2Wire151 What router?

Neighbor has a router that scans as 2Wire151. What router is that?

I want to buy one since it is so powerful it is just as "loud" as the
one in my home.

Is there some way to scan it and get the router model?

I do not want access. I just to know what it is.

OldGuy wrote:

Neighbor has a router that scans as 2Wire151. What router is that?

I want to buy one since it is so powerful it is just as "loud" as the
one in my home.

Is there some way to scan it and get the router model?

I do not want access. I just to know what it is.

See replies to your same MULTI-posted question in the other newsgroup to
which you posted.

On 08/20/2014 11:46 AM, OldGuy wrote:
Neighbor has a router that scans as 2Wire151. What router is that?

I want to buy one since it is so powerful it is just as "loud" as the
one in my home.

Is there some way to scan it and get the router model?

I do not want access. I just to know what it is.





Possibly AT&T

The default for AT&T is 2WireXXX


XXX= three numbers

OldGuy wrote:
Neighbor has a router that scans as 2Wire151. What router is that?

I want to buy one since it is so powerful it is just as "loud" as the
one in my home.

Is there some way to scan it and get the router model?

I do not want access. I just to know what it is.



Some routers are "retail" and some are "OEM".

When an ISP provides rental equipment to customers,
the devices tend to be locked down. Password protection
is multi-level, and locks out at least one level which
holds the ISP setup.

The "2wirexxx" could be a standard rental device, intended
as a POP (point of presence), like a replacement for
4G communications with Wifi instead. It provides a means
for authorized customers to connect to (some) Wifi device
for their mobile communications needs. And it offloads the
4G cell site.

If you can figure out what ISP is providing the "2wirexxx",
you could look up the various model options they list, for
more details.

*******

A retail router, the users are more likely to use a different
SSID, like "Sam's router" or similar. Retail routers would
be completely unlocked, and the model numbers would be
documented on the manufacturer web site.

The OEM boxes, may not be documented on public sites, in a
way that is useful for a home user.

I actually own an ADSL modem/router which was intended for
ISP usage, but is unlocked. And frankly, the interface
on it sucks. The router can be programed with "allow" or
"deny" type filter rules, but it requires uploading a
text file with the details. A totally primitive solution.
I turned the router portion off, and just run the ADSL
in bridged mode. And use a regular retail router for the
rest of it.

*******

If you want range data, try a review site.

The site has summary charts. But is also has separate review articles.

http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/lanwa...er-charts/view

http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/wirel...-asus-rt-ac68u

*******

They also have tutorials, explaining how your neighbors
are shooting your Wifi performance in the foot.

http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/wirel...wireless-crowd

Paul

"OldGuy" wrote in message
...
Neighbor has a router that scans as 2Wire151. What router is that?

I want to buy one since it is so powerful it is just as "loud" as
the one in my home.

Is there some way to scan it and get the router model?

I do not want access. I just to know what it is.


Ahem, wouldn't it be easier just to ask the neighbor?

George

On Wed, 20 Aug 2014 12:20:55 -0500, VanguardLH wrote:

OldGuy wrote:

Neighbor has a router that scans as 2Wire151. What router is that?

I want to buy one since it is so powerful it is just as "loud" as the
one in my home.

Is there some way to scan it and get the router model?

I do not want access. I just to know what it is.

See replies to your same MULTI-posted question in the other newsgroup to
which you posted.


And let me add to Vanguard's reply: do *not* multipost! Doing so just
fragments the thread, so someone who answers in one newsgroup doesn't
always get to see answers from others in another newsgroup. And for
those who read all the newsgroups the message is multiposted to, they
see the message multiple times instead of once (they would see it only
once if you correctly crossposted instead). This wastes everyone's
time, and gets you poorer help than you should get.

If you must send the same message to more than one newsgroup, please
do so by crossposting -- sending a single message simultaneously to
multiple newsgroups (but only to a *few* related newsgroups).

Please see "Multiposting vs Crossposting" at
http://blakjak.org/mul_crss.htm

On Wed, 20 Aug 2014 15:00:49 -0400, "George" wrote:


"OldGuy" wrote in message
...
Neighbor has a router that scans as 2Wire151. What router is that?

I want to buy one since it is so powerful it is just as "loud" as
the one in my home.

Is there some way to scan it and get the router model?

I do not want access. I just to know what it is.


Ahem, wouldn't it be easier just to ask the neighbor?


