Re: ADSL Modem -error message.

From: Doug Laidlaw (laidlaws_at_myaccess.com.au)
Date: 07/17/05 

Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2005 22:37:47 +1000

Clive Dove wrote:

> Doug Laidlaw wrote:
>
>> I have a Netcomm ADSL Modem/router. It has been "off the air" for
>> about 36
>> hours, then mysteriously connected again. The only error line in the
>> congig's diagnostic test is:
>>
>> Test PPPoPvc 0 IP connect to PPP - Fail
>>
>> The Help is very general at this point. What does it mean, and how
>> far down the line?
>>
>> BTW, NetComm advise NOT to use their basic model, designed for Windows
>> with
>> no router. My ISP's rep couldn't understand why. Is there an
>> explanation almost in "words of one syllable"?
>>
>> TIA,
>>
>> Doug.
>
> A modem with a built-in router or a modem connected to the computer
> through a separate hardware cable/dsl router allows the computer to run
> on a private ip range using straight tcp/ip with dhcp and without
> having to add additional software to drive the PPPoE or PPPoA protocol.
>
> Your linux distribution probably defaults to connecting via straight lan
> connection with automatic ip (i.e. straight tcp/ip with dhcp)
>
> To get better help on groups such as this, it would be preferable if you
> were to tell us the make and model number of your modem and the make
> and, if you are connecting through a router, the make and model of the
> router.
>
> Clive

O.K.: The Make is NetComm (previously Banksia). The model is NB1300
suitable for 10/100 MHz Ethernet or USB (under Windows. Win98 refuses to
configure via the network card, saying that if I have an NIC, there must be
another workstation out there.) Under Linux I have an NIC with DHCP
between the computer and the modem. and PPPoE on the "outside." It has a
built-in router which can be configured as a straight bridge if there is
another router beyond it. This gives telephone-line ADSL. The modem is
set at 192.168.1.1, and sets the computer to 192.168.1.7. The external IP
address is dynamically set by my ISP. There is a Web interface for setup,
which showed the error I quoted.

Doug. 

-- 
ICQ Number 178748389. Registered Linux User No. 277548.
It's not whether you win or lose.  It's where you place the blame.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: Selecting Remote Users
    ... connecting my 2 PC's at work. ... I did configure the router, tested it with the other PC in my office and it ... There is one ethernet connection on the modem, ... one ethernet wire goes to one desktop and another ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.work_remotely)
  • Re: Sharing internet with a router
    ... >>connected modem to computer, ... > With the computer connected to the router, the router will be the default ... >>See if the router supports MAC address filtering. ... > It sounds like the router is connecting, it's getting a DHCP address from the BT ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.network_web)
  • Something strange happened to network setup on XP Pro machine
    ... connected to a RCA/Thomson cable modem for Internet access. ... router. ... I decided to try connecting the machines to the ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.network_web)
  • Re: Computer name suddenly changed
    ... > chance connecting directly to a modem or ADSL box etc. without any ... > I had a problem something like this until I bought a router to plug ... > in between the computerand the cable modem. ... > the settings returned by the DHCP server at your ISP can change, ...
    (Fedora)
  • Re: ADSL Modem -error message.
    ... Doug Laidlaw wrote: ... A modem with a built-in router or a modem connected to the computer ... on a private ip range using straight tcp/ip with dhcp and without ... Your linux distribution probably defaults to connecting via straight lan ...
    (comp.os.linux.networking)