Did you know? I have the same *un-numbered* version of Linksys and one day I stumbled on the diagnostic screen. You can't change any settings, but you can view the current signal strength and speeds, etc. On mine, it's this IP: 192.168.100.1 If you try to hit this with a web browser from the client side, the diag screen should show up, along with those numbers you're looking for! Good luck, Mark Mark J. Kroska Director of Web Services KDV Technology and Consulting Services, Inc. Direct 320-258-6412 Helpdesk 320-258-6426 Main 320-251-7010 Fax 320-251-1784 mkroska at kdv.com <mailto:mkroska at kdv.com> http://www.kdv.com <http://www.kdv.com> "NOTICE: This E-mail (including attachments) is covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. 2510-2521, is confidential and may be legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any retention, dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited, Please reply to the sender that you have received the message in error, then delete it. Thank you." ________________________________ From: tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org on behalf of Chuck Cole Sent: Thu 7/27/2006 8:16 PM To: TCLUG Subject: Re: [tclug-list] OT: cable modem and cell questions - update > -----Original Message----- > From: tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org > [mailto:tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org]On Behalf Of Chuck Cole > Sent: Monday, July 24, 2006 2:22 PM > > 1) do cable modems have very different sensitivity or dynamic > range specs? > Problem: My old linksys BEFCMU10 (no version number) My cable modem is a v1.0 which is *only* DOCSIS 1.0 compatible, despite what 1st level Linksys tech support staff may say. That's not a problem with Charter, however. While the cable ISP can read the RF signal level reported as input by the cable modem, a user cannot read this except on the new combined unit that has cable modem, router, and wireless access point all in one box. Linksys says all their cable modems have the same RF sensitivity and dynamic range spec, so swapping cable modems is not a solution for my signal level problems. I must get Charter to come out and measure the levels and determine whether their buried cable has died. This is very likely the problem since they have replaced cables for two neighbors recently. > 2) Size of a cell.. Nobody had a size estimate between cross-over points for a cell.. > 3) An ad for the Verizon Razr phone sez GPS, video, & music > 3a) does it actually have storage for offline videos and > music or just keep web links for these things? Seems like > too much memory is needed. > 3b) Is it a full and independent GPS or a partial > implementation (like a Winmodem) using some unique cell network data? > ie, if I had such a phone and took it to the Boundary Waters > where there is no signal, can I play stored videos and music > and use the GPS or some or all of that dead when out of range? Verizon says these services are not fully resident in the phone. The GPS is useless away from a tower, and the music and video depend upon a memory expansion that is not yet available from Motorola and would not operate away from towers either. I think that's a GROSS misrepresentation that should get high publicity as fraudulent. Chuck _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota tclug-list at mn-linux.org http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list "NOTICE: This E-mail (including attachments) is covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C 2510-2521, is confidential and may be legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any retention, dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. Please reply to the sender that you have received the message in error, then delete it. Thank you." This disclosure is required by IRS Circular 230. Any tax advice expressed in this communication (including any attachments) is not intended to be used, and cannot be used, for the purpose of avoiding penalties imposed on the taxpayer by any governmental taxing authority or agency. In addition, if any such tax advice is made available to any person or party other than the party to whom the advice was originally directed then such advice is to be considered as being delivered to support the promotion or marketing (by a person other than Kern, DeWenter, Viere, Ltd.) of the transaction or matter discussed or referenced. Thus, each taxpayer should seek specific tax advice based on the taxpayer's particular circumstances from an independent tax advisor. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.mn-linux.org/pipermail/tclug-list/attachments/20060727/7004330c/attachment.htm