Re: Modem question... From the Desk of Scott Fiore

2009-03-03 Thread nestamicky
Steve R wrote: At 12:07 PM -0700 2/27/09, nestamicky posted: Since this thread is going on and since I have more than a few modems and wireless routers, I've always wanted to ask: what fun stuff can one do with these things, especially the wireless routers? Any ideas? Are you familiar

Re: Modem question... From the Desk of Scott Fiore

2009-03-01 Thread Dan
At 4:21 PM -0800 2/28/2009, Gus wrote: I thought that DOCSIS 3.0 was supose to be backward compatible with DOCSIS 2.0 both at the Cable Modem and the Cable modem termination system.?? It is, to a point. Maintaining a mixed network is an expensive hassle at many different levels - physical,

Re: Modem question... From the Desk of Scott Fiore

2009-02-28 Thread Gus
I know I am going to come off sounding ignorant, that said.. I thought that DOCSIS 3.0 was supose to be backward compatible with DOCSIS 2.0 both at the Cable Modem and the Cable modem termination system.?? anyways.. On Feb 26, 10:32 pm, Dan dantear...@gmail.com wrote: At 2:42 PM -0800

Re: Modem question... From the Desk of Scott Fiore

2009-02-27 Thread Steve R
At 11:32 PM -0500 2/26/09, Dan posted: At 2:42 PM -0800 2/26/2009, Scott Fiore wrote: own a Motorola Surfboard 5220 modem (about 1 1/2 years old) that I connect to my Airport Express. I received a call from my internet provider this morning notifying me that because this modem is being

Re: Modem question... From the Desk of Scott Fiore

2009-02-27 Thread nestamicky
Steve R wrote: At 11:32 PM -0500 2/26/09, Dan posted: At 2:42 PM -0800 2/26/2009, Scott Fiore wrote: own a Motorola Surfboard 5220 modem (about 1 1/2 years old) that I connect to my Airport Express. I received a call from my internet provider this morning notifying me that

Re: Modem question... From the Desk of Scott Fiore

2009-02-27 Thread Dan
At 12:01 PM -0500 2/27/2009, Steve R wrote: You could try googling to see if there are any hacks available to reprogramme your modem to your ISP's new settings. If the issue is a DOCSIS upgrade then there can be no hack. That modem just won't do it. Problem being, you need the new settings (a

Re: Modem question... From the Desk of Scott Fiore

2009-02-27 Thread Dan
At 12:07 PM -0700 2/27/2009, nestamicky wrote: Since this thread is going on and since I have more than a few modems and wireless routers, I've always wanted to ask: what fun stuff can one do with these things, especially the wireless routers? Any ideas? On the WAN side, very little if it's

Re: Modem question... From the Desk of Scott Fiore

2009-02-27 Thread nestamicky
Dan wrote: At 12:07 PM -0700 2/27/2009, nestamicky wrote: Since this thread is going on and since I have more than a few modems and wireless routers, I've always wanted to ask: what fun stuff can one do with these things, especially the wireless routers? Any ideas? On the WAN

Re: Modem question... From the Desk of Scott Fiore

2009-02-27 Thread Steve R
At 2:08 PM -0500 2/27/09, Dan posted: Now you're talking about changing normal config parameters that the cable company doesn't care about - things on the LAN side of the modem, not the WAN side. And you're still running the same rev DOCSIS. No, I'm not. The new ISP programmes their

Re: Modem question... From the Desk of Scott Fiore

2009-02-27 Thread Steve R
At 12:07 PM -0700 2/27/09, nestamicky posted: Since this thread is going on and since I have more than a few modems and wireless routers, I've always wanted to ask: what fun stuff can one do with these things, especially the wireless routers? Any ideas? Are you familiar with Bastard Sons of

Re: Modem question... From the Desk of Scott Fiore

2009-02-27 Thread Dan
At 3:25 PM -0500 2/27/2009, Steve R wrote: At 2:08 PM -0500 2/27/09, Dan posted: Now you're talking about changing normal config parameters that the cable company doesn't care about - things on the LAN side of the modem, not the WAN side. And you're still running the same rev DOCSIS.

Re: Modem question... From the Desk of Scott Fiore

2009-02-27 Thread Ralph Green
Howdy, It is pretty open ended. I have seen voice over ip servers, ftp server, samba servers, and customized wireless stuff like WDS. The hackable ones with enough memory are limited by what you want to do with them. Good luck, Ralph On Fri, 2009-02-27 at 12:07 -0700, nestamicky wrote:

Re: Modem question... From the Desk of Scott Fiore

2009-02-27 Thread Steve R
At 4:04 PM -0500 2/27/09, Dan posted: At 3:25 PM -0500 2/27/2009, Steve R wrote: At 2:08 PM -0500 2/27/09, Dan posted: Now you're talking about changing normal config parameters that the cable company doesn't care about - things on the LAN side of the modem, not the WAN side. And