How do I access the Asus router settings using Linux Mint?

[hiptech]

Hey guys, it's been a while...

So, here's what's going on. Over the last couple years I've switched from Win to Linux Mint. I kept my old ASUS / RT-AX86U (AX5700) router that was configured under my old Win10 system and pretty much forgot about it, until now.
I've been having some WiFi coverage issues in the house and wanted to check some settings. Well, when I tried to find some guidance I hit a brick wall. Everywhere I searched, EVERYWHERE, I was unable to find anything about it.
Since I've retired I'm not the sharpest tack in the box so maybe I'm missing something...

At this point I'm guessing the only protection I have is the built-in Linux firewall settings. Why hasn't this ever come up before, least no where I've searched?
OK, this is the time for someone to point me to it and make me look like an idiot...

Thanks

 

[Justinh]

Open browser, browse to router IP address? (default gateway address from ifconfig / ip route)

 

[cptnoblivious]

Hey guys, it's been a while...

So, here's what's going on. Over the last couple years I've switched from Win to Linux Mint. I kept my old ASUS / RT-AX86U (AX5700) router that was configured under my old Win10 system and pretty much forgot about it, until now.
I've been having some WiFi coverage issues in the house and wanted to check some settings. Well, when I tried to find some guidance I hit a brick wall. Everywhere I searched, EVERYWHERE, I was unable to find anything about it.
Since I've retired I'm not the sharpest tack in the box so maybe I'm missing something...

At this point I'm guessing the only protection I have is the built-in Linux firewall settings. Why hasn't this ever come up before, least no where I've searched?
OK, this is the time for someone to point me to it and make me look like an idiot...

Thanks

I'm not really clear what the issue, since the title is about reaching the routers config page, but the text in your post doesn't mention this at all.

Still here goes - to connect to your router:
It sounds like maybe you don't know your router IP, so on Linux Mint, open a terminal, and type "route -n"
See the Gateway entry in the top row, that's your gateway IP (192.168.50.1 very likely, but double check)
in your browser type the above IP hit enter and one of two things will happen:
1. you get a login screen (go ahead and log in)
2. it won't find a website there. If so, try https://192.168.50.1:8443 <-- adjust that IP as necessary but keep the :8443 at the end. This is if you enabled access over https.
Got a login screen? Great, go log in.

None of those things should be impacted by your firewall, but you can double check in terminal :
sudo ufw status verbose

You'll need to see what's there.

Good luck, hope some of that helped.

In case it didn't please do the following in your next post:
1. Clearly describe what you expect to happen
2. Clearly describe what happens instead
3. Ensure you list all the steps necessary to reproduce the problem so we can follow along and see where issues maybe.

 

[Tech9]

What about simply http://www.asusrouter.com ? Works with any LAN IP.

 

[cptnoblivious]

What about simply http://www.asusrouter.com ? Works with any LAN IP.

Because it relies on name resolution, ex. doesn't work on my LAN because I'm running adguardhome servers.

 

[Tech9]

You can make it work as well if you want to.

 

[cptnoblivious]

You can make it work as well if you want to.

Is that your interpretation of the issue here, that the user wants to know how to add an A record?

My response was intended for someone who seems confused, so I removed as many assumptions as possible.

 

[Tech9]

The user wants to know how to access Asus router settings. Instructions from Asus here:

[Wireless Router] How do I enter my ASUS router's setting page using Web GUI? | Official Support | ASUS Canada

There is no issue.

 

[cptnoblivious]

 

[hiptech]

Hey everyone, really appreciate all the great advice. But...
Pretty much tried it all and unfortunately the results are the same.

It's either this:
This site can’t be reached
http://192.168.50.0/ is unreachable.
ERR_ADDRESS_UNREACHABLE

or this:

This site can’t be reached
www.asusrouter.com’s server IP address could not be found.
Try:

Checking the connection
Checking the proxy, firewall, and DNS configuration
ERR_NAME_NOT_RESOLVED

When I tried these over the weekend I kept thinking perhaps LM has some security protocols that block access from different systems.
Is it possible the configuration that I setup when I had the router connected to my old Win rig is being blocked due to some security feature preventing access?

 

[degrub]

Try 192.168.50.1

 

[hiptech]

Nope, still not happening.

This site can’t be reached
192.168.50.1 refused to connect.
Try:

Checking the connection
Checking the proxy and the firewall
ERR_CONNECTION_REFUSED

Something tells me I'm looking at a reset for the router... maybe that will work?

 

[bbunge]

If you are using Firefox in Mint, disable DoH. If you have set Mint to use a static IP address, go back to using DHCP. If your router was set up with a guest WIFI, switch to the router main WIFI.
As an alternate, install the Asus router app on a phone or tablet. That should be able to connect to the router.

 

[Justinh]

When I tried these over the weekend I kept thinking perhaps LM has some security protocols that block access from different systems.
Is it possible the configuration that I setup when I had the router connected to my old Win rig is being blocked due to some security feature preventing access?

I wouldn't think LM would be blocking this, but ...

Yes, you could have configured the router to allow connections only from certain IP addresses or protocols, but I don't know what kind of error shows when trying to violate this.

I think Network Services Filter could also be used to restrict access, not sure.

Just to be sure, does your local IP address and network gateway address match/as expected?