DSL vs Cable router setup

17 Dec 2005 1:48 AM

Hugh

I unsuccessfully tried to set up a WRT54G Linksys router today for a new DSl
customer. The router and network would work briefly, then Internet access or
network access, or both would just disappear. I know there were issues with
the DSL, which just plain stopped for a while, but that issue was resolved
with a call to Verizon. I suspect there is a software problem with the
router, which uses a Linksys setup feature I've never seen before.
Is there any basic diference betwen DSL and Cable in this situation?
More specifically, if a router is set up and working properly with a cable
connection, would the same settings work if the router was then transferred
to an identical DSL network?

17 Dec 2005 2:33 AM

Jim

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"Hugh" <H***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:A7128B0F-8916-4CDC-953C-9981B5009387@microsoft.com...
>I unsuccessfully tried to set up a WRT54G Linksys router today for a new
>DSl
> customer. The router and network would work briefly, then Internet access
> or
> network access, or both would just disappear. I know there were issues
> with
> the DSL, which just plain stopped for a while, but that issue was resolved
> with a call to Verizon. I suspect there is a software problem with the
> router, which uses a Linksys setup feature I've never seen before.
> Is there any basic diference betwen DSL and Cable in this situation?
> More specifically, if a router is set up and working properly with a cable
> connection, would the same settings work if the router was then
> transferred
> to an identical DSL network?
>
>
>

Just an aside... My linksys WRT54GS works flawlessly with my dsl modem;
perhaps it is still your dsl line that is at fault.
The dsl line here uses PPoE to connect to the dsl line... Perhaps cable is
different.
Jim

17 Dec 2005 3:37 AM

GTS

The only difference is that a router is usually configured to log into a DSL
connection via PPOE. When PPOE is selected in the typical router, you can
then enter the username and password and it will automatically connect.
Other settings are normally the same as for cable.

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"Hugh" <H***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:A7128B0F-8916-4CDC-953C-9981B5009387@microsoft.com...
>I unsuccessfully tried to set up a WRT54G Linksys router today for a new
>DSl
> customer. The router and network would work briefly, then Internet access
> or
> network access, or both would just disappear. I know there were issues
> with
> the DSL, which just plain stopped for a while, but that issue was resolved
> with a call to Verizon. I suspect there is a software problem with the
> router, which uses a Linksys setup feature I've never seen before.
> Is there any basic diference betwen DSL and Cable in this situation?
> More specifically, if a router is set up and working properly with a cable
> connection, would the same settings work if the router was then
> transferred
> to an identical DSL network?
>
>
>