D-Link DSL-302G modem queries
I use the above modem, connected to my Ethernet port, with Fedora Core 3, kernel version 2.6.12-1.1378. I wanted to try out an application called Qnext, which is, among other things, a videoconferencing application. However, it insisted that the ports it required on my machine for incoming communications were not accesible by external contacts. Looking for the reason why that was, I found at the Australian D-Link site information about opening ports in the modem and realised that that was my problem. The D-Link information was for Windows only, so I looked on the Web to try to find information applicable to Linux. That led me to the WLUG Wiki page on the DSL-302G. That page contains the fullest information available on the topic, at least according to my Google searches I'm posting this because I'm hopeful that a subscriber to the list has followed the instructions on the Wiki page successfully to open a port. Unfortunately, I haven't even been able to take the first step, accessing the modem's internal web server. My Linux browser is Firefox. When I ask it to go to 10.1.1.1, I'm prompted for the user name and password and I give those and press Enter. Then, the browser says that it's waiting for 10.1.1.1 and never connects. My computer is dual-booting and my Windows browser is Firefox too. I tried to access 10.1.1.1 with it and had exactly the same result. I also have Internet Explorer and when I go through the same routine with it, I get the modem's internal web server instantaneously. Here are my questions: 1. Is there some thing I should be doing to access the server in Linux Firefox? 2. If I can't use Linux Firefox, is there some other browser anyone's used successfully? (I tried lynx, but it wouldn't work, I suppose because of the need for username and password. Maybe one can add those to the lynx command string, but that's way beyond my capabilities.) 3. Finally, I don't understand the effect of changing settings on the modem, but is it possible that changing them through Windows, which I think I could manage, would change them for Linux too? (I don't know how to express the idea technically correctly, but are those changes somehow internal to the modem and independent of the operating system used with the modem?) If anyone can give me information on any of the above questions, I'd be very grateful. Leslie PS: Ian McDonald, who kindly directed me to this list, said he thought that there'd been some discussion on this list recently about my modem. I searched for "302" by thread for each month for 2005, but found nothing. Perhaps the thread didn't make reference to that number. In any event, if you see this, Ian, I wouldn't want you to think I didn't bother trying the archives first.
Leslie Katz wrote:
I use the above modem, connected to my Ethernet port, with Fedora Core 3, kernel version 2.6.12-1.1378.
Is this the 302G that Xtra is providing free with it's broadband offerings? ... Seems to be something a little strange with the firmware loaded on it ...
1. Is there some thing I should be doing to access the server in Linux Firefox?
I use the above modem, and have no problems with Firefox under linux ... (can't say I was too bothered trying anything else)
2. If I can't use Linux Firefox, is there some other browser anyone's used successfully? (I tried lynx, but it wouldn't work, I suppose because of the need for username and password. Maybe one can add those to the lynx command string, but that's way beyond my capabilities.)
Lynx will probably break if there is javascript funkiness going on ...
3. Finally, I don't understand the effect of changing settings on the modem, but is it possible that changing them through Windows, which I think I could manage, would change them for Linux too? (I don't know how to express the idea technically correctly, but are those changes somehow internal to the modem and independent of the operating system used with the modem?)
On my particular modem, the web front end was (and still is) seriously brain dead. My other equipment was already configured to use 192.168.x.x ... so I really didn't want to go changing all my equipment to 10.x.x.x ... in the end I telneted into the unit and configured from there. To be honest, if it wasn't the cost, I wouldn't have bothered getting as far as I have with this one ...
If anyone can give me information on any of the above questions, I'd be very grateful.
I wouldn't mind if someone could point me in the direction of how to get around my SPA-3000 problems with one-way audio - but only if someone on freshtel calls me ... but until I get my asterisk box going, that's sorta off topic ;) Cheers all, Wazza.
My Linux browser is Firefox. When I ask it to go to 10.1.1.1, I'm prompted for the user name and password and I give those and press Enter. Then, the browser says that it's waiting for 10.1.1.1 and never connects.
1) I have the same modem. It's not possible to configure this modem (beyond the basic username/password level) using any web browser except Internet Explorer. Firefox should connect eventually (after about two minutes), but when you try to add forwarding rules or any other of the forms except for the most basic configuration you'll get "Method Not Supported" errors. You could (in theory) reconfigure everything from the telnet interface. Good luck finding any documentation though.. 3) Any changes you make to the modem via Windows will still be active when you boot back to Linux. If you have Windows installed, that's probably the easiest way to reconfigure your modem.
* zcat <zcat(a)maxnet.co.nz> [2005-11-10 13:40]:
1) I have the same modem. […]
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Where did 2) go? :-) Regards, -- Aristotle Pagaltzis // <http://plasmasturm.org/>
On Fri, 2005-11-11 at 01:39 +1300, zcat wrote:
3) Any changes you make to the modem via Windows will still be active when you boot back to Linux. If you have Windows installed, that's probably the easiest way to reconfigure your modem.
Indeed this is the only way to get the modem into any sort of advanced mode that I know of. The web interface is horrendous. The command manual for the CLI (along with many other helpful tips) is linked from http://www.wlug.org.nz/DSL-302G At the end of the day though, this remains one of the cheapest, crappiest and most unreliable DSL routers that I have ever used and I certainly wouldn't be recommending it to anyone. Cheers -- Matt Brown matt(a)mattb.net.nz Mob +64 275 611 544 www.mattb.net.nz
On Fri, 2005-11-11 at 08:31 +1300, Matt Brown wrote:
On Fri, 2005-11-11 at 01:39 +1300, zcat wrote:
3) Any changes you make to the modem via Windows will still be active when you boot back to Linux. If you have Windows installed, that's probably the easiest way to reconfigure your modem.
