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Should I use static IP settings for Cayman??

Hi Ronnie!

I was unsure as you are what to do initially and entered my static ip into my 3546. This was a mistake, couldn't go anywhere. So I set things back to the way they were and everything went fine.

I had to tweak afterwards but honestly did not have to do anything to my netopia. It was all "automagic".

Best wishes!

Bob

Thanks Bob,
Has anyone successfully used static IP with DSL extreme? If so, what were your Cayman settings...BSFA..atlanta.
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reply to ronnie
we have a couple users here who have extreme on a cayman. LBB is one of them, and he did not have to do anything.

how do you have the 614 setup? are you using the WAN port to connect to the cayman? if so, that may be the culprit. either change the cayman to bridge mode, or set the dlink's lan ip to one in the same range as the cayman, turn off DHCP server on the Dlink, and plug it to the cayman using a LAN port, not the WAN port.

reply to ronnie
I have a static ip with Xtreme and I did nothing differently with my setup with the Cayman 3546. Works good using my regular log in with xxxxxx@bellsouth.net.

reply to davidg
Yes. I have the Cayman set up for the WAN, and use the 614, for my wireless. I am connected, did not have to do anything, just curious if assigning the static IP would stop the lag...

ronnie
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Ronnie, i use a Netopia 3546 with the extreme service and i think i have the same problem as you. Once in a while usually about an hour apart +/- the connection will lag badly or the modem will lose sync completely. I have not input my static ip in to the cayman either.

I'm not using any external routers or anything since the 3546 does that too.

reply to ronnie
Hey guys..take a look at this and see if everything is ok...

config Mode v1.2

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top

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atm
option on
vcc 1
option on
vpi 8
vci 35
encap ppp-llc
tx-priority high
tx-max-kbps 0
vcc 2
option off
vcc 3
option off
vcc 4
option off
vcc 5
option off
vcc 6
option off
vcc 7
option off
vcc 8
option off

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bridge
option off

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dhcp
option server
start-address 192.168.1.1
end-address 192.168.1.254
lease-time 00:01:00:00

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dmt
type multi

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dns
domain-name ""
primary-address 0.0.0.0
secondary-address 0.0.0.0

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ip
option on
ethernet A
option on
address 192.168.1.254
broadcast 192.168.1.255
netmask 255.255.255.0
restrictions none
rip-send v1
rip-receive v1
proxy-arp off
ip-ppp vcc1
option on
address 0.0.0.0
peer-address 0.0.0.0
restrictions admin-disabled
addr-mapping on
flush-routes on
ipcp-subnet off
gateway
option on
interface ppp-vcc1
ipsec-passthrough on
static-routes
static-arp
web-proxy
enforcement off

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ip-maps

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nat-default
option on
address 192.168.1.254

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pinhole
name "xxxm"
protocol-select TCP
external-port-start xxxx
external-port-end xxx
internal-ip 192.168.0.100
internal-port xx

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ppp
module vcc1
option on
mru 1500
magic-number on
protocol-compression on
lcp-echo-requests on
failures-max 10
configure-max 10
terminate-max 2
restart-timer 3
connection-type always-on
port-authentication
option on
username "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
password "xxxxxxxxxxxx"
peer-authentication
chap-option off
pap-option off
peer-database

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security

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servers
web-http 80
telnet-tcp 23

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snmp
community
"public"
traps
authentication-traps off
sysgroup
contact ""
location ""

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system
name "Cayman-DSL1740780"
diagnostic-level high

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trafficshape
option off
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reply to ronnie
goto »192.168.1.254/IPCircAdv?4 and change your authentication to PAP and/or CHAP. with it off, you are not going to authenticate correctly.

remember to save and restart!

oops...sorry, i pulled that link from my 3547 which is running 6.4 firmware.

one thing to try is bumping your max terminates and restart timer a little higher.

another thing you could do is to set your static ip in your Cayman. to do so on the advanced WAN ip page, change ONLY the local address to your static ip. do NOT change the peer address, as bellsouth sometimes gives you a different peer even though your ip remains the same.

EDIT:
lastly, in your answer about the 614, you said you have the 3220 hooked to the WAN, this means you are going thru the 614 NAT, to the NAT of the 3220, to the internet, if i follow you correctly. this is a double NAT situation and will cause intermittent lag/stalls, not to mention screwing with any pinholes you must create for certain games or programs to work properly.

can you be a little more specific as to how the dlink is in this setup?

please post your DSL stats from the cayman also.

My Cayman is plugged into the wall jack to the WAN. My 614 is plugged into the Cayman. I use the 614 for wireless access with my laptop. Is that what you are asking?
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waht port on the 614 are you plugging to the 3220? if you are using the dlink's WAN port to hook to the cayman, you are behind a double nat and this is most likely the cause of your problems. you MUST eliminate one NAT situation. if the dlink can be set to bridge mode, i would do that. if not, you can set it to an ip in the same 192.168.1.x range as the cayman, turn off it's DHCP server, and hook it to the cayman using one of the LAN ports on the dlink to connect to one of the LAN ports on the cayman.

if you want to use the firewall in the dlink to filter your traffic, you need to set the cayman to bridge mode, and let the dlink handle all ppoe login. see »Cayman Routers »How do I setup the Cayman in Bridge Mode? for the cayman configuration in this case. this way you would still hook the dlink's WAN port to a Cayman LAN port.

OK...i think that is what i'm doing...i'll make changes and post again....

many thanks,

ronnie
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OK...I think that did it. I am still surfing to try out the new setup. I had to do a hard reset on the 614 initially, but not all seems to be working great.

Thanks for the advice.

ronnie
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My disconnects have stopped, but still get lag/stalls from time to time. The best way to describe it is: Click on hyperlink, home page or just type in a link in address bar. It takes (sometimes)two to four seconds longer than with my other DSL connection. My speeds are showing up faster, up and down it's just that lag is annoying.

To me it seems like if I could get rid of the lag I would have super speeds.

ronnie
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reply to ronnie

cayman main

reply to ronnie
post your log from troubleshoot--system status--dsl statistics.

also, you can follow the steps in »Cayman Routers »My Cayman keeps reporting Bad UserName/Password as it may stop the dropped connections. i can't swear that it will fix it, as it seems that BSFA has issues with the extreme package lately. they will get it worked out, but many folks seem to have the dropped connections.
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reply to ronnie

said by ronnie:

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I got the same yellow message.

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reply to ronnie
Authentication pending error means no response from a Radius server. This is happening because you have PAP authentication turned off.