http://root:root@192.168.100.1 - Not working

[Markly Darkly]

Hello

Just done clean install of XP (was on 98SE) and now when I try:

http://root:root@192.168.100.1 (http://root:root@192.168.100.1/)

to do a modem status check, nothing happen.

Any ideas why install of XP would stop that happening

Thanks

[Russ]

What do you mean by 'nothing happens'?

[beanys]

:erm: yea just type 192.168.100.1 then press enter
user- root
psw -root

[Markly Darkly]

Sorry - when I say "nothing happens" - it says Waiting for re[ply" for ages then goes to a blank screen and says "Done".

It always used to got to Modem Status straight away. I've tried putting in just the http://192.168.100.1/ without the root:root and that doesn't work either

[Chrysalis]

well check to see if the network card its connected to is up and running in device manager and it has a active connection. Does the enet light light up on the modem to show it is communicating with the pc?

[festoid]

Sorry - when I say "nothing happens" - it says Waiting for re[ply" for ages then goes to a blank screen and says "Done".

It always used to got to Modem Status straight away. I've tried putting in just the http://192.168.100.1/ without the root:root and that doesn't work either

Try without the firewall enabled, i had the same prob, disabled the firewall and it worked.

[Markly Darkly]

Thanks Festoid - but that presents another problem. If I look at the security settings in XP, the main screen says XP Firewall is On. But if I go into the "Manage Security Setings" it says it is off. I keep turning it to On and back to Off, but the main screen still says it is On. (I am running ZoneAlarm though and turning that Off doesn't solve it))

[colintaff]

new recruit here - I also cannot get anything from this link - "cannot find server" - is there any other way to check the modem status?

The problem that I have with my 2M connection is that while I can get e reasonable download speed, the speed can suddenly drop to nothing and stay there for a while, recover a bit ... and so on. I can see this happening "live" using the AnalogueX Netstat utility.

I have seen various comments on line saturation etc, and wonder if this is a likely reason.

cheers

[hjf288]

Try going to

http://192.168.1.100

then enter root as username and password when the dialogue comes up...

There was a patch to IE to prevent USER:PASS@ADDRESS links :)

[Markly Darkly]

No - that doesn't work either

[deadite66]

have you manually changed NTL proxy?

[Markly Darkly]

Aha - just realised I had been playing round with proxies (for no particular reason!!) I have now changed to a direct connection and it is now working. Thank you.

As an aside. Should I be setting a proxy or am I OK as I am?

[patrickp]

If you're not having proxy-related problems, don't specify a proxy, Markly Darkly. If you have have a problem that you need to specify a proxy to fix, then do so, but remember that certain operations, like accessing your modem settings, can't be done if you've specified a proxy. Also, check every now and then and see if the problem's been fixed: ntl probably use proxy assignments to load balance their system; if a lot of customers specify proxies, they can't do this.

Edit: if you use Firefox, get the SwitchProxy (http://www.roundtwo.com/product/switchproxy) extension. This enables you to set up several proxies and switch them on the fly.

[hjf288]

Try going to

http://192.168.1.100

then enter root as username and password when the dialogue comes up...

There was a patch to IE to prevent USER:PASS@ADDRESS links :)

Lol typo sorry 192.168.100.1