finding and editing my router

[Guest]

I need to know how to find "where" my router is. And then I need to know how
to change the information to that I can "open up a port and send to and from
another computer. Something about "virtual port forwarding"?. I work at an
office that uses two servers. And our support is unable to log in and
communicate with one of the servers because our "router is locked"? So I
need to find it and change or add a port number, and the IP address. Make
any sense? Any kind of help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Guest]

start/run, type :
CMD /K IPCONFIG
The "Default Gateway" address is your router. (i.e. http://192.168.0.1
Clicking that link right here in this message could possibly open your router
software.)

 

[Patrick Keenan]

I need to know how to find "where" my router is. And then I need to know
how
to change the information to that I can "open up a port and send to and
from
another computer. Something about "virtual port forwarding"?. I work at
an
office that uses two servers. And our support is unable to log in and
communicate with one of the servers because our "router is locked"? So I
need to find it and change or add a port number, and the IP address. Make
any sense? Any kind of help would be greatly appreciated.

From a command prompt, type ipconfig and look for the "gateway" address.
That's the router; enter that address into the address bar of a browser.
You'll get a login prompt.

You will also need to know the username and password for the router. This
is often unchanged from stock, so check the manual for it; these are usually
available online. These days, the defaults are sometimes written on the
unit's label. Often, it's a combination of the word "admin" and the enter
key, but it varies from brand to brand.

The manual will also give you directions for port forwarding and unblocking.

If the default ID and password do not work, you need to find out who has
control of the router and get the information from them.

You *can* reset it to factory defaults, but this will have other effects
that you may not want to deal with.

HTH
-pk