[Surfboard S33 Modem] First Take - Lessons Learned:
- WEbUI access to the S33:
- When installed and connected the WebUI remains inaccessible (denied by firewall filters), ALWAYS: Access to 192.168.100.1 (the modem) is denied by firewall rules to which I have no visibility in my configuration. The 192.168.100.0/24 network lies upstream of the WAN interface, and private network addresses (e.g. 192.168.100.0/24) off the WAN interface are blocked. [Although theoretically one could allow these narrow flows thru the WAN port, it provides a theoretical vector to attacks.]
- When installed and connected use the second GIGe interface, instead: Access to192.168.100.1 is allowed, as this access is treated as an out-of-band “console”. You can connect to the console webUI directly with an Ethernet-capable laptop/pad, or an Ethernet switch and get status information without interference.
- First-Time WebUI login:
- Use intead user: admin, Password: “last-8-digits-of-serial-number”
- The advertized login with user: admin, Password: password is denied, and does not work
- The time stamps reported by STATUS under the WebUI use GMT standard, without markings.
- The Surfboard mobile application is totally useless.
Learned the hard way. But, it is working after 48 hours.
Cannot say anything about its long-term health.
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