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[James Dasher <jdasher AT ibiblio.org>]

On Thursday, Jan 8, 2004, at 10:08 US/Eastern, Mark Turner wrote:

> If you have a Motorola Surfboard cable modem, you can point your 
> browser to http://192.168.100.1/signal.html and see the upstream and 
> downstream signal levels, so you don't have to take the cable guy's 
> word for it.
>
> There are lots of other cool stuff there, too. Check it out.

I have a Terayon, and 192.168.100.1/ shows one page, no links:

[EXCERPT]
Cable Modem Information Center

PC Connectivity:
USB: Inactive
Ethernet: Unknown
USB Vendor ID: 06 cc
MAC Address: [removed]
Software Model: ECM715

Cable Signal: Ready
Tuning: Complete
Ranging: Complete

Data Service: Ready
Connecting: Complete
Configuring: Complete
Registering: Complete

Current state: Operational
Highest State Obtained: Operational
[/EXCERPT]

Bummer.  Those Motorola Surfboards are pretty bad.  I have a long story 
that involves multiple visits from The Cable Guy (and one Cable Girl), 
4 different Motorola modems, and a visit to the RoadRunner office in 
Raleigh.  Out of compassion for you, I won't recount the whole sordid 
affair.

Suffice it to say, any time it's windy, or a more-than-drizzle rain, I 
have to reboot the thing.  When someone else offers as much bandwidth 
for the same price, I'll switch.

In a heartbeat.

-James