linksys router = 192.168.1.1 (or 1.0 or 0.1 depending on what you set it as)
netgear router = http://routerlogin.com.
WHY NOT THE SAME?!?!?!
i understand you can change the netgear through the ***/hiddenpage.html
the question is... is linksys' routers pattented the 192.168.x.x and not allow netgear to use it because of copyright laws? or vice versa?Networking?
And just to confuse things, a thomson speedtouch = 192.168.1.254 or 10.0.0.138.
It all depends on how the manufacturer configures their routers.
The 192.168.x.x range is for private networks, have a look below for more info on private networks.
actualy thats the default gateway for computers not port forwarded or bridgedNetworking?
192.168.1.x is the standard for every IP......
no, an ip address is available for any device to use, it just so happens that the default linksys network is the private class c address schemeNetworking?
192.168.x.x is a "reserved network" primarily used for private networks.
What this means is that this range of IP addresses is not/cannot be used publicly. They are "understood" throughout the world that they are used only for "private" or "internal" networks - like your home network of PCs for example.
You are obviously not the only person in the world with a private network. Your neighbors, offices, etc., all over the world may use the same set of "private IPs" within their networks. They don't create conflict because they are "private".
You can think of your router as the network "fence" of your private network. Your PCs inside your fence (router) is your private network. The IPs are only usable within your fence.
The opposite of "private IPs" are public IPs. There cannot be 2 devices on the public global network with the same IP. Therefore, these IPs are "assigned"/distributed formally - you can't just come up with a number and use it. If you do, nothing will work.
You can use an IP address to connect and manage your home router. Netgear just makes it simpler by assigning a "name" to your router. It doesn't matter what the internal (private) IP address of your Netgear router is, each time you type routerlogin.com you will connect to your own Netgear router.
IP addresses cannot be patented nor copyrighted. There are just Engineering bodies that basically sets up global standards that must be complied with so that your device (ie. will work nicely with any/all other "standards compliant" devices all over the world).
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