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Some more information about my laptop configuration.

When I have the laptop connected via ethernet to a LAN port of the router (no wifi):

$ip route
default via 158.110.96.1 dev eth0  proto static 
158.110.96.0/24 dev eth0  proto kernel  scope link  src 158.110.96.145  metric 1 
172.17.0.0/16 dev docker0  proto kernel  scope link  src 172.17.42.1 
$ip addr
1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 65536 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN group default 
    link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00
    inet 127.0.0.1/8 scope host lo
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
    inet6 ::1/128 scope host 
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
2: eth0: <NO-CARRIER,BROADCAST<BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP>UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc mq state DOWNUP group default qlen 1000
    link/ether 1c:75:08:48:59:95 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
3: wlan0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc mq state UP group default qlen 1000
    link/ether 5c:ac:4c:3c:5d:b2 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
    inet 192158.168110.096.111145/24 brd 192158.168110.096.255 scope global wlan0eth0
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
    inet6 fe80::5eac1e75:4cff8ff:fe3cfe48:5db25995/64 scope link 
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
3: wlan0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 qdisc mq state DOWN group default qlen 1000
    link/ether 5c:ac:4c:3c:5d:b2 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
4: docker0: <NO-CARRIER,BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP> mtu 1500 qdisc noqueue state DOWN group default 
    link/ether 56:84:7a:fe:97:99 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
    inet 172.17.42.1/16 scope global docker0
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever

Trying to access 192.168.1.1 triggers the captive portal login, but I cannot access the config page.

Here's the output when the ethernet cable is connected to the WAN of my router and my laptop is connected to the wifi network of the router (ideally I'd like to be able to access router settings from this configuration, without having to add cables to my router etc.):

$ip route
default via 192158.168110.096.1 dev wlan0  proto static 
172158.17110.096.0/1624 dev docker0wlan0  proto kernel  scope link  src 172158.17110.4296.1119  metric 9 
192172.16817.0.0/2416 dev wlan0docker0  proto kernel  scope link  src 192172.16817.042.111  metric 91

Here's the output for ip addr and ip route when the ethernet cable is connected to the WAN of my router and my laptop is connected to the wifi network of the router (ideally I'd like to be able to access router settings from this configuration, without having to add cables to my router etc.):

$ip addr
1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 65536 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN group default 
    link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00
    inet 127.0.0.1/8 scope host lo
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
    inet6 ::1/128 scope host 
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
2: eth0: <NO-CARRIER,BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP> mtu 1500 qdisc mq state DOWN group default qlen 1000
    link/ether 1c:75:08:48:59:95 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
    inet6 fe80::1e75:8ff:fe48:5995/64 scope link 
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
3: wlan0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc mq state UP group default qlen 1000
    link/ether 5c:ac:4c:3c:5d:b2 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
    inet 158.110.96.119/24 brd 158.110.96.255 scope global wlan0
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
    inet6 fe80::5eac:4cff:fe3c:5db2/64 scope link 
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
4: docker0: <NO-CARRIER,BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP> mtu 1500 qdisc noqueue state DOWN group default 
    link/ether 56:84:7a:fe:97:99 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
    inet 172.17.42.1/16 scope global docker0
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
$ip route
default via 158.110.96.1 dev wlan0  proto static 
158.110.96.0/24 dev wlan0  proto kernel  scope link  src 158.110.96.119  metric 9 
172.17.0.0/16 dev docker0  proto kernel  scope link  src 172.17.42.1

Trying to access 192.168.1.1 triggers the captive portal login, but I cannot access the config page.

With my current configuration trying to connect the laptop via ethernet to the WAN of the router fails saying that IP configuration is missing.

Note that I only care about being able to access the internet and to access the router configuration page. I don't care about other things in the network configuration.

