Re: [gentoo-user] Frontier ADSL modem and IP address

Dale wrote: > Howdy, > > I ran up on a used DSL modem that supports IPv6.  It was cheap so > figured why not.  Ironically, it is also a router.  It's a Netgear > Frontier B90-755044-15 sometimes referred to as the 7550.   Anyway, I > tried all the usual IPs to access the thing, no luck.  I tried

Re: [gentoo-user] Frontier ADSL modem and IP address

On Tuesday, 31 December 2019 12:42:26 GMT Peter Humphrey wrote: > On Tuesday, 31 December 2019 11:04:57 GMT Mick wrote: > > On Tuesday, 31 December 2019 10:24:48 GMT Peter Humphrey wrote: > > > I'm puzzled. Why should a DSL modem be tied to a particular ISP? The > > > only > > > thing I can think

Re: [gentoo-user] Frontier ADSL modem and IP address

On Tuesday, 31 December 2019 11:04:57 GMT Mick wrote: > On Tuesday, 31 December 2019 10:24:48 GMT Peter Humphrey wrote: > > I'm puzzled. Why should a DSL modem be tied to a particular ISP? The only > > thing I can think of is that one uses PPPoA and the other PPPoE. But the > > modem should sort

Re: [gentoo-user] Frontier ADSL modem and IP address

On Tuesday, 31 December 2019 11:03:10 GMT Dale wrote: > Either way, it doesn't work. Once I get the one labeled AT, I'll be > able to know for sure. I'm 99.99% sure I have the right password. The > one I have coming will verify that as well. If it works, right > login/password which pretty

Re: [gentoo-user] Frontier ADSL modem and IP address

On Tuesday, 31 December 2019 10:24:48 GMT Peter Humphrey wrote: > I'm puzzled. Why should a DSL modem be tied to a particular ISP? The only > thing I can think of is that one uses PPPoA and the other PPPoE. But the > modem should sort that out for itself when it connects upstream. ISPs looked

Re: [gentoo-user] Frontier ADSL modem and IP address

Peter Humphrey wrote: > On Tuesday, 31 December 2019 01:25:32 GMT Dale wrote: > >> I found out the name and such from the previous user. I couldn't see the >> password tho. Anyway, it seems this is locked to Frontier ISP. I put in >> the right user name/password and it wouldn't connect. It

Re: [gentoo-user] Frontier ADSL modem and IP address

I just saw this long thread ... missed all the fun! On Tuesday, 31 December 2019 01:25:32 GMT Dale wrote: > Adam Carter wrote: > > On Tue, Dec 31, 2019 at 11:08 AM Dale > > > > wrote: > > Dale wrote: > > > Grant Taylor wrote: > > >> On 12/30/19 1:04 PM,

Re: [gentoo-user] Frontier ADSL modem and IP address

On Tuesday, 31 December 2019 01:25:32 GMT Dale wrote: > I found out the name and such from the previous user. I couldn't see the > password tho. Anyway, it seems this is locked to Frontier ISP. I put in > the right user name/password and it wouldn't connect. It tried but no joy. > > Before

Re: [gentoo-user] Frontier ADSL modem and IP address

On Monday, 30 December 2019 23:39:52 GMT Jack wrote: > Bizarre new thought: have you tried putting the IPV6 address from > ifconfig into the browser? That's the address of eth1, not the modem-router. As the kernel has IPv6 support built in, it automatically assigns an fe80 address to the

Re: [gentoo-user] Frontier ADSL modem and IP address

On 12/30/19 3:04 PM, Dale wrote: Howdy, I ran up on a used DSL modem that supports IPv6.� It was cheap so figured why not.� Ironically, it is also a router.� It's a Netgear Frontier B90-755044-15 sometimes referred to as the 7550. � Anyway, I tried all the usual IPs to access the thing,

Re: [gentoo-user] Frontier ADSL modem and IP address

Adam Carter wrote: > On Tue, Dec 31, 2019 at 11:08 AM Dale > wrote: > > Dale wrote: > > Grant Taylor wrote: > >> On 12/30/19 1:04 PM, Dale wrote: > >>> Is there a way to find the IP for this thing? > > > Its using 192.168.254.254. Since fireball is in

Re: [gentoo-user] Frontier ADSL modem and IP address

On Tue, Dec 31, 2019 at 11:08 AM Dale wrote: > Dale wrote: > > Grant Taylor wrote: > >> On 12/30/19 1:04 PM, Dale wrote: > >>> Is there a way to find the IP for this thing? > Its using 192.168.254.254. Since fireball is in 192.168.2.0/24, its on a different subnet and therefore cant arp it.

