cdysthe
join:2008-02-09
Round Rock, TX
 ·Suddenlink
| reply to ChiTang
Re: How to access my Motorola DSL modem?
said by ChiTang  :You can't cos the modem will be at the WAN side of the router and the PC which wants to access the modem is in the lan side. Once the modem is set in bridge mode, and the router is setup to authenticate (may it be PPPoE, static or DHCP), why would you want to access the modem anyway? May be once out of a blue moon but when that happens, I wouldn't mind to rehook the cable to acces it. The reason I want to access this modem is that it offers some information about your connection which a lot of other modems don't. The AT&T tech explained that this modem actually offers some useful featuers worth looking at now and then. I would like to be able to access it easily, but understand that I can't as long as it's bridged.
Thank you for your help. |
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ChiTang
Premium,MVM
join:2002-08-23
Alhambra, CA
| I don't know what info you are looking for, it may be the connection speed, conection status etc...
If you do not need routing features from the D-link router. May be you can set the modem as a router and the router as a switch/AP. This way, you can access either one without rehooking. I still can't visualise what info you need from the modem which is that important.
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LLigetfa
join:2006-05-15
Fort Frances, ON
| It's probably not so much important as it is convenient. I do it because I can.
These are the two scripts I use on DD-WRT:
Startup:
ifconfig vlan1:1 169.254.1.2 netmask 255.255.255.252 broadcast 169.254.1.255
Firewall:
iptables -I POSTROUTING -t nat -o vlan1 -d 169.254.0.0/30 -j MASQUERADE
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cdysthe
join:2008-02-09
Round Rock, TX
·Suddenlink
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May 6th, @01:13AM
| reply to ChiTang
said by ChiTang :I don't know what info you are looking for, it may be the connection speed, conection status etc... If you do not need routing features from the D-link router. May be you can set the modem as a router and the router as a switch/AP. This way, you can access either one without rehooking. I still can't visualise what info you need from the modem which is that important. It's not really that important. However, the AT&T tech told me that this modem offer information about your connection most other don't. He told me how to open and read that information. I was looking at it while he was working on my connection.
From another thread in these forums I found the following:
"Other than the FastAccess Netopia Business Routers the Motorola Netopia 2210-02-1006 is the least crippled and has the most configurable GUI of all of the ADSL2+ Gateways offered to date"
So there are actually things to mess with inside this particular modem (which works very well if I may add). |
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ChiTang
Premium,MVM
join:2002-08-23
Alhambra, CA | If it is that great, turn off D-link as a router. |
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cdysthe
join:2008-02-09
Round Rock, TX
·Suddenlink
| I haven't had the modem for very long, so I do not know how great it is. I know that my router is good though (D-Link DIR-655). The modem doesn't have a switch which the D-Link does. I just wanted to be able to see the line diagnotics and information this modem offers. Thank you for your help. |
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wayjac
Premium
join:2001-12-22
Indy
 ·AT&T Midwest
| Here's one way to do what you want.
On the modems PPP location page:
The modem's mode needs to be PPP is on the modem
On the modems connection configuration page
Enter your username and password.
Set the connection type to Always attempt to connect
Select the option of Yes use public IP address
Save and Restart the modem to save and use the changes
Here's a faq link it may help: Images of the Motorola 2210 and it's GUI
The router's lan ip 192.168.0.1 is ok leave it be.
You will need to change the internet connection type on the dlink it needs to be dynamic ip |
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cdysthe
join:2008-02-09
Round Rock, TX
·Suddenlink
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May 8th, @04:49PM
| said by wayjac :Here's one way to do what you want. On the modems PPP location page: The modem's mode needs to be PPP is on the modem On the modems connection configuration page Enter your username and password. Set the connection type to Always attempt to connect Select the option of Yes use public IP address Save and Restart the modem to save and use the changes Here's a faq link it may help: Images of the Motorola 2210 and it's GUIThe router's lan ip 192.168.0.1 is ok leave it be. You will need to change the internet connection type on the dlink it needs to be dynamic ip Thank you! Took me 5 minutes to do and it works like a charm. Now I do not have the modem in bridged mode. I've read that bridged mode is recommended. Why would that matter?
One more thing. The FAQ you point to in your post lists the modem's firmware version. On my router I have to upgrade firmware from time to time. There's no firmware upgrades for the modem I need to be aware of? I'm new to DSL, so I do not know too much about these things yet. |
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wayjac
Premium
join:2001-12-22
Indy
·AT&T Midwest
| said by cdysthe :I've read that bridged mode is recommended. Why would that matter? Bridge mode is a option, use what fits your needs. Someone else may need some program that just will not work with this setup bridge mode is a option.
said by cdysthe :There's no firmware upgrades for the modem I need to be aware of? I doubt that AT&T/SBC will ever issue a software update for this modem it started shipping in October 2007
I have a request 
Can you perform a port scan with the modem set to:
No, use private IP address
and
Yes, use public IP address |
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