TheRedDuke
@ncsu.edu
|  Access to Clear Modem?
Is there a way to change settings for the Clear modem. Like for example according to people Ive spoke with both the router and the modem have DHCP turned on which could affect signal and quality of speed. So I was wondering if there's a homepage for the modem with all the settings there that I can access. Like how for linksys routers it's 192.168.1.1
I just got it 2 days ago in Raleigh, NC. So far it's OKAY. The webpages are loading kinda slow though when compared to TWC.
However I think it's cuz we're in the middle of the transition. Also I was using it on my mom's laptop wirelessly connected to the Linksys router.
I have the Clear Voice as well which so far seems to be exactly the same as TWC phone service.
But my main issue is to get to the Motorola modems home page so I can look at the settings.
IS that possible or not? |
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w0g
o.O
join:2001-08-30
Portland, OR
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 ·Clearwire Wireless
| If you have the CPEi 25150, it definitely has what you're talking about. The default address is usually »192.168.15.1/ - you can also try "http://mywimax./" and if none of these work, try the address of your connections default gateway (ipconfig /all).
Password by default is motorola.
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TheRedDuke
@ncsu.edu
| reply to TheRedDuke
Thanks! Do you have to be connected directly thru ethernet to do so?
Also I have a Linksys Router and Clear Voice.
I know the Linksys router has DHCP enabled and I want to keep it that way and disable the DHCP on all the other devices. That should improve the latency for WiMax right? Cuz right now my download speeds and uploads are decent but the webpage loading is kinda slow. So that's why I want to log in to look at the settings and see what I can do to improve that part. |
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Keithf
@pcc.edu
| I have a similar setup -- Motorola modem and home router with Linksys VOIP module in between. I can connect to the 192.168.15.1 Motorola modem just fine.
However -- The Motorola model does NAT (Network Address Translation) as (probably) does your home router that your computers connect to. If your computer uses any IP address not in the 192.168.15.xxx range then this proves your home router is using NAT and translating the IP address from the modem into a different range of IP addresses. In this case you probably should not disable DHCP on your home router -- it will make it complicated and you'll have to to configure static IP addreses on your home computers, as well as DNS server info, gateway address, etc. The reason for this is that DHCP will not pass through a NAT device, the nature of NAT renders requires this behavior. |
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w0g
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join:2001-08-30
Portland, OR
clubs:
·Clearwire Wireless
| reply to TheRedDuke
Here's what I did. I have the Linksys WRT610N - I don't know if the default firmware will let you do this, but with DD-WRT custom firmware I disabled NAT, DHCP and all that on the Linksys and it's acting strictly as a router rather than gateway. The Motorola DHCP is passing IPs and handling the firewall duties.
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TheRedDuke
@clearwire-wmx.net | reply to TheRedDuke
I have the Linksys WRT610N as well...weird coincidence.
Anyways I'd rather not disable the routers settings. I like those. Wouldn't I be fine just disabling DHCP on the Clear Modem (the motorola one)? |
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w0g
o.O
join:2001-08-30
Portland, OR
clubs:
·Clearwire Wireless
| reply to TheRedDuke
You can still use the features on the 610N, wireless will work, quality of service, the switch, it just turns off the second NAT and redundant features on your router and frees up resources. It's more efficient to turn off the gateway features on the router instead and let the modem handle IP address assignment and whatnot because NAT can't currently be disabled. Still I don't think the difference will be major if instead you went into the modem and gave the router a persistent IP address and then forwarded (DMZ feature) all traffic to the router and used the router to manage everything.
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TheRedDuke
@clearwire-wmx.net
| I'm just saying if i choose "disable dhcp" for the modem and I do NOTHING else
Will that destroy the internet/wireless at my house? Will everything work properly as before?
That's the most important thing....forget all that other stuff you were saying.
