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I am having a problem accessisng my routers configuration screen from one of the computers on my home network. I have several other computers on the network and have no problem accessing this page from these other computers. I think I may have picked up a virus or some type of bug. The problem has existed fro quite some time. The router is a Netgear WGT634u, the IP address of the router is 192.168.1.1. Thanks for any help.

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Good starting information, — and good prompts from . Because other machines can reach the router UI, the most likely culprits are local to that one PC (network settings, browser/proxy, hosts file, firewall/AV, or malware). Below is a short, focused checklist to narrow it down quickly.

  1. Run ipconfig /all and confirm you have a valid IP and a Default Gateway on the same subnet.
  2. ping <gateway> and then arp -a — if the gateway replies, layer‑3 is OK; if not, check the cable/switch port and NIC link light.
  3. If ping works but the admin page does not, try another browser and test both http://<gateway> and https://<gateway> (some admin pages use HTTPS or a nonstandard port).
  4. Check browser proxy settings and the hosts file (C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts) for entries that could block or redirect the router address.
  5. Temporarily disable local firewall/AV and retry. Boot to Safe Mode with Networking or a Linux live USB — if the page loads there, the fault is in Windows software.
  6. Flush networking caches: ipconfig /flushdns and, if needed, netsh winsock reset, then reboot.
  7. Run a reputable on‑demand malware scan (Malwarebytes, ESET online scanner).

If those steps show the PC on the router’s DHCP client list but you still cannot reach the UI, post the ipconfig /all and ping output here (mask any public IPs) and we can read the results. Only consider a router factory reset as a last resort — back up settings first.

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May be a virus but may also be a router firewall locking you out and could even be the limit of available IP's as setup on your router.

How Many PC's are allowed on the network?

Does the PC connect if wired with a cable (rules virus in or out and firewall stopping).

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The machine in question is wired with a cable.
I checked out the router and there is plenty of ip's avaialble.

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