[dba-Tech] Questions about wireless modem and printer

In other words, your modem is your Wi-Fi router. 

1. You have to access you modem via its address (go to the command prompt
and enter IPCONFIG and your gateway address, the modem/router address should
be displayed0.
2. From your browser enter: http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx < your gateway address
and log on. You should have the username and password, as it is most likely
a default, no credentials or a setting your modem company has given you. If
you do not have this check the modem type online and usually they will
provide the default credentials to their modems or you will have to get
those setting from your modem provider.
3. Go into the modems web setting pages and change or add the wireless
credentials...there should be an area for that.
4. You should change the username and password (write them on a label and
stick that label to the modem) to log on to the modem, as well, as it most
likely is some standard default and every bright young neighbour knows it,
can just login anytime and hijack the modem. 
5. If there is a remote login setting set to allow remote access as most of
these units have...turned it off. You may have to turn it on again when you
require service but in the meantime you are protected as every support
worker knows your remote login password as it is probably some default.

Now this all depends on who owns the modem. If you own it then you can
legally expect access but if it is just rented then this falls into a grey
area and I am not sure who has authority.

If you want to have some fun, just get the external address the outside
world sees just go to a website like: http://whatismyipaddress.com/ip-lookup
and get your address. Now do the same with your browser, to access the
gateway, you can try and login from this position having your appropriate
remote access username/password or having set it and the 'allow remote
login' settings on, in the modem. (Do leave 'allow remote login' setting on
as any script-kiddy can take over your modem in about 10 minutes.)

HTH
Jim

 

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Kathryn Bassett
Sent: Saturday, May 14, 2011 10:38 PM
To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Questions about wireless modem and printer

> Are not Wireless networks comprized of at least a hub and satellite
> stations?

All I know is that he said that as long as the cable modem is capable of
wireless connection (*), that the computer would connect to it wirelessly.
Instead of having to plug one of the "oversize phone plugs" from the
computer to the modem.

(*) which it is, because when ATT was helping me with a connectivity issue
with the desktop, they asked what modem we were using, and with the answer,
they asked if I was connected hardwire or wireless.

Kathryn

_______________________________________________
dba-Tech mailing list
dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com
http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech
Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com