192.168.1.8 IP and its use in the router and admin login
To login into the router click on the 192.168.1.8 link
192.168.1.8 IP default subnet mask is 255.255.255.0 which is a class c subnet. While configuring this IP on the router or any other device, we have to use the above-shared subnet mask.
We can also create small networks using the class c subnet mask however that is only useful in the corporate network and it’s for advanced users. For home users, we can assign IP addresses from one big IP range.
Fix login issues with 192.168.1.8 IP
Make sure that we are using the correct IP format and correct subnet mask has been used.
Using 192.168.l.8 or 192.168.i.8 will not work as this is not the correct way to type the IP address.
Assigning IP addresses to devices
To assign 192.168.1.8 IP, we have to use the setup tool available on the devices. DHCP can be configured to lease IP 192.168.1.8 to the end devices.
To assign this IP to the PC, we will open the ipv4 option as this is a version 4 address.
To assign this IP to the router, we can select the LAN option in the setup.
Securing the IP 192.168.1.8
We should secure our devices from security threats so we must install security applications to prevent hacking attempts.
A firewall can be configured to block the traffic that is trying to access IP 192.168.1.8.
We can use an advanced instruction prevention system to prevent intrusions from attackers
If we are assigning this to PCs or guest computers then we can allow the traffic however, if this IP has been assigned to network devices or a server then securing the device is crucial.
Removing IP 192.168.1.8
Before removing this IP from the configuration, make sure that we have changed the other static configurations in the network otherwise network uptime can be affected due to the change.
Troubleshoot the below network
Check why the other PC in the network is not able to ping the PC with 192.168.1.8 IP.
Assign an IP address to the switch from the same network
Block the access from PC2 however; PC1 should be able to access PC3
