Can’t connect to Linksys E2000 router admin interface: Connection refused

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I am trying to connect to our router on 192.168.1.1 (correct IP) directly plugged in via Ethernet cable.

Connection via Firefox simply gives the can't establish a connection to the server error.

When I try a WGET command from our CentOS machine, I recieve the error ...failed: Connection refused.

Can anyone tell me why the router might be refusing connections to it's web interface?

Cheers

Best Answer

It is possible the router has been configured to disable the web interface. This can be done in a number of ways, some of which may not apply to your particular model.

  1. Switch to only allow admin via HTTPS.
  2. Restrict the ip addresses of the computers that are allowed to access the admin page.
  3. Disable admin page altogether.

For systems that do allow option 3 there must be another way of configuring the router. This could be via some special software program (which quite often is windows only) or by using telnet or by connecting the computer directly to a machine using a serial lead and using hyperterminal.

Of course you should always check that your browser isn't just blocking a popup that is asking for the username and password.

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