AEBSn + Alcatel Speed Touch Home ADSL modem

I just bought one of the new Airport Express 802.11n base stations, and I can't get it to connect to the internet through an Alcatel Speed Touch Home ADSL modem. This modem works flawlessly with my Airport Express router (and with previous routers) using PPPoE.
I've configured the new AEBSn exactly in the same way, I can access it wirelessly, but it seems to hang during the PPPoE negotiation - it shows "Connected" for a few seconds, but I've never been able to even ping any addresses outside my network. I'm stumped - has anyone been able to get this combo working?
Thanks!
MacBook Pro, Mac Mini Mac OS X (10.4.9)

Do you have DHCP Enabled on your ADSL modem ? Does it act like a router also ? If Yes, what is the default IP Address of your ADSL Modem ?

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Thank you for any help you can provide.
Arup

This is a problem with a lot of cheap end wifi hotspot like devices.. sometimes you can just swap the sim out to a real 3G wireless router.. that is a better approach IMHO than wireless repeater ever will be.
In the meantime..
Have a go with the suggestion.. place the express as wireless bridge. With a computer connected to the wifi from alcatel unit.. (I am amazed Alcatel still are in domestic market.. I thought they sold out). Set the express to join the wifi.. you do this in the airport utility.. old one is easy.. but in v6 you have to trust to luck so to speak and hope the auto setup works.. tell us if you have trouble.
With the Express bridging.. you can then plug it by ethernet into the TC.. which will be in router bridge..
ie
You can then run the connection from wireless or ethernet on the TC.. and it will relay back to the alcatel for internet.. all a bit dodgy but who knows.. it may give you what you need.
Wireless repeater is never particularly reliable in my experience. I would avoid it if possible.

Need to Add Alcatel one Touch X520 USB Modem to Supportlist on RV215W

Hey Guys,
i need my Alcatel one touch X520 USB Modem to the supportet devices on the Cisco RV2150W Router.
My Location is Germany
and ISP is German T-Mobile / German Telekom
I also attached the Driver/Software wich is on the Stick.
Best Regards,
Kevin

Dear Kevin,
Thank you for reaching the Small Business Support Community.
As per the below USB compatibility list; I see no Alcatel USB modem is currently supported for T-Mobile Germany on RV215 routers;
https://supportforums.cisco.com/message/3852720#3852720
I therefore suggest you to contact the available support channel in your country to open up a service request to add your modem to the supported list;
https://supportforums.cisco.com/community/netpro/small-business/sbcountrysupport
Please do not hesitate to reach me back if there is any further assistance I may help you with.
Kind regards,
Jeffrey Rodriguez S. .:|:.:|:.
Cisco Customer Support Engineer
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Switching between office network & home adsl modem

Small problem. Is it possible for my iBook to automatically detect whether I'm connected to either my office network or my home USB adsl modem? At present, I have to manually go into System Preferences/Network and switch from one to the other and then perform a re-start. Obviously a real pain! There must be an easier way.

Hi there
I don't think that the iBook will able to switch automatically between the two networks depending on where you are. The easiest solution, in my opinion, is to set up two locations in your network preferences, one for home and one for office. Once the two locations are set up then all you need to do to switch between them is to go to the apple menu in the finder and you should see a 'Location' submenu where you can select either the home or office setups without having to go into system preferences. Hope this helps.
William
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IMac and SpeedTouch 330 USB ADSL Modem

Hi all,
A friend of mine just received his iMac, he has got an ADSL 2 Mo connection through a Alcatel speed touch 330 USB.
I've downloaded the last driver for Tiger but the modem doesn't work with iMac altough is working well with PC XP, have you got any idea please ?
Thanks,
Peloche,
MacPro 2.66, 6GB, 1TB; Mini G4, 1.45, 1GB; iPod 60 GB; 30" & 20" ACD; Apple IIC Mac OS X (10.4.8) X1900XT

Hi
You say ADSL2.
USB modem's dont work very well with mac's(even less with intel mac's) as they need drivers, you will be better off getting a ethernet router/modem like a Netgear DG834G wireless http://www.dsl-warehouse.co.uk/product.asp?pr=DG834G or a 4port http://www.dsl-warehouse.co.uk/product.asp?pr=DG834 no drivers needed so no headaches when the OS get updated and the USB drivers get broken.
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Lenovo G550 and Sagem Fast 800 ADSL modem - limits DL speed to approx. 500kbit/s

