Actiontec as Cable/DSL Fallback or Daisy-Chained (Score 1)

Greg did some really great research, figuring out how to access the box.

The way that most of us would use the Actiontec is to plug it into our wired/wireless router/switch, just as we would our cable/dsl modem. This would use one 100Mbps ethernet port. This leaves one unused 100Mbps ethernet port.

Items that have not yet been mentioned:

1) One could connect the second 100Mbps ethernet port to a cable/dsl modem and, by modifying the Actiontec's software, use the 56k modem as a fallback internet connection. If the Actiontec notices that the connected cable/dsl modem has become unresponsive, it could dial-up an ISP using it's own 56k modem.

2) One could also daisy-chain N Actiontec's and (with software modifications) have an N * 56k connection. ( One will also need N distinct phone lines.)

Item #1 is probably the most interesting to most of us, but item #2 is not a bad feature either and would likely use similar code. If anyone out there explores either of these ideas, I'd like to hear more about it.