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ricey · 06-04-09, 09:13 PM

Hey guys,

I've not been doing too well with my technology recently haha! I also didn't know whether to put this post in the sticky above, but decided not to because I think my modem has gone down due to something I've done, rather than VM.

Anyway, I came back from uni 3 days ago or so and noticed that my modded modem wasn't working. So I attempted changing various to TFTP and MAC addresses. After a while, Ambit config tool gave me "TCP connection failure". This ius where we are today.

It's doing my head in, so naturally I plugged it in to see if the modem would work, and of course it didn't. Ambit gives the same error message. Then I decided to check out the modem status page (192.168.100.1 i think) and found something interesting. This is the mac address assigned to my modem:

******de:ad**

Not only is it unusal, it blatanly says "dead" in the middle of it. Have I done something wrong? And how do I get around this?

I'm just waiting for someone to tell me I cant get around this and that I'm sacked :P

cheers folks! You guys are my heroes haha

baked188 · 06-04-09, 09:25 PM

id probably edit your post and remove that mac address ( even thou i suspect everyones had it as of now)
turn modem off. change nic mac. turn modem on WITHOUT coax in. change hfc mac ethernet mac, usb mac, and modem serial. dont force your configs for now and see how u go.

lee-ds · 06-04-09, 09:34 PM

I suspect that Mac, is the mac of the Ethernet port of the modem, not the actual modems Mac.

Still, as baked says, best be carefull when posting anything like that, as some Mods may not know, and BAN YOUR ASS! lol

G77 · 06-04-09, 09:58 PM

see if you've disabled telnet in the gui

iggyziggy · 07-04-09, 12:08 AM

i get same message error TCP connection failure after i changed mac address, same happened tonight done another for someone when i went back to ambit tool i get connection failure, so both macs cannot be changed at all on 255s

cockneysean · 07-04-09, 07:01 AM

Did you change the ethernet MAC as opposed to the HFC MAC?

iggyziggy · 07-04-09, 11:21 AM

changed modem mac address, tried 250 config tool but same thing unable to open 192.168.100.1

cockneysean · 07-04-09, 03:58 PM

Can you get in with MAX232?

cockneysean · 07-04-09, 04:01 PM

And you are POSITIVE its the HFC MAC and not the ETHERNET MAC??

iggyziggy · 07-04-09, 04:04 PM

it was the mac i changed the modem mac deffo,

06-04-09, 09:13 PM	#1 (permalink)
ricey Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 79 Thanks: 2 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	TCP Connection Failure Hey guys, I've not been doing too well with my technology recently haha! I also didn't know whether to put this post in the sticky above, but decided not to because I think my modem has gone down due to something I've done, rather than VM. Anyway, I came back from uni 3 days ago or so and noticed that my modded modem wasn't working. So I attempted changing various to TFTP and MAC addresses. After a while, Ambit config tool gave me "TCP connection failure". This ius where we are today. It's doing my head in, so naturally I plugged it in to see if the modem would work, and of course it didn't. Ambit gives the same error message. Then I decided to check out the modem status page (192.168.100.1 i think) and found something interesting. This is the mac address assigned to my modem: ****de:ad Not only is it unusal, it blatanly says "dead" in the middle of it. Have I done something wrong? And how do I get around this? I'm just waiting for someone to tell me I cant get around this and that I'm sacked :P cheers folks! You guys are my heroes haha Last edited by Tee_111; 07-04-09 at 09:07 AM. Reason: edited mac address

06-04-09, 09:25 PM	#2 (permalink)
baked188 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 142 Thanks: 24 Thanked 17 Times in 16 Posts	Re: TCP Connection Failure id probably edit your post and remove that mac address ( even thou i suspect everyones had it as of now) turn modem off. change nic mac. turn modem on WITHOUT coax in. change hfc mac ethernet mac, usb mac, and modem serial. dont force your configs for now and see how u go.

06-04-09, 09:34 PM	#3 (permalink)
lee-ds Cable Animal Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: The Capital Of Yorkshire Posts: 1,673 Thanks: 163 Thanked 451 Times in 350 Posts	Re: TCP Connection Failure I suspect that Mac, is the mac of the Ethernet port of the modem, not the actual modems Mac. Still, as baked says, best be carefull when posting anything like that, as some Mods may not know, and BAN YOUR ASS! lol __________________ If at first you don't succeed.......flash and flash again!

06-04-09, 09:58 PM	#4 (permalink)
G77 Super Moderator Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 6,080 Thanks: 695 Thanked 1,248 Times in 1,042 Posts	Re: TCP Connection Failure see if you've disabled telnet in the gui __________________ 1M Motorised Dish, 45W-36E, DM800HD. Quad LNB Mesh Mini Dish, 28.2E, DM500, TM500. Samsung Galaxy S GT-I9000 XXJVU & CF-Root.

07-04-09, 12:08 AM	#5 (permalink)
iggyziggy Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 135 Thanks: 1 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: TCP Connection Failure i get same message error TCP connection failure after i changed mac address, same happened tonight done another for someone when i went back to ambit tool i get connection failure, so both macs cannot be changed at all on 255s

07-04-09, 07:01 AM	#6 (permalink)
cockneysean Technology Forums Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 1,331 Thanks: 78 Thanked 331 Times in 183 Posts	Re: TCP Connection Failure Did you change the ethernet MAC as opposed to the HFC MAC?

07-04-09, 11:21 AM	#7 (permalink)
iggyziggy Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 135 Thanks: 1 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: TCP Connection Failure changed modem mac address, tried 250 config tool but same thing unable to open 192.168.100.1

07-04-09, 03:58 PM	#8 (permalink)
cockneysean Technology Forums Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 1,331 Thanks: 78 Thanked 331 Times in 183 Posts	Re: TCP Connection Failure Can you get in with MAX232?

07-04-09, 04:01 PM	#9 (permalink)
cockneysean Technology Forums Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 1,331 Thanks: 78 Thanked 331 Times in 183 Posts	Re: TCP Connection Failure And you are POSITIVE its the HFC MAC and not the ETHERNET MAC??

07-04-09, 04:04 PM	#10 (permalink)
iggyziggy Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 135 Thanks: 1 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: TCP Connection Failure it was the mac i changed the modem mac deffo,

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