If I simply uncheck the "dhcp enabled" box within the WiMax modem will my internet continue going on like before of have I done something major which requires other things to be done? |
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gpctexas
join:2004-02-10
Odessa, TX
·Clearwire Wireless
| I you disable dhcp on the clear modem, you will have to assign a static ip address to your wan interface of your linksys router so the 2 devices can still talk to each other. You will also have to assign a default route to route the traffic from your linksys router to the clear modem. |
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TheRedDuke
@clearwire-wmx.net
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"I you disable dhcp on the clear modem, you will have to assign a static ip address to your wan interface of your linksys router so the 2 devices can still talk to each other. You will also have to assign a default route to route the traffic from your linksys router to the clear modem."
Okay now we're getting somewhere....
As for assigning the Static IP address to my Linksys Router would I do that before or after I disable the DHCP on the clear modem?
And what exactly do you mean default route to route the traffic"
What does that involve? I'm sorry but I need specifics...steps would be nice. |
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gpctexas
join:2004-02-10
Odessa, TX | Check your linksys router manual to se if it supports adding routes
you will need a route that states 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 be sent to 192.168.15.1
your wan ip can be 192.168.15.2 mask 255.255.255.0 |
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TheRedDuke
@clearwire-wmx.net | reply to TheRedDuke
If I don't do this whole "route business" what will happen if I just simply uncheck enable dhcp? |
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w0g
o.O
join:2001-08-30
Portland, OR
clubs:
·Clearwire Wireless
| reply to TheRedDuke
May I ask why you want to do that anyway? You have to assign your router an IP, what's the problem with using DHCP? In my case the only reason I made such a configuration was to free resources on the router for other tasks. In your case there's nothing to gain.
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gpctexas
join:2004-02-10
Odessa, TX
1 edit | reply to TheRedDuke
Your linksys router will not be able to send traffic to the clear modem to get on the internet.
The clear modem is supplying all this already to your linksys router with dhcp. |
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TheRedDuke
@clearwire-wmx.net
| reply to w0g
@ wOg
Because the webpages are loading very slowly over here and I'm trying to do all I can to make the internet as fast or faster than when we had time warner cable.
If i disable DHCP on the Linksys router will I have to do anything after that? |
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BK
join:2001-09-10
Wheaton, IL | reply to TheRedDuke
disabling DHCP won't make it (noticeably) faster
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w0g
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join:2001-08-30
Portland, OR
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·Clearwire Wireless
| reply to TheRedDuke
It won't make it at all faster, all DHCP does is assign IP and DNS. There will be no difference in performance, and you will lose functionality such as NetBIOS resolution of the modem and the modems auto configuration ability.
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TheRedDuke
@rr.com
| reply to TheRedDuke
Ok thanks for answering that clearly and with no run around.
So double NAT and DHCP isn't the issue then right?
I've noticed that the latency (or Ping) with TWC was between 19 and 25 ms.
And with Clear 4G/WiMax it's usually around 99. The lowest I've seen the latency (Ping) is 78 ms.
And from what I've read latency determines how fast webpages will load. So I'm asking you guys is that true? Is there anything else I can do that will decrease the latency? My setup right now is this.
Clear Modem (Motorola Device) ---> Clear Voice (VoIP) ---> Linksys WRT610N |
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BK
join:2001-09-10
Wheaton, IL
 ·Comcast
 ·EarthLink
| reply to TheRedDuke
Latency is a factor in how fast a webpage will load, yes. The bandwidth of your connection also plays a factor, as well as the bandwidth of the websites server too.
You are never going to get the speeds from a wireless connection as you will a wired one. plain and simple. if you aren't happy with it now switch back to TWC
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TheRedDuke
@clearwire-wmx.net
| Uhh my connection was wireless with TWC too so stop with the whole wired vs wireless argument.
If one provide can give me excellent service using wireless internet I expect the same from another company who's competing for my business.
And your whole "everything should be wired" is just dumb. So I should use Ethernet cables for my 2 laptops, my iPhone (which is impossible in case you didn't know), my 360 Arcade, my playstation 3, AND my gaming desktop?
Umm yeah sure I'll get back to you on that!
Again is there anything I can do to lower the latency on my end? |
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