Tehrasha
join:2004-12-15
Vinton, IA
| reply to demoniacs
Re: New firmware out for Actiontec GT701-WG
Successfully upgraded to the QW06 this afternoon, and so far everything looks fine.
But if I try those support/utilities links, it jumps to ../html/oampingtest.html then promptly hangs the web interface to the modem, and generates a pile of webcm: Timeout on responce errors in /var/log/messages and a blank page.
Restarting thttpd does no good. Have to reboot the modem to get the web interface back.
At least I figured out how to automatically sniff my current IP address without prodding an external website.
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Turbocpe
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join:2001-12-22
IA
| Tehrasha  , do you have a source for basic commands for the GT701? Sounds like you have in depth knowledge of command usage in the GT701. Can you share some of that information? |
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Tehrasha
join:2004-12-15
Vinton, IA
| I dont know how -in depth- my knowledge is, I certainly wouldnt consider myself an expert.
I am a linux user, and the GT701 runs uClinux. So once you log into the modem via telnet, the base commands and directory structure are very familiar.
The shell in the GT701 runs a stripped down version of BusyBox for command line commands.
# help
Built-in commands:
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. : bg break builtin cd chdir continue eval exec exit export
false fc fg hash help jobs kill local pwd read readonly return
set setvar shift times trap true type ulimit umask unset wait And some additional commands in the binary directory that also point back to BusyBox, but dont appear in the 'help'
# ls bin
ash chown df kill mount pwd tar
busybox cp echo ln mv rm touch
cat curl false login pidof sh true
chgrp date grep ls ping sleep umount
chmod dd hostname mkdir ps sync
The rest has been alot of digging around inside various directories with alot of "Aha, thats how they do it!" moments. 
I dont have any clue as to how I would go about compiling new code to stick into the modem, though I have seen a few web pages that explain how flash them with custom firmware. |
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viperlmw
Premium
join:2005-01-25 | There is a pretty in-depth thread concerning the GT-701WG here: »Actiontec 701 - Official List of Issues |
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viperlmw
Premium
join:2005-01-25
 ·Qwest.net
| reply to Tehrasha
said by Tehrasha :Successfully upgraded to the QW06 this afternoon, and so far everything looks fine. But if I try those support/utilities links, it jumps to ../html/oampingtest.html then promptly hangs the web interface to the modem, and generates a pile of webcm: Timeout on responce errors in /var/log/messages and a blank page. Restarting thttpd does no good. Have to reboot the modem to get the web interface back. At least I figured out how to automatically sniff my current IP address without prodding an external website. I have the same problem, shortly after re-booting, the web interface slows WAY down. The new features may not be worth the hastle. |
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