Hi,
I bought Lenovo G550 on Tuesday and since then I've got a strange issue with my Internet connection. Until Tuesday I was using Sagem Fast 800 ADSL modem from my ISP on Toshiba Satellite A100-712 notebook since June 2008 with 1Mbit connection and everything was fine - DL speed was 128KB/s (1Mbit/s) as it should, but now on Lenovo the max DL speed I get is ~500kbit/s (60KB/s) and I can't overcome it..
I've done the following so far:
* I have tried on preinstalled Windows Vista - max DL speed I get is ~500kbit/s
* I have installed Windows XP Professional SP3, Sagem drivers installed properly, no unknown devices in device manager - max DL speed I get is ~500kbit/s
* I have installed Windows 7 Professional, Sagem drivers installed properly, no unknown devices in device manager - max DL speed I get is ~500kbit/s
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* I have turned off energy saving on USB and ADSL modems on all 3 Windows OS mentioned, restarted the PC - max DL speed I get is ~500kbit/s
* I have plugged and checked the download speed on all 3 USB ports - max DL speed I get is ~500kbit/s
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* I've called the ISP, they checked the connection (1Mbit shown up in their tests), checked if there are any problems with their infrastructure (nothing was wrong), finally reset my port and asked to check my DL speed - max DL speed I get is ~500kbit/s
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It seems that this issue is notebook related. I'm running out of ideas, the last thing I'm going to try today is to run Ubuntu LiveCD and check my DL speed then, but to be honest I don't expect it to change anything.
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Can I replace a home hub with a decent adsl modem?

I have several PCs, laptops, an internet TV, a couple of apple TVs, ipads, phones etc in my house and am fed up with them not communicating properly.
So after reading how reliable they were, and given the fact I have somehow become an apple fanboi without meaning to, I opted for an airport extreme.
The intention is to use this to create my wireless network & have the homehub just deal with the broadband... sadly it seems this is not possible. I can't disable the wireless on the homehub and supposedly I need to have it to deal with assigning IPs.
I could live with this if it works, but it still causes issues - computer to computer communication is flawless, as I hoped, but the internet is patchy.
I am sooo fed up with this it is not true - not including the time wasted with homeplug networking & airport express too - I want to bin the POS that is the home hub and have complete control over my setup. I don't need a stupid broadband phone and I don't use FON!
Can I buy an adsl modem that does nothing except get my broadband into my airport extreme network?
Alternatively is it worth me hassling BT until they give me a homehub 3 - is this any better?
Cheers.
Solved!
Go to Solution.

I did take a quick glance at the manual and it seemed to do what you need, but it may be worth taking a closer look yourself, its on the TP-Link website.
The only issue I can possibly see, is the PPP authentication.
Normally the home hub will authenticate internally using PPPoA, this will bring up the Internet connection.
If you are using the TP Link as purely an ADSL modem, then your Airport Extreme will be authenticating using PPPoE.
I am not 100% sure whether that will bring up the PPP session. It would certainly do on an Infinity connection, but I have never tried it on an ADSL only modem.
I would imagine that is should work, as the modem will be bridging the connection from the ATM side.
You can use a PPPoE user name of [email protected] and a password of bt
There are some useful help pages here, for BT Broadband customers only, on my personal website.
BT Broadband customers - help with broadband, WiFi, networking, e-mail and phones.

I have ios5 on iphone 4, but it makes iphone too much slower, release update to improve phone speed, when i touch home button, it have slower reaction, too while i scroll in menu and shuting down the applications, infinity blade is frozing

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Hi
I have a iPhone 4S this is not siri it is actally something to help those who have some sort of disability by reading the screen you can disable this by going to general then go to the bottom to accessability
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Speed Touch 330 Modem wont work in OSX but it does in XP Pro..

My old emac with OSX 10.4.7 works with the 330 Modem,
My iMac Intel with OSX 10.4.7 wont work with 330 Modem,
My iMac Intel with XP Pro works with 330 Modem,
So it's gotta be something to do with the OSX Intel version. :">
I dont wanna pay £60 for a new modem, just payed like £3k on new stuff..

Zero7497
If you knew the history of this modem you would not have ever plugged into your Mac.
This modem has been around in one form or another for the last 6 years and it has NEVER improved on the Mac.
It has caused kernel panics, crashes, breaking your OS, never working, never connecting working 1 minute not the next etc.
USB modems can't be networked
USB modems dont work with airport technology
USB modems provide no firewall security
USB modems will not work with ADSL2 so will be obsolete in 1 year anyway!!!!
If you really knew about networking then you would not even use this modem on a windows box either.
USB modems should not be used for networking ADSL because they are in efficient and require drivers to work. The Drivers are often buggy.
The ONLY long term solution is to use an ethernet adsl modem/router.
Why do you think ISP's give them away free of charge?
I dont wanna pay £60 for a new modem, just payed like £3k on new stuff..
hmm, why use a 'piece of rubbish' modem worth nothing on your £3k equipment.
That is like spending 3k on a hi fi system and using £3 audio cables. for a 3k hifi you should be spending £200 on cables if not more.
Anyway it does not cost £60 for an ethernet ADSL modem you can get them for as little as £30.

