I have a Netgear wireless, I can't log into this router, all the ip addresses I can think of don't work, ALSO the "router login page" doesn't work either.  Any suggestions other than a reset?  I also need to know, if i do eventually log in, will it tell me who/what is on my network? (who is using it?)Depending on router, it may or may not have monitoring features to see mac addresses of who is connected to it once you are able to get into it.

I recently upgraded my D-Link Wireless Router to flashing it with DD-WRT and it turns a $30 router into features of a $100+ high end router. This DD-WRT has many many features, probably many you wont use, but it has monitoring to see who is connected to it.

When I set mine up I instantly saw a wireless device connected and was like...what the? What is this? All my laptops and the kindle fire are turned off. What is this device? I wrote down the mac address and did an online hardware lookup which uses the first 3 hex pairs of the 6 to point out the device or network ADAPTER USED and it came up as a match to the Kindle Fire which was shut off. To my surprise this device even when powered off was sitting on the wifi as connected.

To get into the router you will need the correct username and password. Otherwise you have to use the small reset button and set it back to factory defaults and immediately change the password to avoid anyone else from getting in and locking you out again.

With proper security setup for the router password as well as strong wireless security you should be all set, however if you want to monitor who is connected, and if your router is supported you can flash it to DD-WRT and go that route. *Warning though, once you flash it with DD-WRT, you cant revert back to the original hardware firmware, its a permanent change that cant be undone. It also voids the warranty on your router if its one that is new enough to have a warranty left on it, and if you have a problem with the flash process the router can be bricked = turned into a paperweight. Odds of bricking one are very small if you chose the correct flash firmware and verify that the router is on the supported list for DD-WRT.

The only device change I have noticed other than giving it many more advanced features is that the green LEDs on the router act different now. They use to flash when the devices connected via Cat5 cables were communicating and now they stay solid when no communication is happening and go completely out for each port that is in use when communicating. Not a big problem, as for who pays much attention to LEDs unless you are troubleshooting, and the advanced features outweight a blinking green LED.Try also using Advanced IP Scanner software to check for connected devices on router.