can i do my modem myself?

[beanzyboo]

hi this is my first post and a bit of a newbie but i'm quick to learn and understand thigs, anyway my modem has gone off twice this week and i've had to pay a guy both times to put it on, the second time he done it it looked real simple, he just put a ethernet in and used a program, click something some writing went along the screen and that was it, it was working again, so i'm thinking surely i can do this myself but just not sure which program he used and what to do lol i have a 250 modem i think with Infinite firmware. if any1 could help me out with this it would be appreciate, just i dont feel like paying for it to fixed again lol
thanks

[Bad_Ad84]

ambit config tool and probably just entered a mac.

read the haynes guide

[parricull]

Originally Posted by beanzyboo

hi this is my first post and a bit of a newbie but i'm quick to learn and understand thigs, anyway my modem has gone off twice this week and i've had to pay a guy both times to put it on, the second time he done it it looked real simple, he just put a ethernet in and used a program, click something some writing went along the screen and that was it, it was working again, so i'm thinking surely i can do this myself but just not sure which program he used and what to do lol i have a 250 modem i think with Infinite firmware. if any1 could help me out with this it would be appreciate, just i dont feel like paying for it to fixed again lol
thanks

hi mate when someone helps remember to hit the thanks button,regards.

[beanzyboo]

never saw the thanks button sorry. i've read through the guides and understand most of it lol i know now what part/section of my city i'm in and know that i'm in a pure ntl area, all i really want to understand is, if my modem goes down again is how to put it back on, i got ambit config tool and understand that i must get macs but i cant use a mac thats in the same section of my city that i'm in??
anyway is there any guide or anything for using ambit config tool? i know roughly how to use it but not confidently. thanks again
BTW thanks Bad_Ad84. the guide really helped me understand alot more about doing modems

[MYWARUK]

trial and error mate, what u saw ur mate do is basicly it, only important bit is, u need the user name and password, some people change this so they have to go back to them...

if u got 20mb macs u dont need to force, so untick force config, if u only find rts-98 ull have to select a force config, but most dont work anymore, also u need the server ip (ull find them posted somewhere on here)

hope this helps

[beanzyboo]

hi iknow username and password, they were the default ones, i've used the DHCP Force program to sniff macs but as u guessed i've only got 4 out of 250 lol that have config files which ofcourse are the rts-98 ones. i'm hoping someone will be able to sed me a 20mb config file from another site. if they do are u saying the only thing i'll need to change is the mac?
not to sure about server ip but will check tomorrow
thanks

EDIT: well i left DHCP force running all nite and it's count was over 1000 but only had a few config files but i got two 10mb and one 20mb. is that normal?

[beanzyboo]

i swapped macs and got a couple 20mb and 10mb macs.
so if my modem ever goes down again do i just enter the new mac with server ip and thats it? i'm guessing i untick override TFTP cfg, what about disable DPI. and also TFTP filename, not sure which to pick.
sorry for all the questions just trying to make sure i understand fully
Thanks

[TechWreck]

Originally Posted by beanzyboo

i swapped macs and got a couple 20mb and 10mb macs.
so if my modem ever goes down again do i just enter the new mac with server ip and thats it? i'm guessing i untick override TFTP cfg, what about disable DPI. and also TFTP filename, not sure which to pick.
sorry for all the questions just trying to make sure i understand fully
Thanks

basically the answer is ..yes

[wright5037]

how do i use ambit config ?

i am a totall newbie and would be grateful of any help ?