My Tech Adventures

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...