Isnt the default IP for the Avalon 192.168.0.100?
You might be logging into something else on your network.
The Avalon default IP address is 192.168.0.100
The OpenWRT failsafe address is 192.168.1.1
You will have to pay attention to your laptop's address and also netmask during this process.
Didnt know the router has its own failsafe address. Good information.