Router for One.tel access- A bad start to Sunday

Crawford · 5 Feb 2006 at 11:41

Howdy folks,

Trying to set-up wireless broadband with the Linksys Wireless G ADSL home gateway, on a One.tel connection.

One.tel seem hopeless - the default router settings don't work, and i can't find any detail of the parameters from One.tel.

Anyone know if it is PPOe/A etc?

Really stuck here!

Cheers

Crawf

tolien · 5 Feb 2006 at 11:44

It's always PPPoA.

Crawford · 5 Feb 2006 at 11:54

It says in the Linksys guide that if you have to enter a password and username to access the internet each time you start it is PPPoE....

Aside from which the wizard thing now says that it is unable to configure the router.

Great

LinkZ · 5 Feb 2006 at 11:56

Can you configure it manually? In most cases the modem defaults are fine, if not then the only real settings you should need are:

PPPoA
VPI: 0
VCI: 38

tolien · 5 Feb 2006 at 11:58

Crawford said:
It says in the Linksys guide that if you have to enter a password and username to access the internet each time you start it is PPPoE....

It's wrong then, or something...

Use the web interface, wizards are a waste of time.

aaazza · 5 Feb 2006 at 12:41

My Eclipse settings on my router are PPPoE with a username and password entered.

aaazza

tolien · 5 Feb 2006 at 13:03

aaazza said:
My Eclipse settings on my router are PPPoE

Erm, why?
PPPoE works, but it's not the best of ideas (reduced throughput, increased pings etc). PPPoA's the recommended standard across all BTw ADSL.
Eclipse state PPPoA as well:

7. What protocol does my Eclipse broadband connection use?

The Eclipse Broadband connection uses PPPoATM or PPPoA.

Skilldibop · 5 Feb 2006 at 16:08

PPPoE is pretty much only used for cable. Even Cable isn't strictly PPPoE but the setting used it PPPoE. The wizard probably doesn't work because it has asked you to/ you have manually set a config password. Reset the router to default (hardware reset) and set it up manually from scratch.

aaazza · 5 Feb 2006 at 19:27

No idea why I am using PPPoE router wizard detected that as my connection and I guess I have left it as that, I don't get any problems with speed.

I should probably change it to PPPoA i guess! :redface:

aaazza

Crawford · 6 Feb 2006 at 10:11

Cheers Chaps

I cant get to the web interface as the PC, one my old man got from work, has a password.

Seemingly not the same as the one used for accessing the internet normally, or logging on windows.

Leaves me with only the wizard route.

tolien · 6 Feb 2006 at 11:25

Reset to defaults and start again then?

PieMaster · 6 Feb 2006 at 11:36

Crawford said:
Cheers Chaps

I cant get to the web interface as the PC, one my old man got from work, has a password.

Seemingly not the same as the one used for accessing the internet normally, or logging on windows.

Leaves me with only the wizard route.

That wouldn't be the password box which pops up when you type in the address of the router now would it?

Crawford · 6 Feb 2006 at 11:43

Thats the fellow.

Default admin/admin doesn#t work.

aaazza · 6 Feb 2006 at 12:10

try admin and use the password 'password' without quotes? :Stab in the dark:

aaazza

LinkZ · 6 Feb 2006 at 12:42

I think the default for Linksys is no username and a password of admin