What is the minimum speed Telstra guarantees ADSL 2+ to connect at?

What is the minimum speed Telstra guarantees ADSL 2+ to connect at? I asked a Telstra sales person what the minimum speed was they said the minimum was 8 Mb/s. I asked for that in writing but they could not find it, nor could they find the minimum speed in any documentation. Am I correct in thinking the minimum speed guaranteed by Telstra (for ADSL 2+) is 256 Kb/sec?

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K7n420 nforce1 Board and ADSL Modem combination

Hi Guys,
I am thinking on switching over to broadband internet thus jumping from my 56Kbps analog modem to an ADSL ((PSTN) modem and i have a couple of questions for the members who have a personal experience with this matter using the nforce1 k7n420 Motherboard. Lets shoot...
1) What to prefer??... ADSL USB or ADSL Ethernet (LAN)?? Remember k7n420 has only usb 1.1 ports and not usb 2.
2) Any known problems and suggested workarounds connecting the k7n420 and an adsl modem via usb or LAN??? (any links will be most appreciated )
3) which is best?? ADSL using a splitter or ADSL using filters??
That's All...for now...
God Bless You All :hypecrite:
Markoul

Quote
Originally posted by Markoul
Thanks for the advice, but i have one rj-11 wall socket in my room and i have got a phone on my desk as well. It is not possible to have a separate line in my room.
Is it possible to have both, modem and phone device using the splitter??.. as far as i know it is not. That is why i prefer the filters instead.
What you mean by quality of cables?? can you be more specific??
Yes, it is possible to have both using a splitter still. Most wires have at least 2 pairs or 4 wires running under the sheath. You can run voice on two wires ( In the U.S.A. it's typically Red and Green) and your data on the second pair ( Yellow and black) It keeps the signals isolated. / What I mean about quality wire is whether or not it's twisted pair. Under the sheath the pairs are twisted to reduce inductive overflow for example cat 3 is twisted 3X per inch, where cat 5 is twisted 5X per inch. The more twists, the less inductive bleed over. Inexpensive wire used by many contractors in homes today is not twisted at all which can cause problems. That's why I said the optimal would be to have a separate wire going to the computer. When a DSL line is installed the technician checks for good levels where it hits the building, using poor quality wire or having extra wire beyond the drop (bridge tap) can cause your level to drop which in turn reduces your speed and performance.
Hope that explains it a little bit more for you.
Cheers
Bob

