Trouble logging into router after resetting

Installing and Using OpenWrt
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I reset my router and it was on a custom IP / place to log into the browser GUI - I reset it because it wasn't able to be SSH'ed into

but now I can't figure out how to log in
connecting to 192.168.1.1 and 192.168.0.1

dont work
i'm very new to this
(i'm guessing it's cause I need to get in somehow and reinstall Luci?
let me know if i'm using this wrong!

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More information is needed, but in general, your device should be reachable at 192.168.1.1.

  • What is the brand+model of the router?
  • What version of OpenWrt are you using?
  • How is the router connected to your computer?
  • Is the router connected to anything else?
  • What is your computer's IP address setting (DHCP or static; what address does it currently have)?
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If you need to reinstall Luci, there's always ssh.

Does your wired client get an 192.168.1.x IP ?

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looks like its openwrt 1 running on a bannana pie

24.01 I believe ( the UI is not working for me now so I do not know for certain)
the router WAS connecting through the GUI (luci, through my internet browser)
but foolishly I did not realize that erasing the router would reset the custom (IP) 192.168.50.1

the router before was connected to second router (getting internet from ISP) (I believe it is connected through ethernet to that, and then the power cable)

I have now just pulled the router over to my computer and connected it through usb a to usb c cable

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which specific model?

this probably won't work.

Does your computer have ethernet?

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this computer does not have ethernet - but I think I have another laptop who does

I also have not been able to figure out how to SSH at all - it seems to be considered common knowledge of how to do it - but I am very new to linux :sad:

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Ethernet is required. A USB-to-etherent adapter will work, too.

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I have not attempted "192.18.1x"

and afaik 192.168.1.1 and 192.168.0.1 have not worked

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If it's OpenWRT One, the ports will revert back to default, PoE port will be WAN.

That's the console, not Ethernet, but you'll be able to see what's happening.

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ok - i've got it connected to an ethernet port along with a usba to usbc to connect to the data inside - if it's not too much trouble is there a way to reset the IP back to being 192.168.50.1?

and thank you so much frolic <3 ^w^

edit: looks like its not showing up as a device - but it is connected thru the ethernet
may need to find a different cable

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Does this mean you've regained connectivity to the device?

Changing the IP is fairly easy...

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I SEEM to be connected - but I do not know the IP address of the router .. but trying to find it - thank you for the article too

appreciate ur help

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The IP address should be 192.168.1.1 if you've reset the config to defaults.

If not, with your computer set to DHCP client mode, you can usually see the gateway (and DNS) address values as advertised by the DHCP server. Those addresses typically correspond to the router itself.

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ok it looks like its fixed! got it - seems like my browser was trying to securely connect instead of Http -_- which is my bad I think

thank you ! for your help !

EDIT : but for some reason I can't connect to it through my other computer through terminal - just by being manually connected... hmm

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The web server in OpenWrt supports https, but it will be a self-signed certificate so you'll get warnings from the browser. You should be able to get past those warnings, though.

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okay looks like im manually connected - it looks like all of the radios / wireless stuff just got turned off - so reenabled that

hopefully it works when I plug it back into the ISP

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Yes, that is expected. When you reset the device, you set it back to the default state. That means the radios are disabled.

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