When MSN started their DSL service they handed out the MSN 1000 modem. Turns out, it’s an SMC Barricade and DSL modem.
A friend of Brian’s gave him a MSN 1000 DSL modem and router. Brian gave it to me. Its default state was pathetic. MSN configured web GUI. Nothing could be changed. All the web interface did was report the current USB, DSL, and Ethernet status.
After some research, I discovered you could configure it with UPnP. Screw that. Not when I can just re-flash the EEPROM with the SMC Barricade firmware!
After a few weeks of finding a suitable PC to perform the DOS based USB flash update process; I finally had a working MSN 1000 chassis / SMC Barricade DSL modem and router.
Today, I finally hooked it up to see if it could replace the Lousy Actiontec DSL router and wireless accesspoint. Yes and No. It could work as a modem but I cannot get more than 650Kbps through it. At least the Lousy Actiontec DSL router and wireless accesspoint can get greater than 1500Kbps throughput.
Anyone want an MSN 1000 chassis DSL modem with the SMC Barricade 7401BRA firmware?
Wow that sucks. Apparently MSN never figured their customers would need a connection faster than 650Kbps? Those idiots.
Now, *if* my area is ever upgraded to 5Mbps+, I hope that my Zoom X5 will support the higher speeds. It really is a pretty nice modem, but the specifications on the box don’t say anything about beyond 1.5Mbps. Hopefully a firmware upgrade could make it faster…..
I’m not surprised about that at all. When I first moved to Federal (Crack Housing) Way I had MSN Broadband. The fastest speed I ever saw was 200 kbps even though I was paying for 256 service!