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From: james <garftd@×××××××.net>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Frontier ADSL modem and IP address
Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2019 02:40:11
Message-Id: 82ab8f22-eae4-a57b-20b1-1bbd0b494a0b@verizon.net
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] Frontier ADSL modem and IP address by Dale
1 On 12/30/19 3:04 PM, Dale wrote:
2 > Howdy,
3 >
4 > I ran up on a used DSL modem that supports IPv6.� It was cheap so
5 > figured why not.� Ironically, it is also a router.� It's a Netgear
6 > Frontier B90-755044-15 sometimes referred to as the 7550. � Anyway, I
7 > tried all the usual IPs to access the thing, no luck.� I tried resetting
8 > it, holding the reset button for 7 seconds.� That didn't help either.
9 > I've googled and tried all the IPs I can find that way too.� None of
10 > this is working.� The lights and all come up like it should.� It seems
11 > to be working fine, just can't access it to set it up.
12 >
13 > Is there a way to find the IP for this thing?� I'm out of ideas here.
14 > Anyone own one of these and can share their defaults?� Why don't they
15 > put the default IP on the bottom anyway???
16 >
17 > Thanks.
18 >
19 > Dale
20 >
21 > :-)� :-)
22 >
23
24
25 Here's a fun way..... ymmv.
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27
28 Put the device on your network, between you computer and the outside
29 world. Then hit this site for an auto_scan
30
31 https://ipleak.net/
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33 Before, you can read this site:
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35 https://blinkeye.github.io/post/public/2019-06-30-firewall-pia/
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37 Mostly it yields lots of data, from the outside world looking in at your
38 connection(s)
39
40 There are many search/sniff tools available, for the outside looking
41 inward at your connection(s), if you look deeply.
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43
44 hth,
45 James