Updated 2/06/05
Updated 2/06/05
How
to replace the Power Supply:
-Step
by step instructions and pictures, also ordering information.
Make
your own console adapter:
-Just
in case the dongle wasn't provided, now you can make your own.
Command
Line reference for the 5861
-A
nicely done list for general reference by our very own Aeron :)
Command
line entries to repair a bad configuration:
-Insead of doing a "reboot default"
you can now simply just type in these commands and remove the erronious entires.
Examples
of known BAD 5861 router configurations:
-This is an example of one of the
most frustrating mis-configurations. It will cause the router to hang while
attempting to authenticate, if it can't authenticate immediatly. This causes
routers to work for months at a time possibly then go down for weeks.
Router
Software Configuration Manager (included on CD with CPE):
Examples of how to restore/upgrade
the following:
-5861 Ameritech PPPoE Kernel (4.0.4)
-System configurations
Script
used to reconfigure SpeedStream 5861 from scratch:
-Step by step instructions via telnet
or hyperterminal for PPPoE
for use when router's configuration has been corrupted
or misconfigured
Autoloading
script to configure the 5861 using reboot default:
-When you load these scripts and
then type in "reboot default" the 5861 will automatically reprogram
its self with these settings. Identical to the manual version above, but it
must be loaded via the GUI configuration program.
Troubleshooing
Static IP issues and missing MLP port issues:
-MS Word document for determining
if the issue is related to an ISP issue with provisioning