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[custard]

Today I unlocked an ECI fub/I via UART.

I gained access to the web gui but inadvertently changed the subnet mask to 255.255.255.254

I was testing if different settings would allow me to access to the web gui while having internet access.

Only problem is my windows laptop will not allow me to change to 255.255.255.254 so I cannot access the ECI via telnet or GUI anymore.

I would like to know if I can reset the ECI settings via the UART or maybe somehow insert the same subnet into my laptop. I would like to point out that I was not able to change the IP using this command - Alpha # ifconfig br0 192.168.1.55 so was changing settings via the web gui.

The relevant output with UART currently reads:
[/var/run/lan_start.sh] ...
Start LAN ( br0/192.168.168.168/255.255.255.254)...

[burakkucat]

Unless / until somebody else can provide an alternative, I will suggest disconnecting the modem from everything, power it up, wait for it to stabilise, then press and hold the Reset button for a good 20 seconds. Release the button, allow the modem to stabilise and then perform the unlocking steps once again.

I have a vague recollection that a "long reset" will revert everything -- including the unlocking -- back to the factory defaults. 

[custard]

Thanks for you reply burakkucat.

Unfortunately the settings are still persisting after 2 long reboots.

[burakkucat]

Ouch! I can only assume that my memory is failing . . . 

Here's another suggestion -- Download and burn to a CD a copy of any Linux distribution's "Live-CD". When booted, it will operate in purely memory resident mode, not touching your hard disk(s). You then may be able to recover the situation . . .

Failing that, I suspect that recovery will only be possible via the JTAG interface.

[custard]

Do you think the Linux OS will allow me to select that subnet?

Which one do you advise to download from this site?:http://www.linux.com/directory/Distributions/livecd

[burakkucat]

Hmm . . . Maybe wait and see what other Kitizens think?

I know that les-70 is about. Perhaps he could make a suggestion, please?

[custard]

Crisis averted!

I was able to send the command

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Alpha # ifconfig br0 192.168.1.55
I then sent the command

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Alpha # ifconfig
The response was positive in that the subnet also got changed!

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Alpha # ifconfig
br0       Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr D0:AE:EC:0B:1C:74
          inet addr:192.168.1.55  Bcast:192.168.1.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 B)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)
I then proceeded to change the ip address in the web GUI which eventually made the settings stick with this response.

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16:26:39 FLASHAGENT: task create
DB_EVENT:
[/etc/scripts/misc/profile_action.sh] put ...
ok
Command /bin/alpha_flash_cmd OK
flash_agent_clean_up_fd: cleanup
[/var/run/lan_stop.sh] ...
Stop LAN (/192.168.168.168/255.255.255.254)...
[/var/run/lan_start.sh] ...
Start LAN ( br0/192.168.1.55/255.255.255.0)...
[/etc/templates/diap.sh] [start] ...
[/var/run/diap_stop.sh] ...

[burakkucat]

Well done! (So no more "fiddling", today . . . ) 

[custard]

Curiosity did not kill the cat.... 
I've still got 8 attempts left!