m.roth at 5-cent.us wrote: > Timothy Murphy wrote: >> b.j. mcclure wrote: >> >>>> Right, I just looked it up, and I see it's an ADSL modem. Look at your >>>> IP address, and I'll bet you're 192.168.0.x, or 192.168.1.x. Whatever it >>>> is, try pinging 192.168.[0 or 1].1. Whichever it is, pull up your >>>> browser, and point it to that IP, and you should be at the modem's web >>>> interface, and you can go from there. >>>> >>> Or 192.168.1.254 >> Actually, the modem's web-page is at 192.168.1.254 , >> but I'm told I need a password to go further. >> My password with my ISP did not work, > > Nope. It may be the default setting password that the OEM assigns. Ask > your ISP what the password is. For my old Westell, it was something like > password, something dumb. I got in and changed it, of course. Resetting > the original settings, including the password, was push a button. > >> and strangely I was never asked for my username. >> The only other information on the web-page >> is the suggestion that I should run the CD. > > Unless there's some firmware update on the CD, the only thing it would do > is the Windows settings. >> In fact I've gone back to my old modem, >> as I have some pin-holes opened there. > > <g> > > mark > National ADSL company uses Thompson ADSL modems with wireless with custom password for each unit, if I got that correctly. It is definitely not OEM password. I guess they used different passwords to prevent others hacking into router via wireless. And they use different password for actual PPPoE connection. First (Huawei) modems they used even lacked the option to change or even see PPPoE username and password. Ljubomir