On Saturday 05 September 2009, Dale wrote: > As far as I can tell, I can't configure anything in the modem, at all. > That is the weirdest modem I have ever seen. Unless I am missing > something, I can't enable or disable anything at all.
Hmm ... you haven't searched this much now, have you? Have you tried pointing your browser to: http://192.168.1.254 ? The authentication code/passwd is probably written in a sticker below the router itself, or look at the manual, or ring your ISP. Have a look here for more info: http://www.dslreports.com/faq/bellsouth/3.121_Motorola_Info > > Your netstat results show that you are running mdnsd and mDNSResponder. > > Is this necessary? > > I vaguely remember something pulling that in a LONG time ago. I have no > clue what the heck that thing is, none whatsoever. I remember checking > the forums when it was installed and it being needed by something. I > don't think I have it set to start, I think it starts because something > else needs it. Should I kill that thing or what? I believe it is running because of zeroconf. Unless you have use for zeroconf on your LAN network I would remove them from rc-update. > > The stealthiness or not of your ports is determined by your router > > (responding to ICMP echo requests) and is for all intends and purposes > > irrelevant. > I ran a iptable script and saved the config a long time ago. I don't > know if it is the modem or my iptables that is making me "stealthy" or > what. I'm just glad that me hiding appears to be a good thing. lol Aheam, if you re-read the previous paragraph of mine and the link I provided in previous message you'll see that being stealthy is irrelevant, at least from a network security perspective. -- Regards, Mick
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