Is a Happy Marriage Possible? New Airport Extreme & ADSL Modem/Router

Is a Happy Marriage Possible? New Airport Extreme & ADSL Modem/Router
1. I’m writing from a rural town in Southern Nepal, very close to India. I’m planning to create a new WI-FI network at a small monastery here. Ideally, we will have two parallel wireless networks: the first network produced by an ADSL router/modem and a second network produced by another router in “repeater” mode.
2. Earlier, someone suggested that, when I post a question, I should provide as many details as possible about the situation here. Forgive me if there is “too much information”. I have to make a trip to the US to buy new networking equipment, so I very much want to get this right. Once I return here, I’ll be pretty much stuck with whatever I get in the US.
3. The future routers will live next to each other in an office and could be linked by a cable (if this is the best route to go). We do not wish to “expand” the network (in the sense of making a larger WI-FI network), but rather wish to simply have two networks, hence one ADSL router/modem and one router with the “repeater” function (out-of-the-box without any jerry rigging). Both WI-FI signals need to travel approximately 100 (largely unobstructed) feet.
4. If my dreams come true, the second router would be an Apple Airport Extreme (AX). An Apple router would be ideal because my experience with Apple routers is happy: they are easy to set up, reliable, and secure. Moreover, we use Apple computers and iOS devices here (and the new AX has the “ac” thing which will be preferable as we replace old machines with new ones).
5. Yet, from reading posts and having my prior questions answered on this website, it may be that with an ADSL modem/router, all the ease and happiness of the Apple ecosystem is lost: while Apple routers seem to connect with each other easily, problems appear to arise when users try to inter-marry our non-Apple products with Apples.
6. Our current, super-crappy 2wire 2701hg-t (ADSL modem/router) covers the 100-foot distance without a problem when it is working and there is Ethernet flowing to us. Frequently, our connection is very bad, and I may be unfairly judging the 2wire 2701hg-t. But, based on user reviews on the America Amazon.com, the 2wire 2701hg-t is pretty terrible: first it is simply old and second, among other problems, it seems to have a poor quality power supply unit. I do observe that it frequently seems to be recycling from scratch as if it had turned off and restarted. In any case, we are replacing it since it may be about 4 or 5 years old.
7. In previous posts on this forum, “LaPastenague” responded to some of my earlier questions about AX and ADSL. Among other things, he pointed out that (1) line-attenuation may be contributing to our poor connection and (2) we must choose a modem/router that is suitable for “long lines.” I’ve looked at our current modem/router statistics page; however, there are no statistics for line-attenuation or noise. (As you will see below, my strategy is to get the “better” modem/router that is suitable for long lines.)
8. Concerning our ADSL service, these are the facts I’ve gleaned from looking at the current router’s configuration pages:
Connection Type: PPPoE
Currently, the router is configured to use WPA-PSK security.
Connection Speed: Incoming: 1024 kbps & Outgoing: 509 kbps
(The following information may be unimportant at this time.)
Broadband Link Diagnostics:
DSL Synchronization: UP
G.DMT Signal: UP
PVC Connection: UP
PPPoE Service: UP
PPP Authentication: UP
IP Connection: UP
DNS Communication: UP
9. The ISP (Nepal Telecom) doesn’t supply a modem/router; however, they do have a list of (at times ancient) hardware and hardware vendors:
http://www.ntc.net.np/internet/adsl/adsl_vendersConf.php
10. Concerning what equipment is available here, what I have observed is that generally the ADSL modem/routers for sale locally, and in the far-away capital Kathmandu, and in nearby India are often also available in the United States, but they are the cheaper, older models. I will have to buy the new equipment in the US this year. At a different institution nearby, they are using the TP-Link modem/router td-w89016 which they purchased locally, I believe.
11. Based in part on LaPastenague’s earlier advice, I want to buy the TP-LINK TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (2.4GHz 300Mbps+5Ghz 300Mbps, IPv6 Compatible). This appears to be the most popular ADSL device on Amazon now.
Will this modem/router work EASILY with the Airport Extreme in the manner I’ve described? That is, connecting the two with a cable and creating two WI-FI networks.
12. Also, is it generally correct that the best way to connect them is with an Ethernet cable: https://discussions.apple.com/message/23759755#23759755
13. In fact, does connecting them with a cable help alleviate some of the problems that can occur between the Apple device and the ADSL modem/router?
14. If this will work, what “mode” will the AX device be in (again, in order to have two separate networks with separate passwords)? I have heard of the “repeater”, “roaming” , and “bridge” modes.
15. Are there two levels of passwords which need to be considered? Of course, there is the network and network passwords which we create here and which will be different. But, does the Apple also have to have the ISP password like the principle ADSL modem/router?
16. To set this up, what information do I need from the ISP (e.g., passwords, IPs…)?
I think there are a lot of good reasons to use an AX router. Of course, if it is just going to be very cumbersome then, we would be loosing one of the best parts of using Apple products. So, whoever feels knowledgeable enough to reply to this post, please be sincere if you think it is better to avoid the Apple. Apple can rest assured that I will buy other things from them!
In that case, I’d likely buy a second TP-Link device to create a second network:
TL-Wa801NP [AP Mode Multi-SSID Mode AP Client Mode Repeater Mode (WDS / Universal) AP+ Bridge mode (point-to-point / point to Multi-point)].
Thank you in advance. Long live Apple!
Message was edited by: Jess1911

