Finding router ip address

[novicenels]

I am a dumb old man. My brain was hardwired long before the advent of home computers. But I try. Frustrating as it sometimes is.
I'm trying to enable port forwarding, uTorrent, walking through http://www.portforward.com/english/routers/port_forwarding/2wire/1701HG/Utorrent.htm
my old brain is treated to explanations of ports and the need for router and computer ip addresses. Then, entering my router ip in my browser address bar is required .
I can find my computer address on the internet. How do I find my router address?

[Guest]

Read the router documentation.

[cyberbeing]

If you're already connected to the internet through the router it's simple to find the router IP.

If on XP go to Control Panel > Network Connections > Right Click on your Network Adapter > Click Status > Click Support. Whatever is listed as your "Default Gateway" is your router IP and the "IP Address" would be your computer's LAN address (it will usually be in the 192.168.1.0 /24 range).

Now for the default router username and password, you will need to consult the manual.

[RunningSkittle]

usually its defaulted to 192.168.1.1 or 192.168.0.1
defaults are usually:
username:admin
password:admin (or no password)

[dat720]

Absolute easiest way is goto a command prompt, type ipconfig, the line that says Default Gateway.... is your routers ip.

eg:
C:\>ipconfig
Windows IP Configuration

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.2
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1

In this case my routers ip is 192.168.0.1

What brand/model router do you have?

[CWR03]

I'm trying to enable port forwarding, uTorrent
Isn't this in a manner against forum rule #6?

[cyberbeing]

Isn't this in a manner against forum rule #6?
Was that comment really needed CWR03?

Lets read rule 6:
6) No warez, cracks, serials or illegally obtained copyrighted content! Links to content of a questionable nature, asking for, offering, or asking for help/helping to process such content in any way or form is not tolerated.

Lets read the first post:
I am a dumb old man. My brain was hardwired long before the advent of home computers. But I try. Frustrating as it sometimes is.
I'm trying to enable port forwarding, uTorrent, walking through http://www.portforward.com/english/r...G/Utorrent.htm
my old brain is treated to explanations of ports and the need for router and computer ip addresses. Then, entering my router ip in my browser address bar is required .
I can find my computer address on the internet. How do I find my router address?

Did he post warez, cracks, serials, or illegally obtained copyrighted content? Nope

Did he link to content of a questionable nature? Nope

Asking for such content? Nope

Offer such content? Nope

Ask for help related to such content? Nope

Now if someone comes along and asks, how do I find UltraIllegalWarez_version1.0 with Google on the internet using a web browser. By your logic, any subsequent post about using a web browser or Google would be a rule 6 violation because it's possible to use it for something illegal. You might make any post about any operating system or relating to the internet a violation as well considering both can be used for something illegal. Then you might as well make computers a rule 6 violation but wait, that would make every post on Doom9 a rule 6 violation. Well I think you get my point.

There has to be a limit somewhere, you can't just go around and make everything a rule 6 violation. Someone really has to blatantly and obviously self incriminate themselves to be a rule 6 violation. Doom9 isn't in the business of something crazy like book burnings or censoring every scrap of knowledge. They are just protecting themselves enough so they aren't considered a portal for illegal acts which might cause them to get targeted and shut down.

[setarip_old]

In light of the fact that a moderator ("neuron2") has posted a response to the OP's question, I as a member would feel comfortable in presuming that the OP's posting is not in violation of the Doom9 Forum rules...

[dat720]

There are many legitimate torrent's around, i will say i have utorrent installed with the port forwarding setup correctly, most of the linux distriutions have torrent's available which is often the fastest way to download them, i get upto 800k/s using utorrent to download a 700mb linux iso, compared to 200-300 via http....

Torrent's are not illegal, torrent client's are not illegal, downloading files via a bit torrent application is not illegal, downloading copyright material via bit torrent is illegal, the legalities would be no different with something like limewire, if you use limewire to download opensource/non licenced material there is no problem.