System.Net.Webc lient and my DSL modem

[MattB]

Hi, I'm trying to write a simple utility using vb.net that finds my DSL
modem's external IP address via it's status page. It seemed simple at
first, and I used an example I found online to come up with the following:

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Dim wc As New System.Net.WebC lient, html As String
Dim creds As New System.Net.Netw orkCredential(" username", "password")
Dim uri As String = "http://192.168.0.1"

wc.Credentials = creds

Try
html = System.Text.Enc oding.ASCII.Get String(wc.Downl oadData(uri))
Catch ex As Exception
html = ex.Message.ToSt ring
End Try

return html
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For the first page of my modem's admin interface, that returns the html
of the page. But I want a page that is linked to from here.
If I go to that page in a browser, the address bars says:

http://192.168.0.1/cgi-bin/webcm?get...ml/status.html

But entering that as the uri returns a protocol violation error.

If I try to load the html page directly (/html/status.html), it's just a
frameset with no data.

How can I make the cgi execute so I can et my status page with the
values I'm looking for? If it helps, it's a Qwest-issued Actiontec with
wireless. Any ideas? Thanks!

Matt