I cant access my Router's configuration...

To RESET the Netgear, power up the Netgear then press andhold the RESET button at the back of the router until all the LEDs flash.Connect a LAN cable from the Netgear to the LAN port on yourcomputer, open a browser and enter the Netgear configuration URL -
http://192.168.0.1
The default login = admin
The default PW = passwordYou can now change the default admin password and configurethe wireless settings.
Go to the wireless configuration and set up the SSID and WPA or WPA2encryption.
Now apply these settings to the wireless card in your laptop/computer.
To secure your wireless network from unauthorized access, please click on thislink and follow my instructions :-http://www.fixya.com/support/r3559128-wireless_router_security

cant login ... i configured router with the wizard no problem can ping router go to main router login but i get " Enter the correct password above and then type the characters you see in the picture below.



as you can see the characters are not visible!

never had this problem with windows xp but unfortunately all my computers are windows 7 now ... could this be a brower issue because i tried them all.

The default D-link router login is admin with no password. With that said, you probably cannot login to your router because D-link requires you to change this default login the very first time you login to set it up. If you have a router you setup a long time ago and have forgotten its password and settings, you will likely have to reset D-link router password.

If you look at the back of your D-link router, you will see a pin-hole. Inside that hole is a button that resets the router. To perform the reset, insert the end of a paperclip in the hole and depress the button for about ten seconds. Leave the router on during this time. It will reboot by itself and the WAN light will begin flashing on the front.

When it stops, the router is reset and you can login to it using your web browser. Just type http://192.168.0.1 and click enter. You should see the D-link login window. Type admin without a password and you will be presented with the default d-link settings again. Configure a new password and wireless settings and your router will now be accessible again

If you cannot login to the router's configuration URL, then you can reset the Netgear back to the factory defaults by powering up the router and press the pinhole RESET button at the back of the router until the LEDs turn on, then release the RESET button and wait for the router to reboot.
Then connect a LAN cable from the computer to the router open an Internet Browser and enter the router's configuration URL
http://192.168.0.1
The default login = admin
The default password = password.
You can now configure the wireless settings, Eg. SSID, encryption etc.
To secure your wireless from unauthorized access, please click on this link and follow my instructions :-
http://www.fixya.com/support/r3559128-wireless_router_security

you need to replace your modem with a router that is capable of running Network Address Translation. You are trying to route private IP's (192,168.x.x) over the public IP (internet) network.

Manual for WBR14-G2 router [6.2 MB] in pdf format:
http://www.smc.com/files/AG/MN_SMCWBR14-G2.pdf

Keeping others from connecting to your router:
1. Have an "wired only" router login access or for this router "change and disable your SSID". This way you avoid that others can login to
to the router changing your settings: See page 48 of the manual.
1.1 Wireless Network Name (SSID): change the default name SMC
to "any private name" ( and remember for later login )
1.2 Broadcast Wireless Network Name: change from default ENABLE
to DISABLE .

2. Make a secure wireless encryption key for your connection:
see page 87.
2.1 For most secure key select WPA / WPA2 only and SAVE SETTINGS .
2.2 See page 91 for entering and saving your secure key: the password
that must be entered to get access to the router.

Disable firewall on your computer. It seems that it's blocking you from getting in the setup page. you may also try using another computer to login just to isolate your problem

You need to log on to your router. Go to Start>Run>type http://192.168.1.1. then a login window appears. Leave username blank and admin for password. There you will find the port-forwarding, DMZ stuff that gamers use. Here is the link for Linksys info for your router http://www.linksysbycisco.com/US/en/support/WRT160N Steve Medley

Is your laptop working completely -- including to the internet to access web pages with its current router attachment?

Is the laptop connected wirelessly or by a wire?

Is the desktop connected with a wire or wirelessly?

Was the desktop connected to another device before?

Was the desktop configured to login before especially if it was not connected to the router before?

Did you configure the router to do the login that used to be done by the desktop before, if that was the case?

If the router is now doing the login did you configure the desktop not to login if it is no longer needed?

Did you configure IP addresses, subnet masks, gateway addresses or DNS addresses into the router before?

Does having the router mean these should be removed and the desktop switched to accept dymanic addressing from the router?

These are quite a few questions and you may not be able to answer them all. Answer what you can in a comment to this issue and I will attempt to determine a plan to get your desktop connected.