Speedstream 4101a configuration
The ADSL modems shipped by Sonic.net labeled "Speedstream 4100," part number 060R-D146-A02, are techically Speedstream 4101a modems. Accessing the web interface of a 4101a is typically unnecessary, but can be accomplished through the following steps:
- Connect the client computer directly to the 4101a
- Configure the client computer to use
- IP: 10.0.0.5
- Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
- Gateway: 10.0.0.1
- Open a shell prompt (cmd on a windows box), and run the following
command:
- arp -s 10.0.0.1 speedstream's MAC address
- on Windows systems, you'll use a dash to separate each pair of characters in the MAC
- on Macintosh systems, you'll use a colon to separate each pair of characters in the MAC
- The MAC address is the serial number without the first character, e.g. a bridge with serial number 20018D564BB will have a MAC address of 00-18-d1-85-64-bb
- Open the web browser of your preference and surf to http://10.0.0.1/
- You will be prompted to set an admin username and password.
- Once authenticated, you'll have access to some very basic information about the bridge, including its firmware version and serial number.
- From the admin interface, you can reset the bridge to factory defaults. From some very limited testing, this doesn't appear to break anything (other than wiping out any admin password you may have previously set).
Caveats
- Unlike many other CPEs, a 4101a modem's DSL light (which indicates sync with the DSLAM) will not light up at all when not connected to a DSL-enabled phone line.