I am not sure if there are different interfaces but my 2wire does an excellent job with line info.
I get into this from browser.. using main IP.. in my case 10.0.0.138/MDC
In your case it should be whatever the IP of the 2wire is, followed by /mdc
Give it a try.
As you can see it shows vendor and loads of info about the line.
I rate it the best domestic modem for line info.
A good modem actually albeit a lousy router.
MDC is the diagnostics and Management Console.
3. The future routers will live next to each other in an office and could be linked by a cable (if this is the best route to go). We do not wish to “expand” the network (in the sense of making a larger WI-FI network), but rather wish to simply have two networks, hence one ADSL router/modem and one router with the “repeater” function (out-of-the-box without any jerry rigging). Both WI-FI signals need to travel approximately 100 (largely unobstructed) feet.
You are not repeating.. you are simply setting up two routers which are interconnected, so one is dependent on the other.. ie one is your adsl modem router and that will take the main router function. Your second router is really not working as a router, but as wireless access point (and switch if you plug things in).
That is perfectly fine. You are not roaming in this case since both routers are running different wireless names and networks.. but they are actually using same IP range.. all devices are on the one IP network with two different wireless access points.
4. If my dreams come true, the second router would be an Apple Airport Extreme (AX).
Apple router is fine for this. Easy to configure out of the box.
5. Yet, from reading posts and having my prior questions answered on this website, it may be that with an ADSL modem/router, all the ease and happiness of the Apple ecosystem is lost: while Apple routers seem to connect with each other easily, problems appear to arise when users try to inter-marry our non-Apple products with Apples.
The problem arises when you try and interconnect using wireless extend or repeater.. you are not using wireless to extend, you are using ethernet. Wired has no issues.
11. Based in part on LaPastenague’s earlier advice, I want to buy the TP-LINK TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (2.4GHz 300Mbps+5Ghz 300Mbps, IPv6 Compatible). This appears to be the most popular ADSL device on Amazon now.
Will this modem/router work EASILY with the Airport Extreme in the manner I’ve described? That is, connecting the two with a cable and creating two WI-FI networks.
It is a good choice.. It should be fine considering how poor your line is.. this modem is proving to have a couple of bugs.. it does not handle torrents well but I would suggest your system is not being used for that purpose. It has some port forwarding issues. Again you are probably not going to overload it.
12. Also, is it generally correct that the best way to connect them is with an Ethernet cable: https://discussions.apple.com/message/23759755#23759755
Absolutely best.. only decent method.
14. If this will work, what “mode” will the AX device be in (again, in order to have two separate networks with separate passwords)? I have heard of the “repeater”, “roaming” , and “bridge” modes.
Bridge. Although if it gives issues there is another method, although rather complex to setup.. not something to worry about now.
15. Are there two levels of passwords which need to be considered? Of course, there is the network and network passwords which we create here and which will be different. But, does the Apple also have to have the ISP password like the principle ADSL modem/router?
Only the adsl modem has the ISP authentication.. it is the box that does the link. The TC just piggy backs.
The passwords on the TC are for its Admin, wireless and disk access.
16. To set this up, what information do I need from the ISP (e.g., passwords, IPs…)?
For ADSL you must have the PPPoE authentication username and password.
So, whoever feels knowledgeable enough to reply to this post, please be sincere if you think it is better to avoid the Apple.
hmmm.. I am biased because I see the issues not all the good stories..
The latest airport and Time Capsule seem to have a few pretty severe bugs.. if they happen to hit you, they are extremely hard to fix if you are in the middle of Nepal. And Apple service centre is a long long way away.
I cannot answer your question from the point of view of a person on the ground in remote area. If the economics of the purchase works for you, great. Go for it.
In terms of wireless coverage.. the Asus AC models or Netgear R7000 kill the Apple. Sorry but it is just fact.
See reviews here.
http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/lanwan/router-charts/bar/113-5-ghz-dn-c
That is average.. if you look at the apple router in the worst location by changing the filters, it comes out worse again.
I cannot post the URL to our local forum here.. (apple doesn't allow it). But in testing with apple clients the asus still beat Apple router soundly.
Pure wireless range is not the only consideration.. but in a mixed environment and since the wireless on the 8980N is not too bad.. then buy Apple router for apple client devices makes good sense.
Maybe the older Gen5.. or two of them.. would do a better job.. with a bit more tested and known hardware.
One thing you do need to check.
Routers from every other brand allow you to select country. Any country from anywhere in the world. Apple routers do not.
If you buy an airport in North America it is coded to North America and offers just a few countries.. USA, Canada I suppose.. what else is North America??
You cannot change it to Nepal.
To get the one for Nepal you must buy the model that covers, South Asia I guess.. I am not sure which it is.
See what the license information is for wifi in Nepal as it might be very different to US and therefore illegal for you to run it in Nepal.
If only the whole world would just bow to America.. we could all follow the FCC regs..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_WLAN_channels
This only applies to the Apple.. the TP-Link etc allows you to choose Nepal or correct country regulations for wifi.
Buying modems has one tricky bit.. that the actual adsl ATM channel is different in different parts of the world. No modem is usually impossible to setup but some can be difficult if it is pre-configured for US.. this is easy to overcome generally as you can download a firmware for another locality, so you can have local settings.

Airport Express worked with previous ADSL modem, not working with new one

hello all.
maybe the majority of you people won't be able to help me, since i am in Brazil.
this is the story:
for the last 4 years i was a subscriber of the Speedy ADSL provider (in conjunction with the Terra content provider). the Sppedy service is part of the Telefonica telephone company and uses the regular telephone infrastructure to provide the ADSL signal thru telephone lines.
approximately 2 years ago i bought an Airport Express and set it up with the ADSL modem that Speedy provided to me. configuration was a breeze and it worked flawlessly since then.
as of last thursday (april 7th) i became a subscriber of the Ajato ADSL provider. the Ajato company is part of the TVA (cable tv) company and uses the TVA cable tv infrastructure to provide the ADSL signal.
the problem is: when i connect the Cisco DPC3000 ADSL modem to my Macbook via ethernet cable, i can surf the internet with Ajato with no problems. but when i connect the modem to my Airport Express (even though i have reset AE in order to clear the previous Speedy/Terra configuration), i get no internet in my home wireless network.
i know you guys don't have Ajato there, of course. but i suppose some of you might have faced similar problems in similar cable ADSL environments.
this said, any kind of help or hint is greatly appreciated.
Message was edited by: Amaury Vargas: typos

Amaury Vargas wrote:
when i connect the Cisco DPC3000 ADSL modem to my Macbook via ethernet cable, i can surf the internet with Ajato with no problems.
First that Cisco DPC3000 is a cable modem, not a ADSL modem. You probably don't need the DSL configuration that you had before.
when i connect the modem to my Airport Express (even though i have reset AE in order to clear the previous Speedy/Terra configuration), i get no internet in my home wireless network.
How did you "reset" the AE? How is it configured now? You probably need a setting of "Connect Using:" "Ethernet", rather than the "PPPoE" setting you may have had before.
If everything else looks good, it's common to have to reset a modem when switching what device is connected to it. Try powering down the modem for a few minutes. If it has a reset switch, press that.

