Mifi use at home...

[MrAlvinDude]

I have for instance changed my network to use  192.168.54.0 / 255.255.255.0 and set the IP number of the router to be 192.168.54.250. So 192.168.54.250 becomes the default gateway on my local network.
These are not numbers I usually see used as default on routers.

I also set the DHCP range to be from 100 to 200. A number that may also be different as default on routers. But this way all devices will will simply ask to reuse the same IP number, whenever their DHCP lease runs out, and since the "new" router recognizes this to be within the "normal" settings, they are typically granted a renewal of the IP number that they "prefer" to use.

I hope this example of default settings makes sense.  
Otherwise, just ask, and I hope it will be quick to identify in what ways your core network settings are unique, and what needs to be transferred to a different router/firmware, for a transition to happen as smoothly as possible.

 

[galladanb]

Oh my indeed.

I am however not sure what is updating. Is it a PC?

And did the router get fully updated?
Part of the update process of the router is, that it needs to re-write its internal flash - which is a slow process and can take several minutes, so it is quite normal for the router to not function for many minutes (could be as many as 10-15 minutes) during the update process.


About resetting to factory default

Have you set the IP adresses for all your devices from the router?

Most people have changed only a few settings on their router, from the default settings.  So as long as the same IP network numbers are used/set again (like IP series and DHCP range, and default gateway IP), then most devices will function the same again, as they basically can not see that any change has happened on the network.

Yes, my desktop dell big box. It is still not finished, five hours in... It says it's making progress...

Yes, the firmware update was applied to the router. It says it's all good now and functioning within normal parameters...

What your saying eases my mind for the most part... All addresses were assigned by the router. I have not set anything special, other than ssid, pwd's, and wifi names for the 2.4 and 5ghz....

So, I guess it won't be too bad after all, but that darn printer... 
What a pain in the wireless it is...
But, that's for another thread...