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Gateway Modem loses ability to DNS lookup intermittently, often under heavy load

We're using a Bell 2Wire Gateway modem/router as our only hub (with some switches attached). Intermittently, but frequently when a large download is initiated, all computers on our LAN lose the ability to lookup websites (ie: DNS lookup fails).…
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Port Forwarding not working locally

I have a new Comcast Business Gateway that just replaced my old, perfectly-functional residential modem. I noticed the router I had only had a 10/100 ethernet WAN port but I have a 100mbit connection, so I took the router off and my speeds jumped…
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sending faxes over sip with t38modem and hylafax

I would like to send (and not to receive) faxes. AFAIK, t38modem + hylafax should work fine. After configuring hylafax to look for ttxT38-1,ttxT38-2,ttxT38-3, I'm running the following: # t38modem --no-h323 -u T38modem --sip-no-listen --ptty…
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Prevent specific USB Mass Storage mount with udev on Ubuntu?

On Ubuntu 10.04, I have a USB 3G dongle which presents itself initially as a USB Mass Storage device with Windows drivers. usb_modeswitch can be used to get it to present itself as a modem, but the mass storage device still auto-mounts itself every…
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What's a good substitute for ProComm on Linux?

Is minicom the only option? I need to be able to modem in to some ancient applications that are commonly accessed by ProComm running on Windows, but I would like to do this from a Linux box.
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What is modem MAC MTA address?

I've read about some modems having a MAC MTA address. Could you tell me what is a MAC MTA address? What is it used for and what kind of modems usually have it?
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Server as phone behind eMTA

I've been tasked to research automation options for telephony modem/gateway device testing with a group of DOCSIS voice engineers. For each new DOCSIS device with an eMTA that we receive we need to run dozens of tests on it. For example, pick up the…
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Periods of high packet loss, two ethernet cables plugged into TWC modem

A small business for which I am the system administrator has been experiencing intermittent internet dropouts. There seems to be no pattern to the dropouts — sometimes there is nothing for a week, and other times it will drop out dozens of times in…
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Optical fiber modem with fiber output

Is there a modem that has a fiber optic output? I have an internet connection, where I receive the signal via fiber optic, I already have a modem, but the output of the modem is RJ45, and on my computer has an input for fiber optics, So I would like…
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Troubleshoot random Network disconnection (USB Modem)

In general how to debug random network disconnection issues? I am working on Intel Edison board which is connected to the internet via a Huawei E8231 USB Modem. Few devices loose the internet connection and fail to get back online while some are…
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how to make sure modem is truly in bridge mode

I need public ip in pfsense wan interface so I configure my adsl modem as bridge mode But I have little doubt on this "it is truly in bridge mode". What are the steps to make sure about bridge mode configure correctly? according to this article when…
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Wan ip always 0.0.0.0 after set bridge mode

I try to set my my modem(unnanti A-300M) as Bridge Mode (set eventhing as a default), After getting wan addr is 0.0.0.0. Easy for your reference note: unnanti A-300M = Modem + Router
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Linksys WRT160NL & ADSL modem/router - WAN port

I have a router/modem at ip 192.168.1.254. I also have a linksys router connected to the modem through the LAN port. So right now I have this: 192.168.1.254 <----> 192.168.1.1 <----> PCs (192.168.1.2,etc) The problem is, I have to assign a fixed ip…
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Netgear Prosafe SRX5308 config with Virgin Superhub

We have just bought a Netgear Prosafe SRX5308 to provide load balancing with our 4 internet connections, but I am struggling to get it configured with our Virgin Media connection. The auto-detect feature in the SRX5308 does not appear to work, so I…
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Is it possible to assign an ISP provided static IP directly to a computer that is wired thru a dhcp enabled router before jumping to the isp modem?

Ive got a block of 5 static IP's from the ISP at this jobsite i'm currently on. the POS vendor installed a router, connected it to the modem, and did not configure it with one of the ISP's static IP's. the device i'm working on, got plugged into…
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