just to check Im not doing something wrong , am I right in thinking that once it's hacked and the new firmware is being used you still need to do the modify your ip on the adapter and connect directly to LAN 2 to get the stats ?
If you are using a router, an ethernet cable can be run from a spare router LAN port to the modem's LAN2 port, along with the usual ethernet cable from the router's WAN port to the modem's LAN1 port.
You would then have normal internet access via the modem's LAN1 port & also access via the router to the modem's stats.
That saves having to keep swapping cables from the modem's LAN1 & LAN2 ports.