DSL - A modem is a modem is a modem, right?

TBerk · 2008-07-22T01:33:39+00:00

In the config I am working with I have a UHP DSL Modem (Earthlinksupplied) connected to a 11b/g wireless router.Repeatedly (and often) the modem enters this 'diagnostic' phase whereis blocks internet access and displays Earthlink's "Fix and/or Retry"page.- The modem is currently in DHCP/NAT/PPPoE Mode, I'd like to disablethis and have the Router do the PPPoE dialing.- The modem is supplying DHCP to the Router. Seems it would be betterto hard code some static IPs in there between the Modem and theRouter, right?- re: the Subject Line, I have another, extra, DSL modem at hand and Iam thinking to swap it out to divide and conquer the 'problem'. Anyproblem(s) with swapping DSL modems like lego blocks?TBerk

Jul 22, 2008 24 Replies

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miso 18 years ago

Not that I know what the VPI/VCI is, but how do I change it? Somewhere in the path, I have covad as a provider, with Speakeasy essentially reselling the bandwidth, if that makes a difference.

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Jeff Liebermann 18 years ago

Try Google for VPI VCI. 247,000 hits

I assume you still have your Telocity DSL modem/router. The config page is 10.0.0.1 or 10.0.0.5 or something similar. There should be a DSL configuration page, which includes the VPI/VCI settings. Note that the default config for the Telocity (DirectvDSL) device is a static IP on the WAN side. Don't assume that the default config will work.

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miso 18 years ago

Well yeah, I did the google first, saw the number of hits, and freaked.

Mine is just a modem, not a modem router. I don't have it at hand for obvious reasons. It is the model that had both ethernet and usb.

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miso 18 years ago

Just a FYI. Fry's has the Diamond dsl602e on sale. $44 in the store, plus there is a $15 rebate. The good or bad news is it uses the TI chipset, AR7 to be specific. I say bad because some claim there is a bug in the TI chipset, as shown here:

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