[ale] OT - Bellsouth DSL and a Wireless Linksys Router

[Adrin]

I think you can also turn off the router in the westell and make it a pass through. For
PPOE.
I agree sounds like he doesn't have PPOE or the correct modem to connect to a Linksys.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org]On Behalf Of
> griffisb at bellsouth.net
> Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2003 2:27 PM
> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts; ale at ale.org
> Subject: Re: [ale] OT - Bellsouth DSL and a Wireless Linksys Router
>
>
>
> >
> > From: Bill West <westwd30087 at yahoo.com>
> > Date: 2003/10/02 Thu PM 02:10:32 EDT
> > To: ale at ale.org
> > Subject: [ale] OT - Bellsouth DSL and a Wireless Linksys Router
> >
> > Sorry for the off topic query but with all of the
> > previous discussions about Bellsouth DSL, someone
> > might be able to help.
> >
> > I have a colleague in Nashville on BellSouth.net. He
> > doesn't have the home networking option, but he wants
> > to connect via a Linksys DSL so he can share the
> > connection with his wife.  They are both running XP,
> > he because it is his work laptop and hers is XP
> > because his is.  He wants to use wireless because his
> > ofice is in an out building. Apparently with BS, the
> > signin includes telephone number, userid and password.
> >  I can't get the PPPoe option on the Linksys to work
> > because I can't figure how to get the telephone number
> > in.  Any suggestions?
> > I thought about sharing the connection thru her
> > computer but He has to connect to the company network
> > through a VPN.
> >
> > TIA
> > Bill
>
> Bill, it sounds as if your colleague is using BellSouth DSL with a USB modem.
> Did his initial setup include a SpeedStream DSL modem with USB connection? My
> original DSL connection used the Speedstream modem and connected via USB to my
> desktop. I had to put in userid, password and phone number to get the
> SpeedStream to connect.
>
> My new connection uses a Westell DSL modem with an Ethernet connection. The
> Westell actually works as a router and acts as a DHCP server and NAT server.
> Anyway - with the Westell I connect from it's Ethernet port to the Ethernet
> port on my Linksys router.
>
> I was able to get multiple PC's running without bothering with the Linksys at
> all. For a while I simply ran from the Ethernet port on my Westell to an
> Ethernet hub. This allowed me to share the connection.
>
> And that is way too many words to ask what your friend's connection to BellSouth uses.
>
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