I want to change my password

1. Hardwired your computer to the router.2. Go to Command Prompt and type ipconfig.
3. Get the Ethernet adapter Local Area Network Default Gateway.
4. Open Internet Explorer and type the Default Gateway. Type admin for username and password.
5. Click Wireless Tab and change the wireless password.

it sound's like someone hacked into your router, I would try resetting the device back to default. You can usually do this by holding the reset button on the router down for about 15 seconds.

After that is done, I suggest you change the default admin password. Most likely you left the admin password on the default and someone went in and changed your settings.

Maybe you have an open WiFi (no password wireless) and anyboby near can connect to your router and download files, this can slow down your Internet connection. To put a password to your wireless network, enter setup preferably by a wired connection to router, in your browser type the default IP address of it (http://192.168.0.1), the user is admin and its password must be left blank (default settings), at the Home tab go directly to Wireless option since you'll only change your WiFi from unsecure to secure, there you can choose the security type, WPA is recommended, after select it you can put the new Key (password) of your WiFi, and finally apply to get changes working, just remember that after this procedure, you'll have to enter the password in each new wireless connection to your router.

Connect to internet via your Linksys router. Type 192.168.1.1 into your browser address window and hit .
I believe the default credentials are:
Username: Password: Linksys
But not sure. If that doesn't work, Google "default credentials for Lynksys Wireless G router". Once in, you can change username and password and make all router configuration changes you desire.

You can do so by opening the GUI page of the router:

First connect it to the computer through a Ethernet wire and then check the default gateway (go to command prompt and type ipconfig)

put in the default gateway address in the internet explorer address bar

Log in to GUI..the default username and password is following

Username: admin
Password: admin

or

Username: admin
Password: password
Log in and change the username and pasword...you would also be able to change the wireless password (WEP key) from same

There are two kinds of password protection for your ROUTER;
(1) The Web Interface can be password protected by changing the default password
(2) The Wireless connection password (encryption)

Which one do you want enabled to protect your router?

If you did not configure the Netgear wireless router and changed the default settings and the default password password, then your wireless system is open to anyone hacking into your system and change your wireless router's settings and they can hack into your computers and your Internet connection. The Linksys expander will increase the wireless range to give a wider coverage to your router.
I suggest you reset the Netgear back to the factory defaults (press the pinhole button on the back of the Netgear router until the LEDs flash then release this button,
The configure the Netgear as follows :-
To set-up and secure the wireless router from unauthorized access, follow these steps: -
1. Connect the wireless router to your computer with a LAN cable.
2. Start your browser and enter the router's configuration URL IP address.
3. Enter the router setup, login and password
4. Change the admin password
5. Go to the wireless settings and change the default SSID and turn off SSID broadcast.
6. Setup encryption key the strongest is WPA2 (if not then WPA).
7. For further security measures - turn on MAC address filtering and enter the MAC address of the wireless cards on the computer/s you want to connect to this wireless router.
8. Record the settings you have made and keep it in a safe place and Save the settings.
9. Configure the wireless cards on the computer/s with the SSID and encryption settings of the router.
10. Remove the LAN cable between the router and the computer then the computers should be able to connect to the router wirelessly.

Go to your IP for that router and put it in Internet explorer.

Most IP's are 192.168.1.1

It may let you set a password up, some do not.

Login to its web-interface.

Change the default ID ('admin') and password ('admin').

In the "wireless" settings, change the SSID,
and change it to *NOT* "broadcast" the SSID.

Enable "encryption" ('WEP' has been "hacked" -- do not use it;
'WPA-TKIP' has recently ben "hacked" -- do not use it).

Set a "password" for every wireless connection.

The SSID setting is part of the DLink wireless setting.
To configure the DLInk wireless/router from new, you may need to connect the DLink wireless/router the laptop with a 10baseT cable, then open your browser and enter the URL address http:/192.168.0.1 The default login = admin, no password required. Unless you have previously altered the default settings.
You should configure the DLink wireless with a different SSID from the default one and set it up with encryption preferrably WAP.
You should also setup a password for the admin login, so to prevent someone from hacking into your wireless/router to change your settings and steal your Internet access.
You would need to setup the wireless card in the laptop to have the same wireless/router settings eg. SSID and encryption.
You can now remove the LAN cable and connect to the Internet by wireless.
All this information is in your manual.