Its a motorola smb 1000, I can't find the router user manual online for the life of me.
I did lose the password as I made the admin password too complex for me to remember. I have considered resetting the router to factor settings, however what concerns me is that when the when time warner first set up the router. I found there were already entries in the routing table that I did not enter.
What are they, I don't know. If I reset to factory settings, and those entrees are erased, I am concerned about what may happen to the internet connection. Last thing we need is paying for a tech to come to our house to fix the modem.
I have toyed around with this exact router model before, back before I moved 2 years ago. I know from experience that a dhcp licensed ip address is a must, there is a way to make a 'static' ip address by mapping a mac address to an ip address in the dhcp settings, but that is currently inaccessible and since I want the arduino to use my laptop or desktop's Ethernet plug to connect to the router via wifi, would not work because of the mac address changing in-route.
Also the router's firmware is not user-changeable. Going to the upgrade firmware will just lead to a message that says the firmware can only be modified by the ISP.