Linksys : RV042 4-Port 10/100 VPN Router (NELIRO05) "dos command factory reset" Questions

...Press and hold it for 5 secs then wait until the LAN light turns solid and try to access again the router by it's default IP address. You can get the IP by running ipconfig on the DOS command

You should run "ipconfig /all" from a DOS command promt and print out the results to help you restore some of the settings of your network when changing from the router defaults.  Good luck! 

...DOS command prompt type IPCONFIG/ALL look for the gateway address, that is the IP Adress of your router hi your router default ip 192.18.1.1 may be 192.168.0.1 http://192.168.1.1 username - admin ...

DOS window and type: Type the following command [b]Ping google.com[/b] Post back the results rightclick in the box select all enter control key + C key - to copy then reply here and control key + V to

...get yourseld to a "Command Prompt"---- aka the old DOS Prompt. a.] enter "arp -a" without the quote This should show the IP Address[s] of ALL devices on your LAN. One should be the wireless

Command Prompt or the DOS Prompt and typing ipconfig and pressing enter. Look for the default gateway address it will probably be 192.168.?.? if it was changed and the 192.168.? part will match the IP

DOS command. The Default Gateway must shows 192.168.1.1. Just to be sure this IP is accessible, run a ping test (Ping 198.168.1.1). C:\Users\PC>ping 10.1.1.1 Pinging 10.1.1.1 with 32 bytes of data:

...Command Prompt. A black DOS box will appear. Enter the following: "ping 192.168.1.1" (no quotes), and hit the Enter key. You will see 3 or 4 lines that start either with "Reply from ... " or "Request ...

...Command Prompt. A black DOS box will appear. Enter the following: "ping 192.168.1.1" (no quotes), and hit the Enter key. You will see 3 or 4 lines that start either with "Reply from ... " or "Request ...