Accessing MB8600 Configuration page through r7000

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HelpfulDad wrote:

Can anyone give me the secret sauce that will enable me to reach a Motorola MB8600 login page of the modem attached on my WAN port on the router from a device on the r7000 LAN?

 

Why do you want to do this?

There isn't much that you can do to a modem's settings. You can't even change the firmware on a cable modem, because that is the ISP's prerogative. Most of the useful controls are done on the router.

When a modem sits in front of a router the normal procedure – as described in the manuals – seems to be to disconnect from the router and plug directly into the modem. Then you can use its own IP address.

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HelpfulDad wrote:

If I plug directly into the modem port with a windows PC, it's fine.

 

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That's about it.

Messing around with IP addresses as you are is probably doomed to fail. You are trying to break how these things work. In the process, you may be making life more difficult for yourself with things that you can control.

Then again, if you explained want to tunnel into the modem, someone may have a solution.