TP-Link - connecting to modem using putty - ssh?

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HI,

I was told that you can tweak your modem to adjust it's own SNR even though the exchange has its own auto adjusting setting.

You need to log in to the router using Putty and then perform unix commands.

I have tried to putty to it using ssh but it doesnt look like there is any service running on that port

Dont know how to follow the guide i saw on the net

Anybody know whats cooking or similar?
 
If you are referring to using the adsl configure --snr N command via the command line interface to adjust the SNR, I think you need a Broadcom based TP-Link router such as the W8950 or W8960 to use this feature.
http://wiki.kitz.co.uk/index.php?title=Broadcom_CLI

Guide to the Broadcom CLI
http://www.zhone.com/support/manuals/docs/62/6211-A2-GB23-00.pdf

From what I can remember of the data that you posted previously, your slow download speeds appear to be related to exchange congestion as your router was connecting at the expected 10Mbps speed.
http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php/843632-Telkom-ADSL-Speed-upgrade-from-4-to-10-Mbps
http://mybroadband.co.za/news/adsl/82251-how-to-test-for-adsl-exchange-congestion.html

You could try to get Telkom to reduce your linespeed to 8 or 6Mbps to see if there is any improvement in the download speeds.
 
Jake45 said:
If you are referring to using the adsl configure --snr N command via the command line interface to adjust the SNR, I think you need a Broadcom based TP-Link router such as the W8950 or W8960 to use this feature.
http://wiki.kitz.co.uk/index.php?title=Broadcom_CLI

Guide to the Broadcom CLI
http://www.zhone.com/support/manuals/docs/62/6211-A2-GB23-00.pdf

From what I can remember of the data that you posted previously, your slow download speeds appear to be related to exchange congestion as your router was connecting at the expected 10Mbps speed.
http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php/843632-Telkom-ADSL-Speed-upgrade-from-4-to-10-Mbps
http://mybroadband.co.za/news/adsl/82251-how-to-test-for-adsl-exchange-congestion.html

You could try to get Telkom to reduce your linespeed to 8 or 6Mbps to see if there is any improvement in the download speeds.
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Hi Jake45,

I browsed 'http://www.zhone.com/support/manuals/docs/62/6211-A2-GB23-00.pdf'
It does not explain how the hell to log in to the router.
I have downloaded putty and i have tried port 22 and then IP address of 192.168.1.1 but bugger all hapens, it doesnt even prompt for a username. If it did i need to know what the credentials are.
admin/admin root/root i dont know, but even so , how the hell do you get on to run those commands like 'adsl ...'

Anyways, they managed to actually work on my line, so now my SNR is a little more higher.
Its on average 6.7 up to 7.2 now as apposed to 6.1 down to 4.3.
My attenuation is also better its come from 43 to 37.5.

I think my main issue was that Webafrica is throttling me as i am on a 1 star.
I really really dont understand this as i do not download hectik data.
Guys i work with and know out of work use 100GB plus a month i dont get it, i really dont.

Im on a tight budget so i cant really go and buy premium this and premium that

comment and advise... that
 
@ichocolate: Good to hear that you are making progress.

On most routers you can access the CLI (command line interface) just by entering telnet 192.168.1.1 from the Windows command prompt. You should get a response from the router asking for a username and password. This is often the same as your router login details unless you have changed them. If you do not get any response back from the router you may need to turn on telnet access via one of the configuration menus. I'm having trouble finding this option in the manual if your router is similar to the one below.
http://www.tplink.com/resources/software/20113821345217.pdf

Telnet client installation guide for Windows
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc771275(v=ws.10).aspx
 
I have paused this for now. I have telneted to the modem but i dont seem to have an "adsl" or "adslcfg" command.
I dont know what to do from here.

This is the exact modem i have - W8960N
 
If you are able to telnet into the router, try to enter a ? at the > prompt and you should see a list of 50 or more possible CLI commands. If it is a Broadcom based router you should see at least one of the following - adsl adslcfg adslcmd adslctl . If you are not able to login just make sure that you have configured the router to allow telnet access on port 23. On my Tenda router this is found under the Advanced Setup > Management > Access Control > AccessCtrl menu (I have enabled LAN access on Port 23). If your router does not have a Broadcom chipset you should find a different set of CLI commands. You should be able to determine the chipset from some of the information that the router returns.
 
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HI Jake,

I have managed to to log in just fine, using Telnet 192.168.1.1 and password admin.
It seems to already use admin as a username by default since i was only required to insert the password.

Okay, i have adsl and adslcfg. I will try ? , i think i typed help and it only shows me like 10 commands none of which was starting with adsl.
I am new to this so let me check again using ?
Man i hope i can see this stuff you are talking about.

I typed adsl for example and then it says "available commands" or "available list of commands" and none of them was adsl*
maybe i need to try "?" like you say.

I dont see how this can be a mystery or a one of a kind, so surely we can make a plan here and sort it out.
Maybe the commands i can get copied form somebody ?


Anyways i will try ? later on.
 
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