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Post by B8 on Mar 30, 2006 20:32:07 GMT -5
So they had me configure our router to be the primary device. Now I cannot see the modem. What url could it be? 192.168.0.1 and 192.168.1.1 do not work.
HOw do I get to my modem to see the network status?
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Post by Schweppes7T4 on Mar 31, 2006 9:21:40 GMT -5
if you type in 192.168.1.1 that should bring you up to your router setup (BUT, that's the linksys address, other routers can have a different address, like my friends old motorola was like, 186.154.1.1... no idea why)
if you're trying to connect to your actual modem, good luck. i've never heard of a way you can do that, cause there's so actual firmware type stuff in that. i mean, there is... firmware's not the right word, but there isn't an interface you can bring up like you can for your router.
open ms-dos, and type in "ipconfig" (minus the quotes). that should list your gateway, which SHOULD be the router.
as for what you said about configuring it at the primary device... i have no idea what you're talking about XD
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Post by B8 on Mar 31, 2006 10:10:28 GMT -5
Thanks, just before you entered the answer I spent 30 minutes on the phone getting the run around only to be told that the modem is bridged and cannot be accessed unless reset. Dumb a** could not tell me that right off.
Reminds me of the song "Run around Sue" that could be reworded to " Run around tech support."
The problem is still the SNR (signal to noise ratio) being far too low. I was asked if they could do a line test and told them "Fire up the TDR, go to it." To the uninitiated this is a time domain reflecttometer. It shoots a pulse of electrical energy down the line and looks to see what "bounces". By analyzing the time to return you get to see exactly where the problems on a line are. Knowing that the speed of light is 11 nanoseconds per foot you divide the time by two and that is the distance
to the trouble point. There should be no reflections on a good line except at the termination point. By the way this is how the cable company spots the illegal hook ups. This is also how other illegal activities of unmentionable types are spotted. Defeating this technology is not easy.
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Post by The Black Dart on Mar 31, 2006 17:21:14 GMT -5
GRRRR DSL!!! mine sucks and cuts out so often for a LONG time every single day. heed my warning... *waves magic dust for NO REASON*
Don't get Qwest DSL if you are not in a Major Mainstream City like Chicago, Houston, Phoenix, Washinton D.C. etc.
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Post by B8 on Mar 31, 2006 20:01:48 GMT -5
Do you have a router in you system?
Did you install the vendor software?
If you answered yes to either of the above questions then you have a similar problem.
So let me know and I can let you know how to mess it up more, I mean maybe make it work.
I took notes on what they did to the system and can tell you what they did to mine so that you can explore the problem. If you dare.
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Post by Schweppes7T4 on Mar 31, 2006 20:18:16 GMT -5
dsl is inferior to cable. i don't care what people say, its been proven over and over.
the only way dsl is ever better than cable is if you're like... litterally right next door to a booster station.
and yeah... do NOT install the vendor crap... install the software for the router, but don't touch the stuff that comes with your modem. all you should have to do is plus the dsl into the router, and the router into your computer (well... computer into router... whatever). then, just go into the "set up an internet connection", and go thru clicking the "i'm on a permanent connection" and the "i'm on a lan" options... i forget which you click, as its been a while since i did it, and aren't in a position to play around with it at this moment (at work currently).
windows will auto configure everything, and bam, you should have high speed working perfectly.
also, i don't like firewalls... if you're behind a router, you dont' need a software firewall. and for gods sake... STAY AWAY FROM NORTON FIREWALLS... they freak your system up BAD... in fact, norton isn't that great all around...
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Post by The Black Dart on Mar 31, 2006 20:34:55 GMT -5
don't worry about me, i appreciate the advice but i'd rather just get a new provider (aka comcast digital cable) and i wouldn't be surprised if that came very soon.
btw: norton has never screwed up my compy (kept it running and trojanhorse/worm free for several years too even when i got the MSblasterworm) however the firewall does get annoying sometimes only cuz im lazy.
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Post by B8 on Apr 1, 2006 13:54:41 GMT -5
"and yeah... do NOT install the vendor crap... install the software for the router, but don't touch the stuff that comes with your modem" EXACTLY!
"windows will auto configure everything, and bam, you should have high speed working perfectly."
Not quite true, it will work but it is guaranteed to have problems. In order to work perfectly you need to bridge the modern and make the router your primary INTERNET connection device by enabling the PPPoE on the router. And do a few other things. We had a networking guy do this but it gets reset any time you reset the modem and or the router. This is the first thing that they have you do when you have a problem with your DSL line. They "SCREW UP YOUR SETTINGS!"
I have used Zone Alarm firewall for years and not had much problem with it. The reason for the firewall is to monitor outbound traffic. When a program such as "scam.exe" tries to access the INTERNET you KNOW you have a problem and can then kill it. Without the monitor you can have a problem and not know about it. So I will take the minor bugs that come with it.
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Post by Schweppes7T4 on Apr 2, 2006 3:48:09 GMT -5
zone alarm is one of the better firewalls. since pretty much all it does is monitor and restrict. norton likes eating things... no idea why.
as for the bridging the modem, i dont' know if that's a dsl thing or what, but i've never heard of doing that on cable or T1 (on T1 now at this apartment, had cable back home).
everytime i've bridged a connection (granted, it was just network bridging), its only caused problems.
also, we use a linksys router, and it does set everythign up by itself. at least, ours does. again though, maybe its a dsl thing...
also, make sure the modem isnt plugged in thru a filter... i had a friend that put those little filter deals on EVERY phone line... including the one connecting the modem... yeah, that caused some issues...
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Post by The Black Dart on Apr 2, 2006 13:39:40 GMT -5
norton likes eating things... i agree about that one. |
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Post by B8 on Apr 2, 2006 15:41:35 GMT -5
Bridging is a dsl thing.
Bridges are in general a bad thing.
The Linksys does sign us in and do everything else, once the modem is bridged. Again a networking expert set us up only to have SBC/AT&T mess it up by having us reset everything.
We have a whole house filter. All lines except the modem line go through that filter. The modem line is hooked up through a filter but on the modem side.
So things look good here for now. I just wish that I had not had the bad experience of using a defective line cord that blew up my computer. Used on a USB device without an AC ground. USB port let a large ESD through and no more computer. Sigh.
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