said by Airwolf7 :

Burris, I helped some fellow with that same USR 5461 awhile back.

He did not have his own thread though and he replied to a problem within someones thread.

I'm going to see if I can hunt it up, but it may take me awhile.

I have been having all kinds of problems with my DSL and I might get knocked off-line, but I will come back to help you.

I have been on the phone with the Help Desk and DSG for an hour and a half working on my problems with no luck, but at least this time my DSL was messing up the whole time I was on the phone with them so they at least know I'm not crazy just making up problems.

I will be back later.

said by Airwolf7 :

You already have a wireless router that you have been using with your Comcast HSI service so there is no need to waste money on additional networking equipment.

After you have properly configured your DSL modem and wireless router your wireless router will be in charge and doing all the work. Your DSL modem will be acting as a "Bridge Modem" and will only be modulating and demodulating the DSL signal. The only reason that you would need to check your modem's "DSL Statistics" page would be if you are having DSL synchronisation problems and need to troubleshoot these problems.

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Disconnect your wireless router from your computer and cable modem and set it aside for latter.

Follow the instructions provided with you DSL modem and installation kit to setup your DSL service and activate your account.

Make sure to write down and store in a safe place your FastAccess DSL login user name and password for future reference. You will be using this information latter while configuring your modem for "Bridged Ethernet" mode and configuring your wireless router for "PPPoE" mode. Your user name must be in the format of username@bellsouth.net and your password is case sensitive.

When you are finished with setting your FastAccess DSL service up you can check your modem's "DSL Statistics" page at the address below.

http://192.168.1.254/adsl.htm
»AT&T Southeast Forum FAQ »How do I access the 2210 line stats and event logs? What do the numbers mean?

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I have to go because I have been called out on a job.

You do not need to buy any equipment because you already have what you need for the job at hand.

Please check out the Motorola FAQ for more information about the Motorola Netopia 2210-02-1006.

»AT&T Southeast Forum FAQ

What make, model, and version wireless router do you have?

said by burris :

Hi, Again...

I placed my order and they are sending me the Motorola 2210.

I will most likely go the route you suggested with the bridged mode, but wondering if hooking it up to a gigabit ethernet switch would provide access to the modem stats without causing other conflicts?

Thanks....

said by ropeguru :

Just takes one more thing out of the loop to cause issues. There are people that say using the modem with an internal addressing scheme then adding the wireless router, giving out a different internal address, can cause problems. There are others that swear it doesn't cause issues. Personally, I like taking unneeded things out of the loop.

The only down side is that you will not be able to access the stats page of the modem while in bridged mode. Well, not easily anyway.

said by ropeguru :

Just takes one more thing out of the loop to cause issues. There are people that say using the modem with an internal addressing scheme then adding the wireless router, giving out a different internal address, can cause problems. There are others that swear it doesn't cause issues. Personally, I like taking unneeded things out of the loop.

The only down side is that you will not be able to access the stats page of the modem while in bridged mode. Well, not easily anyway.

said by ropeguru :

Dry loop actually adds $15 to the price, but they have been giving a $10 discount each month. I think you are looking for bundle 97 which is the dry loop with $10 discount. I tried doing a quick search in the forum that had all the bundles listed when the dry loop first came out but couldn't find it.

Should not be a penalty for upgrading.

I would say let them send you whatever modem they are sending now doays and just put it into bridged mode and let your router get the internet ip address and do all the PPPoE login. I would also suggest , just because you can and it is no extra cost on 3Mb and above, get the option for a static IP (really still dynamic and assigned when your router logs in but you always get the same one).

As far as a basic line you will pay a lot more after all the fees and taxes. I have a basic line which costs aroun $13 or $16 but after the fees and taxes it is more like $25. With the dry loop there are no other fees or taxes added to the price.

EDIT: Found it »photos.onebluepoint.net/NewBundles.JPG