Some more information about my laptop configuration:

$ip addr
1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 65536 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN group default 
    link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00
    inet 127.0.0.1/8 scope host lo
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
    inet6 ::1/128 scope host 
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
2: eth0: <NO-CARRIER,BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP> mtu 1500 qdisc mq state DOWN group default qlen 1000
    link/ether 1c:75:08:48:59:95 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
3: wlan0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc mq state UP group default qlen 1000
    link/ether 5c:ac:4c:3c:5d:b2 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
    inet 192.168.0.111/24 brd 192.168.0.255 scope global wlan0
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
    inet6 fe80::5eac:4cff:fe3c:5db2/64 scope link 
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
4: docker0: <NO-CARRIER,BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP> mtu 1500 qdisc noqueue state DOWN group default 
    link/ether 56:84:7a:fe:97:99 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
    inet 172.17.42.1/16 scope global docker0
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
$ip route
default via 192.168.0.1 dev wlan0  proto static 
172.17.0.0/16 dev docker0  proto kernel  scope link  src 172.17.42.1 
192.168.0.0/24 dev wlan0  proto kernel  scope link  src 192.168.0.111  metric 9

Here's the output for ip addr and ip route when the ethernet cable is connected to the WAN of my router and my laptop is connected to the wifi network of the router (ideally I'd like to be able to access router settings from this configuration, without having to add cables to my router etc.):

$ip addr
1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 65536 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN group default 
    link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00
    inet 127.0.0.1/8 scope host lo
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
    inet6 ::1/128 scope host 
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
2: eth0: <NO-CARRIER,BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP> mtu 1500 qdisc mq state DOWN group default qlen 1000
    link/ether 1c:75:08:48:59:95 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
3: wlan0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc mq state UP group default qlen 1000
    link/ether 5c:ac:4c:3c:5d:b2 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
    inet 158.110.96.119/24 brd 158.110.96.255 scope global wlan0
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
    inet6 fe80::5eac:4cff:fe3c:5db2/64 scope link 
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
4: docker0: <NO-CARRIER,BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP> mtu 1500 qdisc noqueue state DOWN group default 
    link/ether 56:84:7a:fe:97:99 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
    inet 172.17.42.1/16 scope global docker0
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
$ip route
default via 158.110.96.1 dev wlan0  proto static 
158.110.96.0/24 dev wlan0  proto kernel  scope link  src 158.110.96.119  metric 9 
172.17.0.0/16 dev docker0  proto kernel  scope link  src 172.17.42.1

Some more information about my laptop configuration.

When I have the laptop connected via ethernet to a LAN port of the router (no wifi):

$ip route
default via 158.110.96.1 dev eth0  proto static 
158.110.96.0/24 dev eth0  proto kernel  scope link  src 158.110.96.145  metric 1 
172.17.0.0/16 dev docker0  proto kernel  scope link  src 172.17.42.1 
$ip addr
1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 65536 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN group default 
    link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00
    inet 127.0.0.1/8 scope host lo
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
    inet6 ::1/128 scope host 
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
2: eth0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc mq state UP group default qlen 1000
    link/ether 1c:75:08:48:59:95 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
    inet 158.110.96.145/24 brd 158.110.96.255 scope global eth0
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
    inet6 fe80::1e75:8ff:fe48:5995/64 scope link 
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
3: wlan0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 qdisc mq state DOWN group default qlen 1000
    link/ether 5c:ac:4c:3c:5d:b2 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
4: docker0: <NO-CARRIER,BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP> mtu 1500 qdisc noqueue state DOWN group default 
    link/ether 56:84:7a:fe:97:99 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
    inet 172.17.42.1/16 scope global docker0
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever

Trying to access 192.168.1.1 triggers the captive portal login, but I cannot access the config page.

Here's the output when the ethernet cable is connected to the WAN of my router and my laptop is connected to the wifi network of the router (ideally I'd like to be able to access router settings from this configuration, without having to add cables to my router etc.):

