Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] Interrogate network for devices

[Dale <dalek1967@bellsouth.net>]

Dan Farrell wrote:
> On Sun, 10 Feb 2008 21:52:14 -0600
> Dale <dalek1967@bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
>   
>> I also had to change the IP address on the router to a fixed address
>> to get it to work right.  I think I had it set to 192.168.100.2.
>> After that, we had very little trouble with the connection.  The
>> modem itself was 192.168.100.1.  If you hook your computer directly
>> to the modem, you can see things like signal strength and stuff.
>> Can't change anything tho.  You just get to look.  
>>     
>
> Interesting!  I wonder if mine had a utility for something like that on
> the disks that I didn't bother to open that came with the modem....
>
> In this case it sounds a lot like a DMZ kind of thing, right?  I see
> DSL doing that a lot of the time.  Often you can also turn it off and
> use it as a dumb ppp or such.  Other times, your stuck behind it and
> may not even be able to forward ports.  
>
> Or maybe it's something different, something I haven't seen.  
>   

I'm no guru on this thing but for some reason the DHCP part in the 
Linksys router would just not accept the address from the modem.  Sort 
of weird in a way tho.

Since I use Linux only, I never installed any software.  I just pointed 
my browser to that address and up it popped.  That would work when 
looking for the modem or the router.  Tho I could not get to the modem 
if the router was in the middle.  Not sure what the deal is on that.

If I had access to one I'd get you a screen shot or something but like I 
said, that was my ex's thing.  She is still mad that I left.  She had 
"issues" that I couldn't deal with.  Ya know.  ;-)

Dale

:-)  :-)  :-)

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