Posted by Administrator on Feb 22, 2010 in Tech Tactics | 0 comments
Question: I Need Help With A Wireless Router
I tried to log into my wireless router to change my settings and when i tried it said wrong password. so i tried a bunch of passwords none work. so is there a way to reset my password or recover the old one.
Additionally, it’s a netgear wireless router, it has no reset button and I lost the installation disk.
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Answer:
All routers have a recessed reset button somewhere on the back of the the device. You will need a small pointed device like a writing pen to press it.
All routers have this button as a physical fail safe so you can get back into the router. It’s a security measure so the owner of the system can regain control in case someone else hijacks it. Once depressed (and in some cases, held for 30 seconds), your system will revert back to the manufacturer’s default configuration, which is the configuration of the system right out of the box.
Once you regain control of the router, you can log back in using the ip address and passwords in your user manual (typically 192.168.1.1, with user: admin and a password of either admin, password, or 1234. They make the initial password easy to use. So this will be the first thing you will want to change once you reset the device).
Good Luck
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Posted by Administrator on Feb 22, 2010 in Tech Tactics | 0 comments
Question: Can you use any modem for High Speed Intenet?
Meaning say I have Comcast High Speed Internet… They gave me a modem I have to pay 4 bucks a month extra because it is there modem. Can I use my own modem so all I would have to do is plug in the cables into my new modem? Thanks.
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Answer:
You can use your modem, but you will have to call your cable company and tell them that you are using your own modem. you will also need to provide them with the MAC address of your new modem. They may ask for the MAC address of the old one, and they will definitely ask for the old one back (so they can stop charging you the extra $4)
If the modem is new, then it should conform to all of the new protocols and specs. But to be on the safe side, tell them specifically the model of the modem you are using and ask them if there will be any problems using the device at (whatever bandwidth you are paying for). Don’t stop until you get either a “yes” or a “no” answer.
Hope this helps.
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Posted by Administrator on Feb 19, 2010 in Tech Tactics | 1 comment
I had an 80 Gigabyte laptop hard drive and a laptop-hdd-to-USB adapter. However when I connect it to another computer I can’t access it and it says “Unrecognized USB device”. How can I recover the hard drive and browse through the files? The hard drive has crashed and I’m trying to recover the files, for free preferably
P.S. Also, I would like to recover the drive so it can be used again.
My Response:
Three questions:
1. Does the drive even spin up? If not, then game over.
2. Was the hard drive that died formatted with NTFS?
3. Are you connecting it to a PC running some version of Microsoft Windows?
Security descriptors in NTFS will thwart your attempts to do what you are attempting. That’s part of the security features of using NTFS.
Try this instead. If the drive still spins up, put it back in your laptop. Then go over to Lifehacker and read how to recover files using knoppix. Knoppix is based on a linux kernel and resides completely on a CD.
Create your knoppix CD, put it into your laptop and then boot your laptop from your CD drive. Once the knoppix kernel is live and active, you should be able to mount the problematic drive and copy any salvageable files over to a USB flashdrive for restoration.
See Lifehacker source below.
Lifehacker Geek to Live: Rescue Files with a boot CD
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