Author Topic: Uncripple your DSL speedstream 5200 router firmware (Read 11557 times)

Defcon10 · « **on:** June 18, 2004, 05:48:50 AM »

A step by step guide to take controll of your DSL connection......I now have controll over my Firewall On off, I can do Port Forwarding, Run Diagnostics, search for firmware updates and I have total controll over my router setup.

Anyone with the 5200 router must try this and read all the posts.

http://www.broadbandreports.com/forum/rema...p,eff~mode=flat

Carigamers · « **on:** June 18, 2004, 05:48:50 AM »

Imperial_X · « **Reply #1 on:** June 18, 2004, 08:34:41 AM »

What about the speed limitations? Anyway around them? I see ppl uploading from me at about 37 kb/s and I only dl at about 16 - 17 kb/s, which sucks nads.

Sorry, have no time to read that board yet. Will get to it later, so forgive my asking this.

Defcon10 · « **Reply #2 on:** June 18, 2004, 09:25:25 AM »

Port Forwarding for a specific program can speed up downloads for that program. I would read up on this as much as possible before messing around with your setup and other settings for your router.
Google will help you find all you need to know. I only now started messing around with my settings. Check DSL tweaking, there is a lot of stuff on forums and articles. There are also dangers !!!

This is part 9 of an article I was reading. No link sorry.

9. Port forwarding bypasses the state table and that source of protection provided by the NAT router. Port forwarding (on a pure NAT router) causes almost all traffic that arrives at a particular port to go to a particular local IP address. (Basic packet filtering is the only protection for the port.)

Trigger ports should be used in preference to port forwarding when possible. For example use port triggering for UDP replies for Windows Media Player so the port forwarding is limited to the source IP that was contacted on the trigger port. The forwarding will time-out (terminate when it isn't being used) rather than being always-on.

You need to configure both the software's own options and the router configuration so that the ports used correspond. You can check your firewall/router logs to see if the technique is working.

Typically the trigger port is a TCP port used to establish and control communications. The triggered port is normally UDP and is used to receive large amounts of data with minimum overhead (with no "receipt verified" packets going back).

These port triggering settings are possible:
Real Audio 7070 is trigger for 6980-7000
Real Audio 6970 is trigger for 6980-7000
QuickTime 554 is trigger for 6970-7000
Windows Media Player 1755 is trigger for 6980-7000
BitTorrent 6969 is trigger for 6881-6889

UPnP is also an alternative to port forwarding, but not all NAT routes are UPnP capable. UPnP is the best way to do file sending with MS Messenger. The downside of UPnP in its current form is that if the program that opened the port crashes, the port is left open. UPnP configuration instructions.

The following web page gives a good general overview of getting awkward software to work with NAT and firewalls: Windows Messenger in Windows XP: Working With Firewalls and Network Address Translation Devices.

So port triggering is generally safer than UPnP, and UPnP is safer than port forwarding.

Good Luck ! and share what you find out

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Flippant · « **Reply #3 on:** June 18, 2004, 09:30:09 AM »

thx defcon i will check it out in detail.
anyone know how to make the 5200 auto-reset after a connection drop? my connecction drops like once a day, when i'm not around

Czar · « **Reply #4 on:** June 18, 2004, 09:38:03 AM »

Defcon, could you kindly screenshot your modem menu with all the trees expanded so I can compare. I can already do Port Forwarding, Firewall On/Off etc so I'm curious as to what is different...also, could you post your Firmware version please.

Carigamers · « **Reply #4 on:** June 18, 2004, 09:38:03 AM »

Defcon10 · « **Reply #5 on:** June 18, 2004, 04:38:14 PM »

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Defcon, could you kindly screenshot your modem menu with all the trees expanded so I can compare. I can already do Port Forwarding, Firewall On/Off etc so I'm curious as to what is different...also, could you post your Firmware version please.

Looks exactly like mine Czar.......Firmware Part #: 004-E240-A21 have you done any tweaking.........See if this interest you

http://www.lickmytaint.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=65
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TriniXaeno · « **Reply #6 on:** June 18, 2004, 10:34:41 PM »

I've gotten around the basic limitation of the 5200 before but that didn't help with increasing speed.

Still capped @ 16k iwmc.

