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I’ve never written about this before because there’s no driver to use, you simply don’t need any. A router is not a modem, a router is a machine in itself, and so, you only need to configure the communication between two machines, your computer and the computer named router SpeedTouch 580.

My router came with these default parameters:

• user: admin
• password: (en blanco)
• IP address: 192.168.0.1

You should read the manual to see the defaults for your router. I’ll assume that your router has the same IP as mine:

1. Attach an ethernet wire between your computer and the router. The ethernet port is the one marked in green.
2. Use an appropriate address in your computer (like 192.168.0.2 netmask 255.255.255.0) and use the router address as default gateway.
   • Linux:Open a root console and type
     ifconfig eth0 192.168.0.1 netmask 255.255.255.0 up
route add default gw 192.168.0.1
   • Windows: Type the values in TCP/IP configuration under Network properties
   • Mac: I don’t know.
3. Type in an internet browser the address of the router, 192.168.0.1, and use your user and password to access the router configuration page. Follow the instructions in the manual.
4. If you have questions use the comments and I’ll try to solve them

This entry was posted on Sunday, November 5th, 2006 at 1.24 pm and is filed under Linux, SpeedTouch.