$ip route
default via 158.110.96.1 dev wlan0  proto static 
158.110.96.0/24 dev wlan0  proto kernel  scope link  src 158.110.96.119  metric 9 
172.17.0.0/16 dev docker0  proto kernel  scope link  src 172.17.42.1
$ip addr
1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 65536 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN group default 
    link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00
    inet 127.0.0.1/8 scope host lo
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
    inet6 ::1/128 scope host 
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
2: eth0: <NO-CARRIER,BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP> mtu 1500 qdisc mq state DOWN group default qlen 1000
    link/ether 1c:75:08:48:59:95 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
    inet6 fe80::1e75:8ff:fe48:5995/64 scope link 
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
3: wlan0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc mq state UP group default qlen 1000
    link/ether 5c:ac:4c:3c:5d:b2 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
    inet 158.110.96.119/24 brd 158.110.96.255 scope global wlan0
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
    inet6 fe80::5eac:4cff:fe3c:5db2/64 scope link 
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
4: docker0: <NO-CARRIER,BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP> mtu 1500 qdisc noqueue state DOWN group default 
    link/ether 56:84:7a:fe:97:99 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
    inet 172.17.42.1/16 scope global docker0
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever

Trying to access 192.168.1.1 triggers the captive portal login, but I cannot access the config page.

With my current configuration trying to connect the laptop via ethernet to the WAN of the router fails saying that IP configuration is missing.

Note that I only care about being able to access the internet and to access the router configuration page. I don't care about other things in the network configuration.

Fixed a bit of formatting and added disclaimer about being a network n00b.

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edited Mar 16, 2015 at 7:51

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I'd like to change some settings (especially the password...). However, right now, I cannot reach http://192.168.1.1/. It never lands on the login page (ping 192.168.1.1 gives an unknown host error). I've already tried disconnecting from the wifi network and only connect directly to the router via ethernet on a LAN port. I've tried disconnecting the router from the WAN. I've tried connecting the laptop to the WAN port of the router (in this case I get an error message about missing IP configuration, which is probably due to not having DHCP enabled in the router?).:

disconnecting from the wifi network and only connect directly to the router via ethernet on a LAN port.

disconnecting the router from the WAN.

connecting the laptop to the WAN port of the router (in this case I get an error message about missing IP configuration, which is probably due to not having DHCP enabled in the router?).

Note:Note: I've used all default settings for the networks and the router except that I had to select PPPoE and Dynamic IP and disable DHCP to make internet work on the wifi networks.

Note: In order to access Internet I have to go through a captive login portal.

Note: This is my first time ever setting up a router, or doing any kind of network configuration. So things like "Set a fixed IP for your laptop..." or basically any kind of language regarding network configuration to me sounds like "take your magic wand and touch laptop/router".

So: explain! If I have to change a setting in some system file tell me which file, and how to modify it. If I have to change some setting using some command line tool tell me which command line tool. If I have to change some system setting, try to give me some hints on how I can recognize it.

I'd like to change some settings (especially the password...). However, right now, I cannot reach http://192.168.1.1/. It never lands on the login page (ping 192.168.1.1 gives an unknown host error). I've already tried disconnecting from the wifi network and only connect directly to the router via ethernet on a LAN port. I've tried disconnecting the router from the WAN. I've tried connecting the laptop to the WAN port of the router (in this case I get an error message about missing IP configuration, which is probably due to not having DHCP enabled in the router?).

Note: I've used all default settings for the networks and the router except that I had to select PPPoE and Dynamic IP and disable DHCP to make internet work on the wifi networks.

I'd like to change some settings (especially the password...). However, right now, I cannot reach http://192.168.1.1/. It never lands on the login page (ping 192.168.1.1 gives an unknown host error). I've already tried:

disconnecting from the wifi network and only connect directly to the router via ethernet on a LAN port.

disconnecting the router from the WAN.

connecting the laptop to the WAN port of the router (in this case I get an error message about missing IP configuration, which is probably due to not having DHCP enabled in the router?).

Note: I've used all default settings for the networks and the router except that I had to select PPPoE and Dynamic IP and disable DHCP to make internet work on the wifi networks.

Note: In order to access Internet I have to go through a captive login portal.

Note: This is my first time ever setting up a router, or doing any kind of network configuration. So things like "Set a fixed IP for your laptop..." or basically any kind of language regarding network configuration to me sounds like "take your magic wand and touch laptop/router".

So: explain! If I have to change a setting in some system file tell me which file, and how to modify it. If I have to change some setting using some command line tool tell me which command line tool. If I have to change some system setting, try to give me some hints on how I can recognize it.

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Added output of ip addr and ip route in "normal" configuration.

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