Believe I am now 1 step better. After lots of really strange grief, I was
finally able to "speak" to my westell 6100 dsl modem. What a chore! For
some unknown reason (ATM) the machine I chose to use would NOT get an ip
addy/dns addy "automagically" from the modem. Once I forced the machine to
the modems subnet, I was able to speak to the modem (used separate cable).
/Internet/------>/modem/----->/PC/
Yes, I do like dslreports.com/broadband.com. Too bad they are so behind in
their faqs. Well, not a real biggie. The toys have changed really
quickly. In any case, I did get to the modem and I did set the modem for
"bridged ethernet." Correct?
Question: I had to use my Bellsouth UName/PW combo to get into the modem.
Yes, it was connected to the phone line. Has the modem now recorded my
acct credentials inside itself?
Should I care?
Wondering?
Best,
Duncan
