My Tech Adventures

If you are not comfortable using the commandline to tweak your router's settings, then, this very nice find at: http://forum.kitz.co.uk/index.php?topic=11293.0  can help you, once you launch it via the commandline :) This is applicable to PTCL/Tenda W150D/Micronet SP3367NL Router! Download: http://www.upload.ee/files/2487813/DslDiag.zip.html http://sdrv.ms/18CsBk7 ( Please read the entire post carefully before attempting any changes) To run it as described in the first link: " To use it: 1. Open the CMD prompt and "cd" to the extracted folder containing the Broadcom app.   2. If you are using a NETGEAR router, visit this address in your web browser, otherwise, disregard this step. 3. Type "bcmdsldiagsl -s ROUTERIP  " Startup Screen ... note the scrolling stats ... browsing may not be possible while program is running To view more screenshots, please continue reading

DSL Let's take a look at SNR Margin Tweaks: The command to be used is > xdslctl configure --snr {value}  N Change in target noise margin (dB) 200 + 6dB 150 + 3dB 100 + 0dB 50 - 3dB 25 - 4.5db 1 - 5.5dB 65500 - 9 dB 65450 - 12 dB where {value} can be as shown in the table above taken from http://www.kitz.co.uk/routers/dg834GT_targetsnr.htm such that if more stable connection is desired, 150 or 200 should be used and if faster connection/sync is required at cost of stability, 50 or 25 could be used! Note that for PTCL, there is no max speed package as of today, ...

With Telnet access, more options become available that are not accessible via the web interface! Since the router uses the Broadcom chipset, we can apply almost all the same tweaks as documented for other Broadcom based routers: Here is the list of commands (Password is the one set by you): BCM96328 Broadband Router Login: admin Password: > ? ? help logout exit quit reboot adsl xdslctl xtm brctl cat loglevel logdest virtualserver ddns syslog echo ifconfig ping ps pwd sntp sysinfo tftp wlctl arp defaultgateway dhcpserver dns lan lanhosts passwd ppp restoredefault route save swversion cfgupdate swupdate exitOnIdle wan There is also Shell access: > sh BusyBox v1.00 (2012.05.30-12:11+0000) Built-in shell (msh) Enter 'help' for a list of built-in commands. With regards to dsl modem, the commands "adsl" and "xd...

It's been a while since I updated this blog, but, I am planning to write down all the tech adventures I had during this time starting with routers! First up is the Tenda W150D mentioned previously, currently using firmware of Micronet (Taiwan) SP3367NL: Note: Despite the version string (1.0.0.7 vs 1.0.1) the newer firmware US_SP3367NL_V1.0.0.7_en_NUT.bin released in 2012 can be found at http://sdrv.ms/17IgVyp  though you might want to save your previous configuration before upgrading to restore later on new firmware as there can be problems enabling the wireless network in the v1.0.0.7 (it's just a configuration issue that may not occur but it's better to be prepared) (My upgrade path: PTCL's firmware->Tenda's Firmware->Micronet's Firmware) - The interface seems to be the same as the previous firmware, but, again it performs better than the version pre-installed by PTCL (ISP) Download SNR Margin is better than before ... though on fiber...