Using DSL in hotels

I have cable broadband at home that I use with my G3 iBook running 10.2.8. It doesn't have an Airport card, so when traveling with it wireless isn't an option. I've noticed that when I stay in hotels with cable broadband, I can connect effortlessly just as I would at home. However, hotels with DSL won't ever make a connection. Are there some network settings that need to be changed in order to get DSL broadband to work on my iBook? Thanks!
2.0 DP G5 Mac OS X (10.4.3)

The IPv4 is set to DHCP, just as it is using cable broadband when at home. And the cables are plugged in properly.
But thanks anyway...

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My wife bought a 2TB Time Capsule, to be used only as a wireless external hard drive, as we don't need the Extreme AirPort base part of it.
She's tried to set it up a couple of times without connecting it to our DSL box, but without success.
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One phone jack with the supplied filter on it allowing connection to the phone and supplied wired router
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Tracing route to www.battle.net [12.129.242.30]
over a maximum of 30 hops:
1 1 ms <1 ms <1 ms dslrouter.westell.com [192.168.1.1]
2 42 ms 25 ms 24 ms 10.32.64.1
3 29 ms 27 ms 27 ms P0-7-1-7.NYCMNY-LCR-22.verizon-gni.net [130.81.4
4.226]
4 28 ms 27 ms 28 ms ae0-0.NY5030-BB-RTR2.verizon-gni.net [130.81.209
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5 28 ms 28 ms 28 ms 0.xe-9-1-0.BR2.NYC4.ALTER.NET [152.63.23.141]
6 72 ms 100 ms 74 ms 192.205.34.49
7 98 ms 97 ms 97 ms cr1.n54ny.ip.att.net [12.122.86.6]
8 137 ms * * cr2.cgcil.ip.att.net [12.122.1.2]
9 201 ms * 183 ms cr1.cgcil.ip.att.net [12.122.2.53]
10 99 ms * 97 ms cr2.dvmco.ip.att.net [12.122.31.85]
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12 100 ms 108 ms 101 ms cr2.la2ca.ip.att.net [12.122.30.30]
13 132 ms 133 ms 133 ms gar29.la2ca.ip.att.net [12.122.129.241]
14 130 ms 132 ms * 12-122-254-238.attens.net [12.122.254.238]
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9.193.254]
16 * * * Request timed out.
17 * * * Request timed out.
18 * * * Request timed out.
19 * * * Request timed out.
20 * * * Request timed out.
21 * * * Request timed out.
22 * * * Request timed out.
23 * * * Request timed out.
24 * * * Request timed out.
25 * * * Request timed out.
26 * * * Request timed out.
27 * * * Request timed out.
28 * * * Request timed out.
29 * * * Request timed out.
30 * * * Request timed out.
Trace complete.
Tracing route to www.battle.net [80.239.186.26]
over a maximum of 30 hops:
1 <1 ms <1 ms <1 ms dslrouter.westell.com [192.168.1.1]
2 25 ms 25 ms 25 ms 10.32.64.1
3 29 ms 27 ms 27 ms P0-7-1-7.NYCMNY-LCR-22.verizon-gni.net [130.81.4
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4 27 ms 27 ms 27 ms so-5-0-0-0.NY5030-BB-RTR1.verizon-gni.net [130.8
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8 27 ms 27 ms 27 ms nyk-bb1-link.telia.net [213.155.131.136]
9 250 ms 126 ms 127 ms prs-bb1-link.telia.net [80.91.253.121]
10 115 ms 136 ms 137 ms prs-b8-link.telia.net [213.155.131.9]
11 * * * Request timed out.
12 * * * Request timed out.
13 * * * Request timed out.
14 * * * Request timed out.
15 * * * Request timed out.
16 * * * Request timed out.
17 * * * Request timed out.
18 * * * Request timed out.
19 * * * Request timed out.
20 * * * Request timed out.
21 * * * Request timed out.
22 * * * Request timed out.
23 * * * Request timed out.
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25 * * * Request timed out.
26 * * * Request timed out.
27 * * * Request timed out.
28 * * * Request timed out.
29 * * * Request timed out.
30 * * * Request timed out.
Trace complete.

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Tracing route to battle.net [12.129.242.30]
over a maximum of 30 hops:
1    <1 ms    <1 ms    <1 ms 192.168.1.1
2    24 ms    25 ms    24 ms 10.32.123.1
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6    89 ms    88 ms    91 ms 192.205.36.57
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11     *        *        *     Request timed out.
12     *        *        *     Request timed out.
13     *        *        *     Request timed out.
14     *        *      267 ms 12.122.251.190
15     *        *        *     Request timed out.
16     *        *        *     Request timed out.
17     *        *        *     Request timed out.
18     *        *        *     Request timed out.
19     *        *        *     Request timed out.
20     *        *        *     Request timed out.
21     *        *        *     Request timed out.
22     *        *        *     Request timed out.
23     *        *        *     Request timed out.
24     *        *        *     Request timed out.
25     *        *        *     Request timed out.
26     *        *        *     Request timed out.
27     *        *        *     Request timed out.
28     *        *        *     Request timed out.
29     *        *        *     Request timed out.
30     *        *        *     Request timed out.
Trace complete.

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