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if it's a dsl modem, most of them tend to be accessable from putting 192.168.0.1 in your web browser address bar
if it's cable, try 192.168.100.1
those are the only 2 i've ever had to use in my hojillion plus years of accessing modems.
routers are entirely another story though.
*crosseyed*
as far saying firewalls are useless, i'll just disagree. Firewalls are only as useful as the sum of it's parts, the parts being, the features programmed in to it, and your aptitude in utilizing or disabling those features as necessary.
That said, I use a pretty light combination.
Firefox w/ NoScript running (making allowances for trusted sites) keeps the busiest road from the internet to my computer fairly safe.
UAC/Windows Defender/Windows Firewall in windows 7 seem pretty well tuned and able to do their jobs, but I mean, yeah, it's just a home PC, not a mission critical corporate server.
the firewall on the router is kinda *meh* but it works.
I don't run an antivirus, but i'll download a freebee once a year or so to do a scan, usually turn up clean. It's more of an issue on laptops than home computers if you're in the habit of connecting to unsecure networks, it's basically the digital equivlent of unprotected sex.
I plugged in to a public network for a lan party once, instantly contracted the RPC virus that would shut your computer down every minute or so. That was fun. so firewall/AV software is fine for computers that have an active sex life, so to speak.
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