Indeed this...
Whoops, I was meaning to quote the
You could (in theory) reconfigure everything from the telnet interface. Good luck finding any documentation though..
paragraph in zcat's email, not the Windows one. As far as I know the web interface of the modem is just as limited from Internet Explorer as it is from Firefox so nothing to be gained that way. Cheers -- Matt Brown matt(a)mattb.net.nz Mob +64 275 611 544 www.mattb.net.nz
My Linux browser is Firefox. When I ask it to go to 10.1.1.1, I'm prompted for the user name and password and I give those and press Enter. Then, the browser says that it's waiting for 10.1.1.1 and never connects.
Sounds like you are entering incorrect username and/or password. It is probably case sensitive - if the password in the book is lowercase make sure you type it lower case.
PS: Ian McDonald, who kindly directed me to this list, said he thought that there'd been some discussion on this list recently about my modem. I searched for "302" by thread for each month for 2005, but found nothing. Perhaps the thread didn't make reference to that number. In any event, if you see this, Ian, I wouldn't want you to think I didn't bother trying the archives first.
The discussion is here: http://list.waikato.ac.nz/pipermail/wlug/2005-October/007404.html but I don't think it will actually help you unfortunately! Ian -- Ian McDonald http://wand.net.nz/~iam4 WAND Network Research Group University of Waikato New Zealand
My reccomendation, as always is to put the modem into half-bridge mode and control the ports using shorewall/iptables on the linux machine. It is much easier. Leslie Katz wrote:
I use the above modem, connected to my Ethernet port, with Fedora Core 3, kernel version 2.6.12-1.1378.
I wanted to try out an application called Qnext, which is, among other things, a videoconferencing application. However, it insisted that the ports it required on my machine for incoming communications were not accesible by external contacts.
Looking for the reason why that was, I found at the Australian D-Link site information about opening ports in the modem and realised that that was my problem. The D-Link information was for Windows only, so I looked on the Web to try to find information applicable to Linux. That led me to the WLUG Wiki page on the DSL-302G. That page contains the fullest information available on the topic, at least according to my Google searches
I'm posting this because I'm hopeful that a subscriber to the list has followed the instructions on the Wiki page successfully to open a port. Unfortunately, I haven't even been able to take the first step, accessing the modem's internal web server.
My Linux browser is Firefox. When I ask it to go to 10.1.1.1, I'm prompted for the user name and password and I give those and press Enter. Then, the browser says that it's waiting for 10.1.1.1 and never connects.
My computer is dual-booting and my Windows browser is Firefox too. I tried to access 10.1.1.1 with it and had exactly the same result. I also have Internet Explorer and when I go through the same routine with it, I get the modem's internal web server instantaneously.
Here are my questions:
1. Is there some thing I should be doing to access the server in Linux Firefox?
2. If I can't use Linux Firefox, is there some other browser anyone's used successfully? (I tried lynx, but it wouldn't work, I suppose because of the need for username and password. Maybe one can add those to the lynx command string, but that's way beyond my capabilities.)
3. Finally, I don't understand the effect of changing settings on the modem, but is it possible that changing them through Windows, which I think I could manage, would change them for Linux too? (I don't know how to express the idea technically correctly, but are those changes somehow internal to the modem and independent of the operating system used with the modem?)
If anyone can give me information on any of the above questions, I'd be very grateful.
Leslie
PS: Ian McDonald, who kindly directed me to this list, said he thought that there'd been some discussion on this list recently about my modem. I searched for "302" by thread for each month for 2005, but found nothing. Perhaps the thread didn't make reference to that number. In any event, if you see this, Ian, I wouldn't want you to think I didn't bother trying the archives first.
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I have finally done it. Can do all I want in Linux, were do I get my Gold Medal!!!!!! The only cheat is running DVDShrink in Wine! Only one but, need to get mythtv running on my desktop, it does not seem it is a candidate in Ubuntu Breezy or have just not got the right repositories? Well two buts, need to figure out how to compose a DVD movie as well, I have Kino, need to try that I guess and mythtv hopefully. Any ideas appreciated. TIA Bill __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com
Bill Rosoman wrote:
I have finally done it. Can do all I want in Linux, were do I get my Gold Medal!!!!!! The only cheat is running DVDShrink in Wine!
Only one but, need to get mythtv running on my desktop, it does not seem it is a candidate in Ubuntu Breezy or have just not got the right repositories?
Mythtv is located in the multiverse repositories in breezy
On Thu, 2005-11-10 at 17:49 -0800, Bill Rosoman wrote:
I have finally done it. Can do all I want in Linux, were do I get my Gold Medal!!!!!!
Seems to me we should be giving medals to the programmers that made that possible more'n the users who liked what they made.
Bnonn wrote:
On Thu, 2005-11-10 at 17:49 -0800, Bill Rosoman wrote:
I have finally done it. Can do all I want in Linux, were do I get my Gold Medal!!!!!!
Seems to me we should be giving medals to the programmers that made that possible more'n the users who liked what they made.
Seems to me we should be giving models to the helpers that made that possible more'n the users who liked what was installed. Linux, 10% programming, 90% support.
Bill Rosoman wrote:
I have finally done it. Can do all I want in Linux, were do I get my Gold Medal!!!!!! The only cheat is running DVDShrink in Wine!
Excellent... So I take it that you'll be there at the Fix It meetings assisting other users getting their Linux installs up and running.
--- Lindsay Druett <lindsay(a)wired.net.nz> wrote:
Excellent... So I take it that you'll be there at the Fix It meetings assisting other users getting their Linux installs up and running.
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