[ale] Linux, USB Alcatel, Bellsouth Fastaccess HELP!
Dow Hurst
dhurst at kennesaw.edu
Tue May 21 11:04:54 EDT 2002
I wish I knew more about BellSouth but don't. Let's see if anyone else
can help. I'm posting this to the ALE list.
dow
sangell at nan.net wrote:
> I am using a Netgear R0318 router/swich myself and it connects via PPPoE to
> my Alcatel Speed Touch but not sure how the USB is supposed to work. I
> think the proble may lie in the script needed for login or how the username
> needs to be entered. I am trying to get the guy on the phone to check the
> status of the lights on the modem while the system is idle but have had no
> luck getting in touch with him yet. Do you know if Bellsouth sets up the
> accounts to in any way match the particular connection device they send
> you to your phone number for authentication? This guy originally bought an
> internal modem and got the USB from his brother whom originally had a
> fastaccess account. So I know the modem is good but wonder if it is being
> rejected by Bell.
>
>
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> \_ Steve Angell, MCSE, CCNA _/
> \_ MIS Operations Manager _/
> \_ TSYS Debt Management _/
> \_ Norcross, GA _/
> \_ Phone 770-409-5570 _/
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> Dow Hurst
> <dhurst at kennes To: sangell at nan.netale, ale at ale.org
> aw.edu> cc:
> Subject: Re: [ale] Linux, USB Alcatel, Bellsouth Fastaccess HELP!
> 05/21/2002
> 10:32 AM
> Please respond
> to dhurst
>
>
>
>
>
>
> 1. Check for the DSL signal on the modem first. (I figure you know to
> have him do that!)
>
> 2. I thought Bellsouth used PPPOA instead of PPPOE. Am I wrong or is it
> by area? Does this make a difference in what software is used to make
> the connection?
> Dow
>
>
> sangell at nan.net wrote:
>
>>I am trying to help a friend of mine secure his home lan. He has
>
> Bellsouth
>
>>Fastaccess DSL. He has the USB Alcatel modem (blue stingray). I am trying
>>to set up Smoothwall due to its ease of use and the fact that my friend
>
> has
>
>>NO linux experience whatsoever. He just needs a simple firewall to
>
> protect
>
>>his PC's at home and with the web management interface on Smoothwall he
>
> can
>
>>easily perform what little maintenance that will be needed. Problem is I
>>can't get the damn thing to connect to Bellsouth. I uploaded the firmware
>>for the modem onto the smoothwall box and it can see the modem and is
>>communicating with it. I have entered all the information that I think
>
> the
>
>>connection should need but it just sits there trying to connect but never
>>does.
>>
>>Has anyone tried a similar setup? What information is needed to make the
>>connection work? He has called bellsouth tech support (enter cynical
>>chuckle) but they are of little help. For Smoothwall the information
>
> fileds
>
>>that I have are for the following:
>>
>>Service Name: Bellsouth.net I assume .
>>Concentrator: Have no idea what this is or if I even need it.
>>Username: Just username or username at bellsouth.net
>>Password:
>>Authentication Method: PAP or CHAP, Standard script, Demon Script, or
>
> other
>
>>and a field to enter script name.
>>XPI #:
>>XCI#: both of these Bellsouth gave my friend but said he didn't need.
>>
>>Check Boxes for:
>>Dial Connection with startup:
>>Dial on demand: <know these three have nothing to do with
>>establishing a connection
>>Persitent Connection:
>>ISP requires carriage return: Anyone know if this is needed or not?
>>
>>I think thats all. Anyone see anything missing? I tried every combination
>
> I
>
>>could think of but never got a connection, was on the phone having friend
>>make the changes so not 100% sure they were entered correctly. But I am
>>thinking about taking this setup home and setting it up on my DSL and
>
> then
>
>>just changing the info for my account to his after I get it working.
>>
>>
>>\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/
>>\_ Steve Angell, MCSE, CCNA _/
>>\_ MIS Operations Manager _/
>>\_ TSYS Debt Management _/
>>\_ Norcross, GA _/
>>\_ Phone 770-409-5570 _/
>>\_ Fax 770-416-1752 _/
>>\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/
>>
>>
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