ThePirateMike
@bell.ca
| [Internet] Speedstream 4200 - Can't connect to PPPoE after FW ch
After finally getting Bell to send me something other than that awful 2Wire modem they seem to be giving out these days, I set about unlocking my new Speedstream 4200. Since the unlock trick didn't work, I searched out and installed what appears to be the manufacturer's firmware (though it was from Siemens' Australian site »www.siemens.com.au/modems which automatically redirected me to www.modemsupport.com.au which had a firmware installer utility.)
The modem works fine, but I can't seem to connect to my Sympatico account using this modem now that it has different firmware. I've tried using both routed and bridge mode, and I have tried connecting through both my new D-Link router and with the modem connected directly to my PC (with a PPPoE connection set up through XP), but I can't seem to establish a connection with Sympatico. I've also ensured that my credentials are correct, just to rule that out.
I have a suspicion that the crippled Bell firmware had some settings configured that I haven't set up in the new firmware. Has anyone here managed to change the firmware and get connected with a 4200? If so, what settings do I need?
Any information would be greatly appreciated. |
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vpi vci
@videotron.ca | Re: [Internet] Speedstream 4200 - Can't connect to PPPoE after F
go in the firmware via whatever IP it has now, change the vpi/vci settings to 0/35 |
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HiVolt
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| reply to ThePirateMike
Here's the fix.
1. Log in as admin user
2. Click on the Setup link on the left
3. Click on WAN Interface link (To start WAN Interface Confugration Wizard)
4. Delete any entries inside
5. Click Add a new VC
1. ATM Settings:
VPI: 0, VCI: 35
Encapsulation type LLC
Traffic Class: Unspecified Bit Rate
Rest: Blank
Click Next
2. Protocol Selection:
PPPoE
Click Next
3. PPPoE Type
With PPPoE Bridge
Click Next
4. PPPoe With Bridge
NO
Click Next
5. PPPoE Session Count
One
Click Next
6. User Information
Enter your ISP login/pass
Click Next
7. PPPoE Options
your choice of options, self explanatory
Leave MTU at 1492
Click Next
8. PPP Static IP
Leave Blank
Click Next
9. Interface Options
Enable Firewall/Attack Detection System if desired
RIP Disabled
NAT/NAPT: NAPT
Click Next
10. Connection Name
Enter a name, ie: 0/35 DSL etc.
Click Next
11. ATM virtual circuit Wizard
Click Finish to save the settings
Finished virtual circuit settings should look like this
#0 0/35 2684 virtual circuit
OE BRG
PPPoE 0/35 DSL (if you named the connection that)
Reboot the modem manually or in the interface
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GO LEAFS GO! |
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ThePirateMike
@bell.ca
| said by HiVolt  :Here's the fix. (Instructions for the fix) These settings worked perfectly! Now my modem's working properly in bridge mode and my router's able to establish a connection with Sympatico.
Thank you very much! |
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HiVolt
30
Premium
join:2000-12-28
Toronto, ON
clubs: | You're welcome!
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