How to find a router's IP

[Raa]

This has probably been asked..... I'm not sure, either way it's interesting.

I've got a router with a staticly configured IP address. (Dlink DSL-500)

It DOESNT serve DHCP, and isn't wireless, it doesnt support UPNP (not enabled)

Now, since I dont know its ip, is there an easy way to find its ip to reconfigure it WITHOUT resetting it.

There's a console port, but apparently you need a special dlink cable, which I dont have.

Any sort of suggestion is welcome.

I tried setting my ip to 10.0.0.1 and scanning the 10. network, but this idea sort of proved silly, it'd take a week to scan them all :-/

Cheers,

Raa.

Edited August 15, 2005 by Raa

[Jayzee]

This has probably been asked..... I'm not sure, either way it's interesting.

I've got a router with a staticly configured IP address. (Dlink DSL-500)

It DOESNT serve DHCP, and isn't wireless, it doesnt support UPNP (not enabled)

Now, since I dont know its ip, is there an easy way to find its ip to reconfigure it WITHOUT resetting it.

There's a console port, but apparently you need a special dlink cable, which I dont have.

Any sort of suggestion is welcome.

I tried setting my ip to 10.0.0.1 and scanning the 10. network, but this idea sort of proved silly, it'd take a week to scan them all :-/

Cheers,

Raa.

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No need to scan, just ping...

Do a traceroute and it should show you your router's IP address..

[sfalcon]

If you enter "ipconfig" at the command prompt, your default gateway is your router's IP.

[+Nik Louch Subscriber²]

Arent they pretty much always 192.168.x.1 out of the box?

[Raa]

No No, I didn't clarify

This router isn't from my network. Someone "configured" it, and I'd like to get in and change it.

I'm hooking it directly to my laptop to try and set it....

And Jay - I meant i was doing a ping/scan, sorry :)

...... Yes, normally they are, this one isn't though. Its been 'reconfigured' by helpful hands at one point - My trouble is I need in, without resetting it :(

Edited August 15, 2005 by Raa

[Alexandrea Fride]

standard ip on dl-link is 192.168.0.1

i have a dl-link wirless router

and if it ask for a password then just type "admin" en enter no passwoord

greets

[Jayzee]

Arent they pretty much always 192.168.x.1 out of the box?

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Yes, Dlink are.

Only router's that I've seen that have 10.x.x.x adresses are those designed for business environments, such as Cisco.

[Vice]

Yes, Dlink are.

Only router's that I've seen that have 10.x.x.x adresses are those designed for business environments, such as Cisco.

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Apple routers are set like that by default also :)

[Aldur82]

If you enter "ipconfig" at the command prompt, your default gateway is your router's IP.

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Only if your router is a DHCP server as well, which Ra's isn't

It DOESNT serve DHCP

And usually to get into a router you need to be on the same subnet (so if the router is set for 10.0.0.1 and you're on 192.168.0.2) you won't be able to get into it. So it's a fiddly case of changing your IP and Subnet Mask when you want to try and connect to the router.

To help you out, these are the settings that go together

IP address 192.168.x.x

Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0

IP address 10.0.0.x

Subnet Mask 255.0.0.0

At least I think those are correct. Any other network boffins around to confirm/correct?

[Raa]

Yeah there's a few others.

I was using 10.x as an example though.

What im saying is, I dont know this router's ip at all. Neither does my XP machine. I'm trying to find the router's ip so I can configure it! :)

I was hoping there'd be a simple program I can use to go "bing" here's your ip

Like a batch scanner, or an IP detector or something.

(sounds sorta high tech or totally crazy, i know....)

[Salilsp]

you have to give the machine your on a static ip address the same as that one. If the dlink router is 192.168.1.1 then you need a static ip on your computer to be say 192.168.1.2 and you need to plug a lan cable directly in. Thats the only way to get into a router that doesnt serve DHCP and you cant seem to ping. i have to do that every time i want to change settings on my old linksys...

[Garry]

Dlink routers generally have a factory reset button on the back that you'll need to hold in, with a pen or something, while you apply power. That'll reset it to 192.168.0.1.

Or is this a strange model?

[OSUKid7]

Another possible workaround, if you can determine what external (public) IP address the router has, get on another network with your computer and access it remotely (if this hasn't been disabled).

[Raa]

Hmm, might be possible.... Not sure if there's a firewall blocking it though - but I can give it a shot.

And Garry : I dont want to reset it though :-/

[Jesse Carlton]

doesn't tracert give you the ip of the routers your packet passes through?

[Colin-uk Veteran]

if you can connect to the internet through the router

type this at the command prompt: tracert google.com

the topmost IP address should be your router

[sfalcon]

Hmm, might be possible.... Not sure if there's a firewall blocking it though - but I can give it a shot.

And Garry : I dont want to reset it though :-/

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Why don't you want to reset it??

[Kilgore Trout]

don't know about D-link, but belkin gives my router's ip with ipconfig, and I not on DHCP either

[OSUKid7]

don't know about D-link, but belkin gives my router's ip with ipconfig, and I not on DHCP either

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Then you had to enter it as the default gateway at some time.

[lemat]

go to http://www.glocksoft.com/aatools.htm and download that program, that allows you to scan a range of ip's and ports (or find another one like that, there are plenty). If you were using linux, you could use the fping tool, but i guess you are not. Luck.

[RotAtoR]

If you're trying to find the IP for the interface on your side of the router and if you're using Windows, type "route print" at the command line to figure out the IP for your gateway, which will probably be the router.

[Lee G. Veteran]

I have a D-Link router.

Its IP is 192.168.1.1