Re: [gentoo-user] Frontier ADSL modem and IP address

Dale wrote: > Grant Taylor wrote: >> On 12/30/19 1:04 PM, Dale wrote: >>> Is there a way to find the IP for this thing? >> Try running a network sniffer as you reboot it. >> >> Most pieces of network equipment will send out some sort of broadcast >> requests that will give some hint as to how they

Re: [gentoo-user] Frontier ADSL modem and IP address

Jack wrote: > On 2019.12.30 18:21, Dale wrote: >> To be honest, it doesn't seem to change from when I'm hooked to the older hardware. I dunno. > I just noticed this.  If you are not completely resetting the PCs > connection info when swapping between the two different routers, you > will

Re: [gentoo-user] Frontier ADSL modem and IP address

On Mon, 30 Dec 2019 17:36:45 -0600, Dale wrote: > > Isn't the IP address in the manual? > > > > Anyway, if you're using DHCP to set up your PC, run "route -n" and > > look at the gateway for 0.0.0.0 - that should be the IP address of > > your router. > > > > > > This is what I get when hooked

Re: [gentoo-user] Frontier ADSL modem and IP address

Grant Taylor wrote: > On 12/30/19 1:04 PM, Dale wrote: >> Is there a way to find the IP for this thing? > > Try running a network sniffer as you reboot it. > > Most pieces of network equipment will send out some sort of broadcast > requests that will give some hint as to how they are configured. 

Re: [gentoo-user] Frontier ADSL modem and IP address

On 2019.12.30 18:21, Dale wrote: Jack wrote: > On 2019.12.30 17:43, Dale wrote: >> Jack wrote: >> > On 2019.12.30 15:04, Dale wrote: >> >> Howdy, >> >> I ran up on a used DSL modem that supports IPv6.  It was cheap so figured why not.  Ironically, it is also a router.  It's a Netgear

Re: [gentoo-user] Frontier ADSL modem and IP address

Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Mon, 30 Dec 2019 14:04:46 -0600, Dale wrote: > >> I ran up on a used DSL modem that supports IPv6.  It was cheap so >> figured why not.  Ironically, it is also a router.  It's a Netgear >> Frontier B90-755044-15 sometimes referred to as the 7550.   Anyway, I >> tried all

Re: [gentoo-user] Frontier ADSL modem and IP address

On 12/30/19 1:04 PM, Dale wrote: Is there a way to find the IP for this thing? Try running a network sniffer as you reboot it. Most pieces of network equipment will send out some sort of broadcast requests that will give some hint as to how they are configured. At least what subnet they

Re: [gentoo-user] Frontier ADSL modem and IP address

Jack wrote: > On 2019.12.30 17:43, Dale wrote: >> Jack wrote: >> > On 2019.12.30 15:04, Dale wrote: >> >> Howdy, >> >> >> >> I ran up on a used DSL modem that supports IPv6.  It was cheap so >> >> figured why not.  Ironically, it is also a router.  It's a Netgear >> >> Frontier B90-755044-15

Re: [gentoo-user] Frontier ADSL modem and IP address

On Mon, 30 Dec 2019 14:04:46 -0600, Dale wrote: > I ran up on a used DSL modem that supports IPv6.  It was cheap so > figured why not.  Ironically, it is also a router.  It's a Netgear > Frontier B90-755044-15 sometimes referred to as the 7550.   Anyway, I > tried all the usual IPs to access the

Re: [gentoo-user] Frontier ADSL modem and IP address

On 2019.12.30 17:43, Dale wrote: Jack wrote: > On 2019.12.30 15:04, Dale wrote: >> Howdy, >> >> I ran up on a used DSL modem that supports IPv6.  It was cheap so >> figured why not.  Ironically, it is also a router.  It's a Netgear >> Frontier B90-755044-15 sometimes referred to as the 7550.  

Re: [gentoo-user] Frontier ADSL modem and IP address

Jack wrote: > On 2019.12.30 15:04, Dale wrote: >> Howdy, >> >> I ran up on a used DSL modem that supports IPv6.  It was cheap so >> figured why not.  Ironically, it is also a router.  It's a Netgear >> Frontier B90-755044-15 sometimes referred to as the 7550.   Anyway, I >> tried all the usual IPs

Re: [gentoo-user] Frontier ADSL modem and IP address

On 2019.12.30 15:04, Dale wrote: Howdy, I ran up on a used DSL modem that supports IPv6.  It was cheap so figured why not.  Ironically, it is also a router.  It's a Netgear Frontier B90-755044-15 sometimes referred to as the 7550.   Anyway, I tried all the usual IPs to access the thing, no