Netgear router problem

[Haidukken]

I didn't really know what subforum to use, so I thought I'd ask the subscribers. Here goes.

I've got an NETGEAR WGR614v9 router, because my ISP is VM and I need to change mac addresses to get new IP addresses.
Everything has been working well for past 3-4 months and I've not had any issues with the whole setup.

Last night I was doing my normal stealthin business, switching MAC address and to obtain a new IP address when suddenly I was not able to connect to internet via Netgear router anymore.

I canged my MAC address, switched OFF my VM Hub and after some time switched ON my VM Hub again. I waited some time, as I normally do, and then went to IPBurger to check my new IP but my laptop was not able to connect to website- I thought perhaps I have the signal from the Router but haven't got connection yet, but then after 10 minutes I was still not able to get access to internet.
I then tried to log back to Netgear to see if change of MAC address would solve my problem, but now I'm unable to even log into 192.168.1.1
I have tried different browsers- I normally use Mozilla and with Mozilla I can't even load up the Netgear settings, with Chrome I can get to the settings but I'm unable to change MAC address, as the numbers don't load up.

My normal internet connection works without problems, it's just when I switch my VM to Modem mode, I start to have problems.
(I tried resetting Netgear, that didn't help either)


Any help is appreciated.

Could it be a case of just a dead Netgear router and should I be looking for a new one?

Thanks.

[SilentHill]

had this happen to me once. Try Rebooting your router to factory setting.



Cheers

[Haidukken]

Originally Posted by SilentHill

had this happen to me once. Try Rebooting your router to factory setting.



Cheers

You mean the hardreset button around the back, next to power cable?

[SilentHill]

see the thing is I was still able to connect to my router. just not the internet.

But I just rebooted to factory. and It went to the original Mac Address.


I think you may have a different issue if you cant even connect to the router??

[Haidukken]

I mean I can't connect to router using Mozilla, but I can get connected using Chrome. I don't have any issues with Mozilla when I'm on my normal VM Hub Internet.
Also the weird thing about it was that it started as I was switching it between two different accounts and I did nothing different, the whole process is always exactly the same. It's not as if I didn't use it for some time and then suddenly had a problem. It was literally working fine and then suddenly not working fine.

I'll see what you guys can come with and I'll search the net a bit, but in case I can't resolve it- I have already bough 3 new routers and they will be delivered on Tuesday. Then I have backup ones as well, in case something like this happens again.

Just a bit of a **** timing, I wanted to list some items, across all accounts, starting tomorrow. Oh well.

[techdawg]

As already said, this problem can be fixed IME by resetting router to factory default.

You can do this by pressing the button you mentioned with a paper-clip, or you can also reset it within the router console if you can still access it. It sounds like the host configuration for the DHCP is messed up, and a default wipe will fix it right up.

Good luck!

[Haidukken]

Right,

New routers arrived today and now I have few backup ones in case something serious DOES happen.

I managed to solve my problem with the backup erase(Just a form of reset, I guess) and I also managed to find what the actual cause was so I can avoid it in the future.

It seems that if I load up the Netgear settings to change the MAC, if the boxes load up, but numbers don't and I just copy new MAC address into it, as it would normally appear, it will have problems.
I just need to load up both the boxes for the number AND number themselves for some odd reason.
Otherwise even though it does the whole loading bit, after a reboot I will have connection issues.

Few trial and errors, but easily fixable and I'm back to steady stealthin