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Setting up a spare router.
13-11-2014 4:22 PM
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-- First problem, it's an ADSL router, not FTTC. Whoops, didn't think of that!
However, I flashed 8.C.M.0 firmware onto it (was running 10.2.2.B) without problem, plugged it into my FTTC modem and it brought the connection up no trouble. All good so far.
-- Second problem, I saved the config from my existing router and tried restoring it to the new router and it all goes wrong.
It 'sort-of' works, the config loads, the router reboots with my old WiFi network name and password but I can't login to it anymore (Invalid admin password). Tried all combinations I can think of but no luck.
Also (More importantly), it no longer brings up the FTTC connection, 'Internet' light on router stays red.
I have to reset it with a 'pin-in-the-hole', then it works again but with the default config.
The current result is that I have a working spare but I can't setup my normal config without a lot of typing (Lots of static IPs and port forwarding to be done).
Any ideas?
Maybe it's just that you can't take a config from one router and load it on another?
Or maybe changing the firmware isn't a good idea?
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13-11-2014 4:33 PM
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13-11-2014 5:21 PM
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The admin password will be the serial no, printed on the underside of the router.
Quote but I can't login to it anymore (Invalid admin password)
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13-11-2014 5:34 PM
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Quote from: MisterW The admin password will be the serial no, printed on the underside of the router.
Quote but I can't login to it anymore (Invalid admin password)
No, it won't.
It was before I restored the config from my other router but after that it no longer worked.
Nor did the password from my old router, nor blank, nor 'admin'.
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13-11-2014 5:52 PM
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Re: Setting up a spare router.
13-11-2014 5:56 PM
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I'm assuming that the h/w is the same.
One thought: once I had the new router running, I restored the my config via WiFi.
Is that OK, or do you need to do it over an Ethernet connection?
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