Yes, if he knew which neighbor it was (he probably doesn't) and if he
was on friendly terms with him.

On 8/20/2014 3:17 PM, Ken Blake wrote:
On Wed, 20 Aug 2014 15:00:49 -0400, "George" wrote:


"OldGuy" wrote in message
...
Neighbor has a router that scans as 2Wire151. What router is that?

I want to buy one since it is so powerful it is just as "loud" as
the one in my home.

Is there some way to scan it and get the router model?

I do not want access. I just to know what it is.


Ahem, wouldn't it be easier just to ask the neighbor?


Yes, if he knew which neighbor it was (he probably doesn't) and if he
was on friendly terms with him.


There are many things that affect the signal strength of a router. Are
you sure your neighbor's router is so much stronger than yours, or is it
the placement of your router, the placement of your computer, compared
to the placement of your neighbor's router and your computer.

ie is your neighbors router on the other side of two wood walls, and
yours is on the other side of your house with the stove, air
conditioner, the refrigerator, and a fuse box between you and the router?

On Wed, 20 Aug 2014 15:33:46 -0400, Keith Nuttle
wrote:

On 8/20/2014 3:17 PM, Ken Blake wrote:
On Wed, 20 Aug 2014 15:00:49 -0400, "George" wrote:


"OldGuy" wrote in message
...
Neighbor has a router that scans as 2Wire151. What router is that?

I want to buy one since it is so powerful it is just as "loud" as
the one in my home.

Is there some way to scan it and get the router model?

I do not want access. I just to know what it is.


Ahem, wouldn't it be easier just to ask the neighbor?


Yes, if he knew which neighbor it was (he probably doesn't) and if he
was on friendly terms with him.


There are many things that affect the signal strength of a router. Are
you sure your neighbor's router is so much stronger than yours, or is it
the placement of your router, the placement of your computer, compared
to the placement of your neighbor's router and your computer.



Me? although I *am* an old guy g, I'm not the OldGuy who started the
thread. Please be careful as to whom you reply,

"OldGuy" wrote in message
...
Neighbor has a router that scans as 2Wire151. What router is that?

I want to buy one since it is so powerful it is just as "loud" as the one
in my home.
Is there some way to scan it and get the router model?
I do not want access. I just to know what it is.

http://www.pace.com/global/

Pace AT&T router I have one

http://support.2wire.com/view/767/20...tion_Guide.pdf

Are we Neighbor

Lol

"Keith Nuttle" wrote in message
...
On 8/20/2014 3:17 PM, Ken Blake wrote:
On Wed, 20 Aug 2014 15:00:49 -0400, "George" wrote:
"OldGuy" wrote in message
...
Neighbor has a router that scans as 2Wire151. What router is that?
I want to buy one since it is so powerful it is just as "loud" as
the one in my home.
Is there some way to scan it and get the router model?
I do not want access. I just to know what it is.
Ahem, wouldn't it be easier just to ask the neighbor?
Yes, if he knew which neighbor it was (he probably doesn't) and if he
was on friendly terms with him.

There are many things that affect the signal strength of a router. Are
you sure your neighbor's router is so much stronger than yours, or is it
the placement of your router, the placement of your computer, compared to
the placement of your neighbor's router and your computer.

I [Control] a Web server on a AT&T528
mynews.gateway.pace.com
* + 000.000.000.000 homeportal
|___ 21 File Transfer Protocol [Control]
|___ 80 World Wide Web HTTP
|___ HTTP/1.1 200 Ok..Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2014 23:27:58 GMT..Server: 2wire
Gateway..Cache-Control: no-cache..Pragma: no-cache..Content
|___ 443 https MCom

ie is your neighbors router on the other side of two wood walls, and yours
is on the other side of your house with the stove, air conditioner, the
refrigerator, and a fuse box between you and the router?

Lol 100.0 Mbps

I bet that He see all the Bars ||||||||||||

OldGuy wrote:
Neighbor has a router that scans as 2Wire151. What router is that?

I want to buy one since it is so powerful it is just as "loud" as the
one in my home.

Is there some way to scan it and get the router model?

I do not want access. I just to know what it is.


Why not just ask the neighbor ?


--
...winston
msft mvp consumer apps

did not come here for a flogging.

On Wed, 20 Aug 2014 20:51:59 -0700, OldGuy wrote:

did not come here for a flogging.

This is Usenet, That happens to all of us :-)

As for multiposting versus crossposting, what you got was top-notch
advice.

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Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)