Without web for a WEEK at home...

j_garcia

j_garcia

Audioholic Jedi
AT&T changed some security thing for the gateways and I have been down for that long. I was just on the phone for TWO HOURS and finally got someone who knew what they were doing and it only took a few minutes to resolve. He said they changed the hardware passwords system wide and that didn't match on their side vs my guy. Finally fixed. Fortunately, I wasn't home this week, so I wasn't having withdrawals :)

Will be gone next week too...ugh
 
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Seriously, I have no life.
AT&T changed some security thing for the gateways and I have been down for that long. I was just on the phone for TWO HOURS and finally got someone who knew what they were doing and it only took a few minutes to resolve. He said they changed the hardware passwords system wide and that didn't match on their side vs my guy. Finally fixed. Fortunately, I wasn't home this week, so I wasn't having withdrawals :)

Will be gone next week too...ugh
Which gateway and what hardware password? You mean the one for changing firewall settings?

If you have the Motorola router/modem, you should be able to use the access code on the bottom.
 
j_garcia

j_garcia

Audioholic Jedi
2Wire. They said they updated security and changed a password to prevent people from gaining access to the config of the router itself. When I talked to the guy, he said they are getting a lot of these calls because the password appears in multiple places so that your router can gain access to the system and for some reason it isn't always getting updated in all places and as a result, you lose connection. When I ran the tests in the 2wire it said the connection is there and is fine but it cannot connect so no web. I could access computers on the network from each other through the router, but the "internet" light was red, so no outside access. It took 2 hrs and 5 people before I got to a guy who knew what the issue was and he fixed it in a few minutes. He works for 2wire, not AT&T - they provide hardware support when AT&T's standard troubleshooting doesn't work.
 
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highfigh

Seriously, I have no life.
2Wire. They said they updated security and changed a password to prevent people from gaining access to the config of the router itself. When I talked to the guy, he said they are getting a lot of these calls because the password appears in multiple places so that your router can gain access to the system and for some reason it isn't always getting updated in all places and as a result, you lose connection. When I ran the tests in the 2wire it said the connection is there and is fine but it cannot connect so no web. I could access computers on the network from each other through the router, but the "internet" light was red, so no outside access. It took 2 hrs and 5 people before I got to a guy who knew what the issue was and he fixed it in a few minutes. He works for 2wire, not AT&T - they provide hardware support when AT&T's standard troubleshooting doesn't work.
That sounds familiar and I think I went through the same thing about a year ago.
 
lsiberian

lsiberian

Audioholic Overlord
2Wire. They said they updated security and changed a password to prevent people from gaining access to the config of the router itself. When I talked to the guy, he said they are getting a lot of these calls because the password appears in multiple places so that your router can gain access to the system and for some reason it isn't always getting updated in all places and as a result, you lose connection. When I ran the tests in the 2wire it said the connection is there and is fine but it cannot connect so no web. I could access computers on the network from each other through the router, but the "internet" light was red, so no outside access. It took 2 hrs and 5 people before I got to a guy who knew what the issue was and he fixed it in a few minutes. He works for 2wire, not AT&T - they provide hardware support when AT&T's standard troubleshooting doesn't work.
That sounds like what my router was doing last week. I hate when a company decides to jack with my stuff. Leave it alone!
 
haraldo

haraldo

Audioholic Warlord
Scary... really feel for you

Even more scary the knowledge level of the AT&T guys, as far as I know mostly all of these permanent Internet connections uses PPOE protocol for connection to the server side, this should be very easy to troubleshoot when sth is wrong, but seems like they have people at support who know less than any people on the street :confused:

Worst things though, is to change this in that way !
 

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