used to be that by default wireless admin
was on and your wap/router could be hijacked... Now it most cases its just
turned off, should work fine by wire though.....