Airport express + ADSL :-(

Hello,
I have problem with setting wireless network. First of all, i am new to mac world, i got new powerbook g4 and airport express. From my PB i can see and config airport and i also tryed to connect 2 internet using just adsl and cable, that works, but when i try 2 use airport express it say "cannot find PPPoE server? I use "username" "password" mode.
Any help ?
thanx

So that I can be sure of how your Express needs to be configured: When your Mac is cabled to this modem (and presumably accessing the internet without difficulty), take a look in System Preferences->Network->Show ethernet built in->PPPoE tab. Is the box checked next to "connect using PPPoE"? And no, don't change anything here at this time!
Also, take a look at the firmware version running on your Airport Express, as reported by the Airport Admin Utility. If it is version 6.2, I suggest you downgrade it to 6.1.1 using:
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/airportexpressfirmware611formacosx.html
...and then see if this solves the problem.

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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.
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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.
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Mischa,
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I have the Netgear DG834G mentioned earlier. It's top dog. I also have an AE. Not what you'd want to hear, I put the Netgear above the AE. The DG834G also has wireless, so it's useful for operating in addition to the AE, I use an Ethernet cable between them and have the AE extend my wireless network.
A top link for help choosing what you want is:
http://www.broadbandbuyer.co.uk/
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No, nothing else needs to be connected.
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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.
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My ISP is Demon, which is now owned by Vodafone. I telephoned Demon and was told (a) that it only supplies the Technicolor TG582n as a courtesy (b) that it supplies no other hardware (c) that I might be able to make the TG582n work in bridge mode but that Demon provides no support for that - meaning no help or advice either (d) that any router bought off-the-shelf in the UK which supports ADSL 2+ will be compatible with Demon's service and (e) that any modem which supports ADSL 2+ should also therefore work. Pressed by me for the names of routers that other clients of Demon's use, I was told that these included routers manufactured by Netgear, Cisco and Draytek but that this is not an exhaustive list.
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To set up the AirPort Express Base Station (AX), using the AirPort Admin Utility, connect your computer directly (using an Ethernet cable) to the Ethernet port of the AX, and then, try these settings:
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- Base Station Name: <whatever you wish or use the default>
- AirPort Network Name: <whatever you wish or use the default>
- Create a closed network (unchecked)
- Wireless Security: Not enabled
- Channel: Automatic
- Mode: 802.11b/g Compatible
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- Connect Using: PPP over Ethernet (PPPoE)
- Account Name: <ISP account name>
- Change password: <ISP password>
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Is there anyway I can reset the airport express?
KB 108044, Resetting AirPort Express
Also, how should I use it to extend the range of my wireless connection through out my home?
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Thanks again, I tried that but it didn't work either. Going back to basics, it might help if I tried to set out what I'm trying to take in a bit more detail:
1. Having just moved house I have a new ADSL line and modem installed by the phone company and a new ISP that has provided me with a username and a password. Using those I have no trouble getting internet via an ethernet cable connecting my iBook and the Modem.
2. I plug the ethernet cable into my AX and then plug the AX into the wall.
3. Then I follow the AX set up assistant guide for setting up a new base station.
4. I click the box for DSL or Cable Modem. I don't click the box for Router
5. This is the step I'm most unsure about. Because it is the default option I click the box for DSL or Cable modem ... or over Ethernet with an IP address assigned automatically using DHCP." I do not tick "I do not use DHCP". But I don't really know what that means.
6. AX tells me that it is configured as follows: TCP/IP: using DHCP and IP Address: Provided automatically.
7. When I open Safari it tells me that I'm not connected to the internet. Clicking the network diagnistics box gives me green lights for everything up to and including ISP but not for the internet.
Someone here mentioned that I might have to reconfigure my modem as a router. Is there anything to that?
Thanks again for your help.

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I bought an Airport Express in China but had to return it since I couldn't figure out how to make it work with ADSL (the connection I have in China) and the manual didn't explain it. To be specific, here's my question: How do you make Airport Express work when I can only get online by plugging the broadband cable into my computer and then inputting a user name and a password? Is this something that the connection from AE to my computer allows me to tell AE to do? The instructions are completely silent on this.
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Thanks for trying to help. I'm afraid I don't understand everything you are saying.
"This sounds like you are trying to use a PPPoE connection which requires a log on to the provider's service using a user name and password. Normally, the user name and password is configured on the modem."
I'm not sure what you mean by "configured on the modem". I have to sign in using my computer. The modem doesn't do it for me. I've never heard of a modem that does this for you. You set this thing up using "Network Connections" in the Control Panel.
"If the modem does not allow this, then the modem must be configured in bridge mode and the PPPoE service set up on the AirPort Express."
I don't know what "bridge mode" means.
"AirPort Utility > Manual Setup > Internet icon > Connect Using = PPPoE
The user name and password are configured on the AirPort Express in this type of connection."
Ah. So apparently it is possible (assuming PPPoE means the kind of connection where you have to sign in with a user name and password using "Network Connections"). That's helpful. Thanks. But (as explained below) I couldn't get Airport Utility to work at all.
"There are two types of connection choices on the setup for the AirPort Express and other AirPort routers; 1) Connect Using Ethernet and 2) Connect Using PPPoE.
Perhaps you missed this selection choice during the setup of the AirPort Express?"
I had the same problem as this guy (http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2577804&tstart=15) and couldn't do setup at all. Frankly, the manual is grossly inadequate. It is suited only for installations that go entirely according to plan and nothing goes wrong. It is useless when there is any kind of unexpected event. Thanks for your answers. Maybe I'll try again, using this answer together with the answer to the guy above.

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