What are the different cable modems that Telstra have supplied?
The original modem was the beige Motorola CyberSurfr. Later they began giving users the Motorola CyberSurfr Wave. Contrary to popular belief, this model does not properly support DOCSIS, and can not work on a DOCSIS network. Apart from being black and somewhat slimmer, it’s exactly the same as the previous model. The Nortel CM115 was offered when BigPond Broadband began rolling out a DOCSIS network in parallel with the original Motorola system. This silver/black modem has a built-in web server which reports on its status. It can be accessed from its ip (http://192.168.100.1). Make sure you disable any manually set proxy servers before attempting to access it. The current model is the Motorola Surfboard SB4000 series. Even though this is the same model as Optus once supplied, you can’t migrate to/from Optus with it.