Flippant · « **Reply #7 on:** June 18, 2004, 11:02:22 PM »

that thread is hard core! i really dont see how most of the stuff they talk about is going to make my experience any better. messing with mtu and ttl is mostly voodoo, and it all depends on internet weather to work well.
my current firmware is 004-E240-A21 as well. now currently my firewall is off, cause i have too many damn programs that use different ports.
doesnt NAT protect me from most attacks? has anyone gotten infected from a worm using this router with the firewall off?

i know its not 'safe' but how much trouble is it worth really to configure the damn thing to work with so many programs?
the only thing i want it to do is auto-reconnect when tstt drops me!
and baego, i believe the bandwidth is capped at the exchange. to uncap you need to black-hat into their linux boxen and h4x0r some databases. not something i plan on doing.

TriniXaeno · « **Reply #8 on:** June 19, 2004, 07:19:45 AM »

hahhahahha @ internet weather.

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my point exactly flippant. All this unleashing of the routers power = boo if I can't get past 16k

and like you said, it isn't going to achieve that.

Defcon10 · « **Reply #9 on:** June 20, 2004, 05:30:51 AM »

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I've gotten around the basic limitation of the 5200 before but that didn't help with increasing speed.

Still capped @ 16k iwmc.

What did you try ?

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Defcon10 · « **Reply #10 on:** June 20, 2004, 08:54:56 PM »

What about

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http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,954...47206~mode=flat

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Czar · « **Reply #11 on:** June 21, 2004, 11:37:45 AM »

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Looks exactly like mine Czar.......Firmware Part #: 004-E240-A21 have you done any tweaking.........See if this interest you

http://www.lickmytaint.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=65
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Same firmware here...no tweaking to speak of though.

That link is interesting...I would try it except that I don't use BT or any P2P for that matter...though I'm sure that a couple of the peeps on the network do. But I'm not interested in what they're downloading

Plus, by utilising the port forwarding, you open up your network a bit to attack...if I were forwarding to my machine I might think twice about it, but forwarding to someone else's machine that I have less control over...no thanks.

Besides, I get some pretty damn good speeds as it is. Though I do not deny that more would always be welcome

Scorpion · « **Reply #12 on:** June 21, 2004, 12:06:47 PM »

flippant -Odd the 5200 has auto re-connect on disconnect as a standard checkbox under the PPP options. Put up a screen cap of that screen lets see

Flippant · « **Reply #13 on:** June 21, 2004, 12:56:38 PM »

yeah i have that option that you are talking about...
except it doesnt work. when my connection drops, it drops, and when i manually click on reconnect, it says that it can't, and to wait a few minutes.
but waiting doesnt do anything
so i end up rebooting the modem thru the interface

TrinireturnofGamez · « **Reply #14 on:** June 21, 2004, 01:42:46 PM »

can't u guys use the network card/integ network??? or sue TSTT for advertising a product with untrue information?

Defcon10 · « **Reply #15 on:** June 21, 2004, 02:01:18 PM »

Flippant I was getting disconnected every half hour, so I got TSTT to check my box and wires at home. My box needed changing, now it happens a lot less, every 2 to 4 hours. When I first complained the tec told me to unplug the router then plug it back in that's the same as rebooting.

Also do you use ZoneAlarm Firewall . I read that it does that to DSL. It blocks all trafic now and again for no apparent reason.

I am trying Kerio Personal Firewall Free now and I will post my findings after a couple of days.

Flippant · « **Reply #16 on:** June 21, 2004, 08:41:20 PM »

getting dropped is bad, but why wont it re-connect?
i am not using any firewall software. it also doesnt matter if my pc is on or not, it happens while other people are connected to the hub i have plugged into the router as well.
i have the router plugged into a UPS too.

Rommel · « **Reply #17 on:** June 22, 2004, 12:40:46 AM »

the boxes are sh!t that's why

Defcon10 · « **Reply #18 on:** June 23, 2004, 10:04:08 AM »

Rommel that may be the cause but sh!t I am paying $400.00 a Month........so I hope that is not the problem :cdvil: :cdvil:

!@#$%^&*?><:")(*&^%$#@!?:"><!@#$%^&*())(*&^%$#$@ !!!!!!

Rommel · « **Reply #19 on:** June 25, 2004, 12:59:13 AM »

got it from a computer tech working at tecknet

but he said tstt is the best way to go for now

I'm paying $400 a month too
I know what you mean :-(

Carigamers · « **Reply #19 on:** June 25, 2004, 12:59:13 AM »

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