* Jon Doe [05-09-02 16:15]:

On Thu, 09 May 2002 09:48:38 -0400 DSprankle2@netscape.net (Dale A. Sprankle II) wrote:

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This is way off topic, but maybe somebody here knows! Does anyone know how to access the internal pages of a Toshiba PCX1100U cable modem. My old surfboard modem had a nice interface that I could access by pointing to http://192.168.100.1 or something like that.

I can access mine by http://192.168.1.1 Leave the user name blank and use admin for the password. Thats whats set up by default. Hope that helps.

BUT, this is to access the router, not the modem. I have a netgear rp114 and the address is 192.168.0.1, admin, password. -- Patrick Shanahan Registered Linux User #207535 @ http://counter.li.org

* Jon Doe [05-09-02 21:23]:

On Thu, 9 May 2002 20:53:09 -0500 SuSEnixER wrote: Hope that helps.

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BUT, this is to access the router, not the modem. I have a netgear rp114 and the address is 192.168.0.1, admin, password. -- Patrick Shanahan Registered Linux User #207535 @ http://counter.li.org

Guess I should get my head out of my as* and pay more attention to detail huh? lol I have this same modem and would be very interested if you do find out how to get into it.

If it is ROUTER that you mean and not MODEM, the procedure is to address url 'http://192.168.0.1' and you will get a screen asking for logon-name & password. The default that came with the rp114 ROUTER is 'admin' for logon-name and '1234' or ?? '12345' for the password. -- Patrick Shanahan Registered Linux User #207535 @ http://counter.li.org

I think the point is that we'd like to know how to find those pages of information that ARE available via a browser pointed at an IP, regardless of whether they're coming from the modem or a router. In my case, if I have a "router" I don't know about it, because I have a box on my desk labeled "cable modem" and no visible piece of hardware labeled "router". Since you mention it though, what IS a cable/DSL router and how would one know one had one, which model it was, etc? I can look right at the cable modem and read "SURFboard SB3100" but if I have a router no one has told me that until now. In particular, being able to access these pages would be important if I ever need to call the cable-technicians out to my house again, because they tend to want to look at those pages, and they also have it written in our agreement somewhere that if you use linux, then you are totally on your own and they cannot guarantee they'll help you. Yours, Brian. I proudly use SuSE Gnu/Linux 8.0 Professional. Kernel version 2.4.18-4GB Current Linux uptime: 9 days 6 hours 56 minutes. Ron Sinclair wrote:

I've this exact same cable modem and I can tell you this: you can't access it thru a browser window by pointing it to an IP. I think you guys are confusing the cable modem with a router. Someone already mentioned this a few days ago (yesterday?). There IS a difference between a cable modem and a cable/DSL router.

Ron @ http://www.wigglit.com

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This is way off topic, but maybe somebody here knows! Does anyone know

how to access the internal pages of a Toshiba PCX1100U cable modem. My old surfboard modem had a nice interface that I could access by pointing to http://192.168.100.1 or something like that.

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I can access mine by http://192.168.1.1 Leave the user name blank and use admin for the password. Thats whats set

up by default.

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Hope that helps.

motorola surfboard modems do have a web interface (at least some do). this is for firmware upgrades and such. it has become possible (through some crack that can be found on the net) to redo the firmware on cable modems so as to not have a limited upload speed or download speed other than the size of the pipe. many cable providers have started to throttle cable internet connections down to a 256k up/768k down (or something similar) to groom their networks, but of course someone has figured out how to get around this. be warned, if your cable provider finds out you did this, you probably will no longer have internet service from them. On Friday 10 May 2002 02:06 pm, Ron Sinclair wrote:

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I think the point is that we'd like to know how to find those pages of information that ARE available via a browser pointed at an IP, regardless of whether they're coming from the modem or a router.

Well, if that's the case, then you've already been provided the info you seek. If you need more or aren't satisfied, you should go to the appropriate mail list, forum, or NG.

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In my case, if I have a "router" I don't know about it, because I have a

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on my desk labeled "cable modem" and no visible piece of hardware labeled "router".

If the unit is listed as a cable modem, then that's what it is, although I'm not sure if some cable modems come with routing capabilities. I did a Google search for your specific modem (SURFboard SB3100, right?) and found http://www.gi.com/noflash/sb3100.html. I read anything that pertained to SB3100 and didn't see anything that mentioned routing. It did say that the unit supported networking but only if a network already existed, which sounds like it doesn't have any routing capability.

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Since you mention it though, what IS a cable/DSL router and how would one know one had one, which model it was, etc? I can look right at the cable modem and read "SURFboard SB3100" but if I have a router no one has told me that until now.

I've a Linksys Etherfast Cable/DSL router. It functions as a hub for my network. It has 4 ethernet connections in the back of the unit. Using this router, I can access the internet using any computer on the network and using only one IP. It also acts as a DHCP network server and contains its own configurable firewall. You'll know if you had a router if it states so on the box and in the instruction manual.

I'm thinking you think your cable modem supports remote configuration by using an IP address thru a browser. I don't think this is possible, at least with the unit you have. The only thing I saw that remotely resembled this was at the link I stated above:

"In addition, the SB3100 features a useful web-page user interface that allows the cable service provider to monitor both the cable modem and the data signals coming in and out of the unit, which can be invaluable in diagnosing potential network problems."

Keyword is 'cable service provider'.

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In particular, being able to access these pages would be important if I ever need to call the cable-technicians out to my house again, because they tend to want to look at those pages, and they also have it written in our agreement somewhere that if you use linux, then you are totally on your own and they cannot guarantee they'll help you.

This is why I had them install my cable modem on a dual boot system. The technician was aware that I ran Linux dualboot throughout the network and wasn't going to touch it but at least I had Win98 for him to set up.

Ron @ http://www.wigglit.com

-- Chad Whitten Network/Systems Administrator neXband Communications cwhitten@nexband.com