I think it's lame too, and confusing.

Do you suppose the router has a caching dns server with a few hard coded 
entries?

(my 2¢)

Jared Anderson wrote:

> Actually, the URLs and 192.168.0.1 default to the wizard.  The URL http://192.168.0.1/basicsetting.htm bypasses the wizard.  Once the wizard thinks it's configured, the URLs and the IP address default to the http://192.168.0.1/basicsetting.htm.
> 
> They made this change in the last firmware release, which I think was lame.  I think their *thinking* behind the ip-to-url thing was to inform users that they can enter in the URL now, rather than IP address.  
> 
> --)> oRiGiNaL MeSsAgE
> 
> From	--)> "Eric \"Shubes\"" <plug@shubes.net>
> Date	--)> Fri, 03 Sep 2004 10:03:07 -0700
> Subject	--)> Re: Wireless router help
> 
> 
>>I see. The url(s) default to the router's configuration manager, e.g. 
>>http://192.168.0.1/basicsetting.htm.
> 
> 


-- 
-Eric 'shubes'
"There is no such thing as the People;
  it is a collectivist myth.
  There are only individual citizens
  with individual wills
  and individual purposes."
-William E. Simon (1927-2000),
     Secretary of the Treasury (1974-1977)
  "A Time For Truth" (1978), pg. 237

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