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Router reset?

croatoan

I got a letter about resetting my router password.

Very interesting e-mail they sent too.

WHAT is a router? And how do I give it a password or does it already have one?

I'm extremely ignorant about computers. I am a recent arrival on line.

I have DSL and a 6100G

Dell computer.

They didn't tell me what a router is or where.

Anybody know?

If someone knew how to give it a password that would be wonderful.

How could I tell if it came with a password?

Of if it came with a strong password or a weak password if so?

Mostly, WHAT is a router that needs a tough password because of security concerns(the e-mail says).

Any help would be appreciated. I'm computer dumb as a door nail. First time online this month.

Thank you.

croatoan (Dan)

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lasagna

The little box that connects your computer to the phone line (DSL) is the router. If you open a browser on your PC and type the following URL into the address bar: http://192.168.1.1

You will find your router will answer. If a password has not yet been set, they'll be a dialog you can go thru to configure a userid and password (choose a good complicate password and write it down somewhere and stick it with your DSL information). You won't need the userid/password during the course of normal operations, just if you need to do some advanced configuration -- which if you're new at this, you really shouldn't need to be doing.

If there's already a password set, follow the link in the message from verizon and they'll walk you thru what you need to do.

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