On Wed, 23 Jan 2013 15:21:39 -0800 Kelly Clowers <kelly.clow...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 6:11 AM, Celejar <cele...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I recently purchased and began using a cable modem - the Zyxel (Hitron) > > BRG-35503: > > > > http://www.hitrontech.com/en/cable_detail.php?id=3 > > > > It (so far) Just Works (I plugged into my router running OpenWRT, the > > router gets an IP address (via DHCP), and we have net connectivity), > > but I'd like to hack into the device, to play with it, find any > > tunables and settings, and just understand it better. > > > > The public interface of the router gets an IP address from my ISP's > > address space, and that's the IP address that outbound connections are > > initiated from. Tracerouting out shows the first hop as a private IP > > address on my LAN (192.168.0.1), and the next hop is an address in my > > ISP's space (specifically, the address the router is getting assigned > > but with the last quad replaced with '1'). > > > > The thing comes with no manual or disk, just a quickstart guide, > > containing nothing beyond very basic quickstart instructions. I have no > > idea if this thing even has a web interface - I can't find one on any > > of the addresses I've tried. I've tried portscanning with nmap, > > pointing it at the address of the first hop, and I get no open ports, > > and the only closed one is 179/bgp; I'm guessing this is my ISP's edge > > router. > > > > Am I correct in assuming that my modem has no IP address, and is > > operating in bridge mode? Any idea how I can access it? The thing's > > datasheet claims that it has "extensive SNMP management support", but I > > have never used snmp and I have no idea what to do with it. > > > Huh, I dunno. I am used to Moto Surfboards, they all seem to use 192.168.100.1 > > Actually, I think that might be semi-standard, at least try it. If it has > snmp, Huh, look at that - it has a web interface at that address. How on earth I was supposed to figure that out is beyond me, but thanks a million! [I'm used to routers, which in my experience generally use 192.168.1.1 or 192.168.0.1] It seems to show a lot of information, but I see almost nothing in the way of settings. I suppose that if it really has no router functionality, and just acts as a simple bridge, there isn't much to tune? > you could look for that with, say, nmap (assuming it is enabled) > > http://serverfault.com/questions/415521/how-to-find-all-the-snmp-enabled-devices-in-my-network Thanks again. > Cheers, > Kelly Clowers Celejar -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20130123185134.30d2f354.cele...@gmail.com