Cisco 877W router and external ADSL modem

Cisco 877W router and external ADSL modem
In order to support ADSL2+ on a pre ADSL2+ router and in preparation for a later migration to BT infinity I am trying to configure the Router using an external adsl2+ modem appropriately.
The original configuration had 3 ports configured as one (internal lan) vlan and bridge group together with one wireless sub-interface, the remaining port configured a second vlan and bridge group with a second wireless sub- interface. The Dialer was a member of the second bridge group. This way the second wireless interface and associated bridge group provided a kind of DMZ for outbound access.
The configuration I am attempting is similar the lan ports remain the same, but port 0 as a member of the vlan and bridge group (now a pppoe client) associated with one of the wireless sub interfaces as per above. The ATM interface is downed. This nearly works except that if the wireless subinterface on this bridge group is configured the dialer no longer dials giving a 'no dialer string' error. If I do not configure that wireless sub interface all works well.
If anyone is interested to look I would appreciate any comments. I enclose a sanitised config in which you will note the 'commented out' wireless subnet interface (in red).
version 12.4
no service pad
service tcp-keepalives-in
service tcp-keepalives-out
service timestamps debug datetime msec localtime show-timezone
service timestamps log datetime msec localtime show-timezone
service password-encryption
service sequence-numbers
hostname xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
boot-start-marker
boot-end-marker
logging buffered 4096 warnings
enable secret 5 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
aaa new-model
aaa group server radius sdm-vpn-server-group-2
aaa group server radius rad_eap
server 192.168.253.1 auth-port 1812 acct-port 1813
server 192.168.253.1 auth-port 1645 acct-port 1646
aaa group server radius rad_mac
aaa group server radius rad_acct
aaa group server radius rad_admin
aaa group server tacacs+ tac_admin
aaa group server radius rad_pmip
aaa group server radius dummy
aaa authentication login default local
aaa authentication login sdm_vpn_xauth_ml_2 group sdm-vpn-server-group-2
aaa authentication login eap_methods group rad_eap
aaa authentication login mac_methods local
aaa authorization exec default local
aaa authorization ipmobile default group rad_pmip
aaa authorization network sdm_vpn_group_ml_2 local
aaa accounting network acct_methods start-stop group rad_acct
aaa session-id common
clock timezone PCTime 0
clock summer-time PCTime date Mar 30 2003 1:00 Oct 26 2003 2:00
crypto pki trustpoint TP-self-signed-2834265337
enrollment selfsigned
subject-name cn=IOS-Self-Signed-Certificate-2834265337
revocation-check none
rsakeypair TP-self-signed-2834265337
crypto pki certificate chain TP-self-signed-2834265337
certificate self-signed 01 nvram:IOS-Self-Sig#2F.cer
dot11 syslog
dot11 ssid GuestAP
   vlan 101
   authentication open
   authentication key-management wpa
   mbssid guest-mode
   wpa-psk ascii 7 113B162712001F4A2D2B25
dot11 ssid LanAP
   vlan 100
   authentication open eap eap_methods
   authentication network-eap eap_methods
   authentication key-management wpa
   mbssid guest-mode
no ip source-route
ip cef
no ip dhcp use vrf connected
ip dhcp excluded-address 10.10.10.1
ip dhcp excluded-address 192.168.252.1 192.168.252.8
ip dhcp excluded-address 192.168.252.15 192.168.252.254
ip dhcp pool sdm-pool1
   import all
   network 192.168.252.0 255.255.255.0
   domain-name XXX.Local
   dns-server xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
   default-router 192.168.252.254
ip auth-proxy max-nodata-conns 3
ip admission max-nodata-conns 3
no ip bootp server
no ip domain lookup
ip domain name XXX.Local
ip name-server xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
ip name-server xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
ip reflexive-list timeout 120
vpdn enable
vpdn-group 1
request-dialin
protocol pppoe
username administrator privilege 15 secret 5 £££££££££££££££££££££
class-map type inspect match-any IN_to_OUT_CLASS
match protocol tcp
match protocol udp
match protocol icmp
class-map type inspect match-any OUT_to_IN_CLASS
match protocol https
match protocol smtp extended
class-map type inspect match-any DMZ_to_IN_CLASS
match protocol http
match protocol https
match protocol smtp extended
policy-map type inspect DMZ_to_IN_POL
class type inspect DMZ_to_IN_CLASS
inspect
class class-default
drop log
policy-map type inspect IN_to_OUT_POL
class type inspect IN_to_OUT_CLASS
inspect
class class-default
drop log
policy-map type inspect OUT_to_IN_POL
class type inspect OUT_to_IN_CLASS
inspect
class class-default
drop log
zone security INSIDE
zone security OUTSIDE
zone security DMZ
zone-pair security OUT_TO_IN source OUTSIDE destination INSIDE
service-policy type inspect OUT_to_IN_POL
zone-pair security IN_TO_OUT source INSIDE destination OUTSIDE
service-policy type inspect IN_to_OUT_POL
zone-pair security DMZ_TO_OUT source DMZ destination OUTSIDE
service-policy type inspect IN_to_OUT_POL
zone-pair security DMZ_TO_IN source DMZ destination INSIDE
service-policy type inspect DMZ_to_IN_POL
bridge irb
interface Loopback0
no ip address
interface Null0
no ip unreachables
interface ATM0
no ip address
shutdown
no atm ilmi-keepalive
dsl operating-mode auto
interface FastEthernet0
description Outside Interface (PPPoE)
interface FastEthernet1
description Inside Interface
