High Speed Internet and Modems and stuff

[Jason Shein]

On April 13, 2005 02:29 pm, Howard Gibson wrote:
>    A non-computer-geek friend of mine has finally broken down and bought a
> computer.  He has installed Fedora_2 from the Red Hat Fedore Linux 2 Bible.
>  This is very good.
>
>    He is looking into getting high speed internet.  He has called Sympatico
> and has been told that they do not support Linux.  I am still connecting
> through the phone to Echo Online (WinTel?).
>
>    What is the easiest way for a non-computer type to get a Linux box
> connected to the internet?  I know that the phone has become very easy. 
> Who is the recommended service?  What modems and drivers seem to work for
> everyone?
>
>    I have searched through a couple of websites, but I suspect that this is
> very simple.
>
>    Also, someone else asked me about Linux and USB modems.  I have directed
> him to the Linux USB website. http://www.linux-usb.org/, which looks
> informative.  Is there personal experience out there I can pass on?
>
>    Thanks.

For those of you who are on Sympatico, the speedstream modems have a firewall 
in them that will prevent remote administration, personal FTP server etc.

But there is a workaround. :)

Now, I did not write this. Attempt any of this *** AT YOUR OWN RISK! ***
I have used this a few times with success TO ALLOW REMOTE ACCESS TO CLIENTS 
Pc's.

This is for the Speedstream 5200, if you have a differnet model google it, the 
info is out there.

Step 1: you have to make sure your IP is set to 192.168.2.2
Step 2: Go to »192.168.2.1/pfwizardj.cgi?code=EDIT&id.. and set "All Items" 
under "Profile Configuration Access" click next and choose "Do not require 
admin login"
Step2: Go to »192.168.2.1/pfwizardj.cgi?code=EDIT&id.. and do the same thing, 
except type 192.168.2.2 as your "Constant Profile IP Address".

(if everything went ok, you should now see the new configuration page)

From here, you have to access every configuration page manually.

Here they are:

»192.168.2.1/dhcpcfg.htm - DHCP
»192.168.2.1/ddnscfg.htm - Dynamic DNS
»192.168.2.1/ipp_config.htm - IP Passthru
»192.168.2.1/updatelocal.htm - Update firmware
»192.168.2.1/ras_config.htm - RAS config
»192.168.2.1/naptcfg.htm - Port forwarding
»192.168.2.1/dmzcfg.htm - DMZ Config
»192.168.2.1/fwcfg.html - Firewall Config
»192.168.2.1/natcfg.htm - NAT/NAPT Configuration
»192.168.2.1/hostcfg.html - Host Configuration
»192.168.2.1/upnpcfg.html - UPNP Configuration
»192.168.2.1/ripcfg.html - RIP Configuration
»192.168.2.1/timecfg.htm - Time Server Configuration
»192.168.2.1/fwwizard.htm - Firewall Config Wizard
»192.168.2.1/adscfg.htm - FW Attack Detection System
»192.168.2.1/snoozecfg.htm - Firewall Snooze Control
»192.168.2.1/lansrvscfg.htm - Gateway Server Port Config

These work in some models depending on firmware revision ( trial and error )

»192.168.2.1/pflogin.htm
»192.168.2.1/vcwizardj.cgi?code=HOME
»192.168.2.1/hostcfg.htm
»192.168.2.1/user.htm
»192.168.2.1/statroute.htm
»192.168.2.1/naptcfg.htm
»192.168.2.1/snoozecfg.htm
»192.168.2.1/fwwizardj.cgi?code=HOME
»192.168.2.1/fwlogshow.htm
»192.168.2.1/adscfg.htm
»192.168.2.1/upnpcfg.htm
»192.168.2.1/rfc2684cfg.htm
»192.168.2.1/brgmode.htm
»192.168.2.1/lansrvscfg.htm
»192.168.2.1/summary.htm
»192.168.2.1/syslogshow.htm
»192.168.2.1/atmstatsx.htm
»192.168.2.1/dslstatsx.htm
»192.168.2.1/ethstatsx.htm
»192.168.2.1/usbstatsx.htm
»192.168.2.1/routestatsx.htm
»192.168.2.1/reboot.htm

Again - *** USE AT YOUR OWN RISK ***
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