tabana wrote:

Oh great... You just have to wait for the tech at home tomorrow from 8am to 5pm until November.

I told 'em that I was going to be at work, so they had to give me at least a hour's warning before showing up, else they'll be left high and dry at my doorstep.

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Every time I had problem with my line, the tech came only once and it was because of a defective filter. Unless there noise or physical problem with the copper wires, you won't see him. If you're lucky.

I initially had a problem because all the homes in the neighborhood had RF filters installed when they were built... And the filters also blocked my DSL communications, so they removed it.

FINALLY: my DSL line is finally back to 100%...


But I somehow goofed up my DSL router...

Seppuku ain't too far away folks.

yay for internet problems

cable ftw
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bmwracer wrote:

FINALLY: my DSL line is finally back to 100%... But I somehow goofed up my DSL router... Seppuku ain't too far away folks.

There's always the reset default config option before seppuku.
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tabana wrote:

There's always the reset default config option before seppuku.

Tried that multiple times last night.

My Netgear router is a piece of shit.

I know the feeling. I had a netgear once. I had to reboot it everyday. My friend had the same model, or at least it looked the same (bulky black and blue), and he didn't have problems.

I have a d-link now, but I don't like the config interface. It's messy.
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tabana wrote:

I have a d-link now, but I don't like the config interface. It's messy.

Same here with the Netgear.

Damn, I'll probably have to call tech support and try to comprehend broken English yet again.

Sounds like fun.

If the config are static instead of automatic, maybe they changed the DNS's IP.
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tabana wrote:

Sounds like fun. If the config are static instead of automatic, maybe they changed the DNS's IP.

I've gotta read up some more on that stuff... I'm confused about what IP, DNS, etc. to use for my router in relation to what I have set up on my PC...

Education time.

If the config on your PC are set to automatic, you need to have DHCP enabled on your router. The same way, if your router is set as automatic (WAN) it'll get the config automatically from your ISP. If your ISP changes the configuration, your router will update them automatically and will transmit them to all PCs connected to the router. (for DNS).

If it doesn't work with automatic, you need to get the info from your isp.
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bmwracer wrote:

I've gotta read up some more on that stuff... I'm confused about what IP, DNS, etc. to use for my router in relation to what I have set up on my PC... Education time.

Since you have DSL, chances are you need to enter in your login information into your router. It could be labeled as PPPoE. Your router should obtain all the IP address, DNS settings from your provider.

Oftenly you don't need to enter any info at all in your router (maybe only your login/pass of your ISP at most -that's it. DHCP takes care of everything, I highly recommend to use DHCP.

Before I've had 2 ISP subscriptions that didn't even require me to do that, their routers just recognized me based upon my IP adress

Terryb wrote:

Oftenly you don't need to enter any info at all in your router (maybe only your login/pass of your ISP at most -that's it. DHCP takes care of everything, I highly recommend to use DHCP. Before I've had 2 ISP subscriptions that didn't even require me to do that, their routers just recognized me based upon my IP adress

For most broadband services (my cable internet included), there is no need for login information. Most of the time, DSL uses PPPoE (Point-to-point protocol over ethernet) which involves logging into the service. Think dial-up access.

I don't know if this applies to Beemer's case.

tabana wrote:

If the config on your PC are set to automatic, you need to have DHCP enabled on your router. The same way, if your router is set as automatic (WAN) it'll get the config automatically from your ISP. If your ISP changes the configuration, your router will update them automatically and will transmit them to all PCs connected to the router. (for DNS). If it doesn't work with automatic, you need to get the info from your isp.

I've set up a static IP on my PC (for BT) and it works fine until I attach the router.... I guess I'd better check to make sure the DHCP is enabled on the router...

Gyabo.

bmwracer wrote:

I've set up a static IP on my PC (for BT) and it works fine until I attach the router.... I guess I'd better check to make sure the DHCP is enabled on the router... Gyabo.

Hmm, remember that the router gets an IP address from your provider (via DHCP likely), and any computers attached to the router gets its own IP address. The IP address of the computer must be in the router's address range, typically a 192.168.0.X one.

dochira wrote:

Hmm, remember that the router gets an IP address from your provider (via DHCP likely), and any computers attached to the router gets its own IP address. The IP address of the computer must be in the router's address range, typically a 192.168.0.X one.

I've gotta get home and try all this new stuff I've discovered...

bmwracer wrote:

I've gotta get home and try all this new stuff I've discovered...

My suggestion is to let the computer get an IP address by DHCP first. Once the internet works on the computer, then you should be able to change it to use a static IP for BT. Some routers allow you to specify a specific IP for a network adapter, but this is all advanced topics.

dochira wrote:

My suggestion is to let the computer get an IP address by DHCP first. Once the internet works on the computer, then you should be able to change it to use a static IP for BT. Some routers allow you to specify a specific IP for a network adapter, but this is all advanced topics.

I'll do that.

Thanks!

dochira wrote:

For most broadband services (my cable internet included), there is no need for login information. Most of the time, DSL uses PPPoE (Point-to-point protocol over ethernet) which involves logging into the service. Think dial-up access. I don't know if this applies to Beemer's case.

both my subscriptions were DSL, and didn't need me to enter any info.

as for racerboy: the reason why it doesn't work for you is that you set static IP on the machines, like I said turn it off: let DHCP do that for you, the easiest way, it never fails whereas setting adresses yourself can only confuse yourself and/or the router

my router gets like: 192.168.1.1, it gives my pc an IP of 192.168.1.2 and my xbox 192.168.1.3, from there you go into the routergui and portforward the number you've chosen to use in your BT client for 192.168.1.2