switchport access vlan 10
interface FastEthernet2
description Inside Interface
switchport access vlan 10
spanning-tree portfast
interface FastEthernet3
description Inside Interface
switchport access vlan 10
spanning-tree portfast
interface Dot11Radio0
no ip address
no ip route-cache cef
no ip route-cache
encryption vlan 100 mode ciphers aes-ccm tkip
encryption vlan 101 mode ciphers aes-ccm tkip
ssid GuestAP
ssid LanAP
mbssid
speed basic-1.0 basic-2.0 basic-5.5 6.0 9.0 basic-11.0 12.0 18.0 24.0 36.0 48.0 54.0
channel 2437
station-role root
interface Dot11Radio0.100
description LanAP
encapsulation dot1Q 100
no ip route-cache
no cdp enable
bridge-group 10
bridge-group 10 subscriber-loop-control
bridge-group 10 spanning-disabled
bridge-group 10 block-unknown-source
no bridge-group 10 source-learning
no bridge-group 10 unicast-flooding
!interface Dot11Radio0.101
! description GuestAP
! encapsulation dot1Q 101
! no ip route-cache
! no cdp enable
! bridge-group 1
! bridge-group 1 subscriber-loop-control
! bridge-group 1 spanning-disabled
! bridge-group 1 block-unknown-source
! no bridge-group 1 source-learning
! no bridge-group 1 unicast-flooding
interface Vlan1
description $ES_LAN$
no ip address
ip virtual-reassembly
pppoe enable group global
pppoe-client dial-pool-number 1
bridge-group 1
interface Vlan10
no ip address
ip virtual-reassembly
bridge-group 10
interface Dialer1
description $FW_OUTSIDE$
ip address negotiated
no ip redirects
no ip unreachables
no ip proxy-arp
ip mtu 1452
ip nat outside
ip virtual-reassembly
zone-member security OUTSIDE
encapsulation ppp
ip route-cache flow
dialer pool 1
dialer-group 1
ppp authentication chap pap callin
ppp chap hostname XXXXXXX
ppp chap password 7 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
ppp pap sent-username xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx password 7 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
ppp ipcp dns request
ppp ipcp wins request
hold-queue 224 in
interface Dialer0
no ip address
interface BVI10
description Inside Interface
ip address 192.168.253.254 255.255.255.0
ip access-group 101 in
ip helper-address 192.168.253.1
ip nat inside
ip virtual-reassembly
zone-member security INSIDE
interface BVI1
description DMZ Interface
ip address 192.168.252.254 255.255.255.0
ip nat inside
ip virtual-reassembly
zone-member security DMZ
ip local pool SDM_POOL_1 192.168.20.9 192.168.20.14
ip forward-protocol nd
ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 Dialer1
ip http server
ip http access-class 1
ip http authentication local
ip http secure-server
ip http timeout-policy idle 600 life 86400 requests 10000
ip nat inside source list Inside_Clients_NAT interface Dialer1 overload
ip nat inside source static 192.168.253.10 xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
ip access-list extended DMZ_to_IN_POL
remark SDM_ACL Category=128
permit ip any any
ip access-list extended Inside_Clients_NAT
remark SDM_ACL Category=2
permit ip 192.168.253.0 0.0.0.255 any
logging 192.168.253.10
access-list 1 remark Auto generated by SDM Management Access feature
access-list 1 remark SDM_ACL Category=1
access-list 1 permit 192.168.253.0 0.0.0.255
access-list 100 remark VTY Access-class list
access-list 100 remark SDM_ACL Category=1
access-list 100 permit ip 192.168.253.0 0.0.0.255 any
access-list 100 deny   ip any any
access-list 101 remark Auto generated by SDM Management Access feature
access-list 101 remark SDM_ACL Category=1
access-list 101 remark Auto generated by SDM for NTP (123) xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
access-list 101 permit udp host xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx eq ntp host 192.168.253.254 eq ntp
access-list 101 permit tcp 192.168.253.0 0.0.0.255 host 192.168.253.254 eq telnet
access-list 101 permit tcp 192.168.253.0 0.0.0.255 host 192.168.253.254 eq 22
access-list 101 permit tcp 192.168.253.0 0.0.0.255 host 192.168.253.254 eq www
access-list 101 permit tcp 192.168.253.0 0.0.0.255 host 192.168.253.254 eq 443
access-list 101 permit tcp 192.168.253.0 0.0.0.255 host 192.168.253.254 eq cmd
access-list 101 deny   tcp any host 192.168.253.254 eq telnet
access-list 101 deny   tcp any host 192.168.253.254 eq 22
access-list 101 deny   tcp any host 192.168.253.254 eq www
access-list 101 deny   tcp any host 192.168.253.254 eq 443
access-list 101 deny   tcp any host 192.168.253.254 eq cmd
access-list 101 deny   udp any host 192.168.253.254 eq snmp
access-list 101 permit ip any any
access-list 199 permit ip any host 10.1.1.1
dialer-list 1 protocol ip permit
no cdp run
radius-server attribute 32 include-in-access-req format %h
radius-server host 192.168.253.1 auth-port 1812 acct-port 1813 key 7 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
radius-server host 192.168.253.1 auth-port 1645 acct-port 1646 key 7 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
radius-server vsa send accounting
control-plane
bridge 1 protocol ieee
bridge 1 route ip
bridge 10 protocol ieee
bridge 10 route ip
banner login C Border Router
line con 0
no modem enable
transport output telnet
line aux 0
transport output telnet
line vty 0 4
access-class 100 in
privilege level 15
length 0
transport input telnet ssh
scheduler max-task-time 5000
scheduler interval 500
ntp server xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx source Dialer0 prefer
ntp server xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx source Dialer0 prefer
sntp server xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
end

