Re: [tclug-list] OT: cable modem and cell questions - updateThat works like a charm!!! Thanks a bunch! None of the off-shore Linsksys technical support people could answer any technical questions I had about stand-alone cable modems, and a high-level factory-resident support person was unable to identify that such a web screen existed when I asked directly about it!! I spent many hours on the phone trying to get real info. Be forewarned that even high-level technical help from the Linksys factory may be ignorant or incompetent these days while they were excellent in the past. Chuck -----Original Message----- From: tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org [mailto:tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org]On Behalf Of Mark J. Kroska Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2006 8:20 PM To: TCLUG Subject: Re: [tclug-list] OT: cable modem and cell questions - update 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 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. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.mn-linux.org/pipermail/tclug-list/attachments/20060727/7f929135/attachment.htm