[Tfug] remotely access 2wire 2700 dsl modem

[Peter Collins]

Hi Ronald,

I could do that, but I'd rather not depend on an extra box that has to
be left on all the time and may in fact be the cause of any problem I
might have to troubleshoot remotely. I want to keep to a single IP
address from Qwest (I'm cheap) and it's currently a dynamic address
though it doesn't change often and I have other channels to detect ip
updates. I suppose I could try using a second box that has a wake-on-lan
feature but I don't have any experience with how reliable/fast the
wake-up would be.

The ideal solution would be to get a Qwest compatible dsl modem on a
pci card and build a small ipcop box around it. Then I'd have control
of the internal dhcp server, could add dyndns, sshd etc and only have
one box on most of the time. But I haven't seen any dsl pci cards. Anyone
have a source for one?

-pc
-pc

On 7/14/06, Ronald Sutherland <rsutherland at epccs.com> wrote:
> my actiontec dsl modem has a web interface, its 4+ years old so is not
> current...
> anyway I have a block of IP addresses that I add to the DSL modem's
> routings, I can see any machines on those IP's but not the DSL modem
> from outside. However on those machines I can see the DSL modems web
> interface fine... it may be possible to setup some port forward, but I
> ssh into one of the routed computers and run Lynx web browser to change
> the modem. The down side is when it locks up I have to power cycle it. I
> need a little power supply with a network interface that can be
> configured to grep the dsl modem's web interface, and  power cycle if it
> gets loss of signal.
>
> If your setup is all NAT'ed then have the modem forward a port to a
> system with ssh, then run Lynx through that.
>
> Peter Collins wrote:
> > I have two sites with Qwest dsl service. I recently ordered a 2wire 2700-HG dsl
> > modem from Qwest, which they bill as the "advanced" model.
> >
> > Unlike the actiontec modems, the 2700 supports https for administration
> > via a web browser, at least from the lan side.
> >
> > Has anyone figured out a way to access this interface from the WAN/internet?
> > By default, the 2700 is rejecting traffic on the https (and http) ports.
> > I figured it might work to forward the https port right back to the 2700
> > lan port. But there doesn't appear to be any way to specify an ip address
> > when setting up port forwarding. You have to select a machine name from
> > the a list of machines that have been detected on the lan and the 2700 doesn't
> > include itself in this list. (It does include itself on some other
> > device lists).
> >
> > 2Wire says there is a key code that I can get from my ISP that will enable
> > remote management. Qwest support either is clueless about this or claims
> > I must order some "netbacker" package to enable remote admin access.
> >
> > Anyone know a way to get remore access working short of puting an
> > extra computer on the other side so I can come back in from the lan side?
> >
> > Thanks
> > Peter Collins
> > pcollinsca47 at gmail.com
> >
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