Hi Jody,
Apologies delay in replying. I have done the following:
Made two of the FE ports vlan1,BVI1 (for LAN traffic)
Left one port as VLAN10 as the pppoe client conected to the externalmodem
Made the last port VLAN10 as well and gave it an IP addess as for a DMZ client.
I have DHCP configured to serve the DMZ addresses.
This all works for LAN clients and also works for a client attachedto that physical DMZ port.
When I added a dot11radio sub interface into VLAN 10 the wireless client did not get an IP lease. Everything else continued to work.
I had never thought about this before, but if a dot11radio interface is on the same vlan (but not being part ofa bridge group) why are DHCP broadcasts not propogating to all the vlan members as I would have expected. I recognise that this isa limit in my understanding.
If I then made VLAN10 a member of a new Bridge Group, I lost WAN connectivity as per original posting.
I cannot add another VLAN due to the 2 vlan limit in this image.
Finally regarding your comment about giving it what it wants, what exactly did you have in mind. The dialer already has a dial string parameters configured.
Think I am about to give upon this.
Regards,

Problem w/ WRT54G connecting with ADSL modem...no Internet even when 'wired' connected

Hi ladies/gents,
need help...not sure what to do...
i have ADSL modem, and i have a cable running from the modem to the "internet" port of my Linksys router. i have another cable from Port 1 (or whichever) to my laptop. modem works/is connected, router works/is connected, cables are good.
YET, i am getting NO internet...forget wireless here...i am just talking about the simple wired connection here and it is not giving me any Internet. If i disconnect the modem cable from the Internet port and connect directly to laptop, then Internet works fine....frustrating.
i do know that the ISP says that they use Automatic DHCP (or something like that)
Any ideas!?

This is not really a fix, however, what I found out from having the same problem (Limited or no connectivity) is for some reason my verizon modem (Westell 6100) and the router (Wrt54g) had the same IP address. I changed the router IP address several time and it would alway end up with the same problem.
What I ended up doing (mind you its for no other reason than I wanted to connect to the internet and was sick of the problem) was connect my modem to the #1 port of the router and use the other three ports for my computers thinking that if they had the same IP address maybe it would work that way. I know very little about how this stuff work but it did fix my problem. I have been hooked up that way for months and haven't lost speed or connection since. I hope this helps and maybe someday someone who know why it works will tell me so I will know.
Good Luck !!
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