said by reeder:

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OK...I'm a Goober! What is Telneting and what can I do. Sheesh, I hate being the dummy.

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said by phaethon:

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First, does changing the 5260 from half to full duplex REALLY make any difference? I have been trying to tweak out at much speed as I can, i have a full duplex Linksys card, but I am not going to risk screwing with it, if it doesnt matter that much, so what is your experience those who have done it?

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said by phaethon:

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Second, I have two computers connected to a netgear switch and into the modem. Can I get to the modem through the modem? ( you mean switch, I'm sure ) Or do I need to disconnect everything and run straight from the NIC to the modem?

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said by phaethon:

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Third, I am using the router to establish the link to the PPPoE service provider, so I don't have the PPPoE software installed as the router negotiates the connection, and the software was bloated and I got rid of it; so do I have to reload all of the software and have an internet connection to do the direct telnet to the modem (perhaps stupid question, but lets get them all out here shall we?)

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said by phaethon:

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Fourth, if I disconnect everything, hook directly to the modem from the NIC, change the TCP/IP settings, telnet to the modem, are the settings I change (the duplex) in memory or will they be destroyed by turning off the juice (electric) to the modem?

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said by speeder:

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i tried this with 5250 and i get timeout (i use windows 2000) and i have 2 network cards in this computer... but i "think" i tried everything.... any idea what else i can do?

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said by unreged:

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Did you discover telneting in yourself? I've used google to search for the 5260 and can't find anything interesting...

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I knew about telneting before I got the 5260 and knew that some sort of communication must be possible, even thought the booklet said that there was 'no user configurable parameters'.

I got my info from posts here at dslreports.com and usenet (deja.com searches). Essentially all of the info was spread across many posts and I just put it together in an easily readable format :)

Some additional Info.

I have found out that if your TCP/IP protocol has a specific IP address set (as outlined above) it will not exhibit the 'temporary pausing' I mentioned above.

So, there is no need to remove the TCP/IP protocol :)

To get at your Efficient Networks SpeedStream 5260:

1st) Verify that the TCP/IP protocol is installed and your IP is
set to 10.0.0.x and subnet mask is set to 255.255.255.0 or
255.0.0.0 (both work)



Q: How do I Verify my TCP/IP Settings?

A: Right click on Network Neighborhood (assuming your using Windows 98), then properties. The Network window opens. Scroll down to
find TCP/IP - 'your network card' (be aware there may be more
that one if you have a dial-up connection. that would look like
TCP/IP - Dial-Up Adapter). Click on that listing. click on
Properties. The TCP/IP Properties window opens. Select the IP
Address tab. Here you can see your IP Address & Subnet Mask.



Q: How do I install TCP/IP, because its not listed for my network
card (NIC)?

A: In the Network window that you have open, select the Add...
button, select Protocol, then Add... Now, in this exact sequence,
select Microsoft from the right side and TCP/IP from the left
(you may need to scroll down). Now click on OK. At this point it will ask you for the Windows 98 CD and eventually want to restart
you computer.



Q: OK, TCP/IP is installed, how do I put in the right settings?

A: Refer to 'Q: How do I Verify my TCP/IP Settings?' to get to the
right place. Once you click on the IP Address tab, select Specify an IP address:, then in IP Address: type 10.0.0.2 and in Subnet
Mask: type 255.0.0.0 (note: a couple of different settings work
here, as I mentioned above)



2nd) Telnet to your SpeedStream 5260 on 10.0.0.1.




Q: How do I Telnet? [Moment of truth!]


A: (again in Windows 98) click on Start, then Run... Type 'Telnet
10.0.0.1' without the quotes. A Telnet window will open. It also
may try to connect to your ISP (I'm using RASPPPoE and the Dialup
Connection widow opens... Just hit the Cancel button). You should
see 'Command-)' in the Telnet window. FYI, the connect process
only should take a couple of seconds. If it takes longer, it
probably won't connect. If that is the case, verify that you
don't have any other devices on your network using 10.0.0.1 as
the IP address. Also, verify you TCP/IP setup is correct. I have
seen mention that the install tech's may disable a telnet session
in. I don't ~believe~ that is possible, but I do know that the IP
address or subnet mask can be changed. If that is the case, good
luck, because I have no answer to that.



3rd) Run commands in the telnet session.



Q: How?

A: It's pretty basic. Use the '?' to get help, either general or
specific. For instance, at the 'Command-)' prompt, type '?'
(with out the quotes, of course) and hit Enter. you should see:

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Command Description

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show Shows system information, status, IP configuration

set Sets configuration parameters

delete Deletes NAPT server entries, routes, or PVCs

default Sets various parameters to factory defaults

clear Clears statistics

reboot Reboots the router

firmware Downloads new firmware to the router

getconfig Set router configuration from a file

putconfig Save router configuration to a file

quit (exit, logout, logoff) exits command session

logout (exit, logout, logoff) exits command session

logoff (exit, logout, logoff) exits command session

exit (exit, logout, logoff) exits command session

atmping Tests the ATM link by transmitting an OAM loopback cell

ping Sends datagram round-trip to specified IP host

traceroute Traces the route (hops) from the router to an IP
address



This is a list of all the top level commands. You are able to
type some of the commands without any options. For instance, type
'show' to see the General Bridge Information. Or type 'show ?' to
see its options



Some commands do need the options, though. Now type 'set ?' and
you'll see:

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Command Description

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bridge Enables or disables the bridge function

bridgefilter Enables or disables bridge filtering

bridgemac Enters MAC address into the bridge filter table

dsl Sets DSL interface state to reset, connected, or disconnect

ethcfg Sets the Ethernet communication mode

ethip Sets Ethernet IP address, and network mask

hostname Sets the system hostname

ipgateway Sets the IP gateway (default route)

password Sets a new password for the router

spantree Enables or disables spanning tree

vc Configures virtual circuits



This is a list of all the second level options. To see what a specific command does type 'set ethip ?' and you'll see:

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usage: set ethcfg (full | half)

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Allows configuration of the data transmission direction of

the Ethernet interface. The interface can be set to 'half'

(one-way transmission at a time) or 'full' duplex (transmission

in both directions at once). The default setting is 'half'.



I believe you can use this notation to get help on every command available in the router, although I haven't tested every command
:)



BTW, the 'set ethcfg full' command shown above is the only thing
that I have changed on my SpeedStream 5260. This ~should~ help if
you have a full duplex NIC. DO NOT use if you NIC is half duplex
or you are unsure.



Warning: Changing some of these settings my make it impossible to connect to the internet. I cannot take any responsibility for
any changes you might make. Be sure to save or write down every
change so you can change it later if it doesn't work. USE AT YOUR
OWN RISK. Also, DO NOT enable Bridgefilter. I have heard from many people saying that it will make you 5260 useless.



Lastly and optionally, remove the TCP/IP... binding from you NIC
in the Network window (find you NIC, click properties, then click
Bindings, then uncheck TCP/IP) as I have found that if TCP/IP is bound to my NIC,
while I am on the internet, there will be a
30Sec. pause every 5min. or so. This will remove the TCP/IP
protocol from you computer (unless its bound to another NIC) and will prompt you to restart. At this point you will not be able to
telnet to the SpeedStream 5260, unless you add TCP/IP back.



Now that you know how to get in, post any SpeedStream 5260 speed
or security tweaks that you come up with, as the only one I've
know of is setting it to Full duplex.

-Jason

jman@cris.com