Cleanhead
join:2007-10-02
Canada | reply to Cleanhead
That's what I wanted to hear!
Thanks for that assurance. Everyone keeps saying you have to restore but nobody explains how to do it.
Anyone know about QOS settings in Tomato/MLPPP to get our VOiP calls through a dsl line with a lot of traffic? |
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El Quintron
Could you spare a consulting gig?
join:2008-04-28
Etobicoke, ON | reply to Cleanhead
Re: Success with a hiccup
I went from Linksys stock to DD-WRT to Tomato, and then to Tomato MLPPP without a hitch, you should not have any issues flashint from Tomato to Tomato/MLPPP.
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Working to bring you closer to a Bell and Rogers free household. |
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Cleanhead
join:2007-10-02
Canada
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Well I bought a new WRT54GL Linksys and flashed it, as well as TP-Link modem. The hand-over from Bell to Teksavvy went well and I've got the Linksys doing the PPPoE log-in and our VoIP router working well behind it.
However when I came back from a vacation I went to enable the Multi-link PPP and I (eventually) realized that I had flashed the router with Tomato, NOT Tomato/MLPPP! Doh!
Do I now have to reflash the router with the original Linksys OS, before putting in the mlppp? How is this done?
Or can I simply reflash it with the tomato-mlppp OS?
Thanks in advance. |
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DJMASACRE
join:2008-05-27
Nepean, ON
 ·TekSavvy Solutions..
·Bell Sympatico
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Re: Hardware tips
said by Cleanhead  :I'll look into LogMeIn, but the MobileMe keeps on doing just enough to make me want to renew it each year. Now it will find my iPhone if I lose it, and keep my calendars, bookmarks and huge rolodex updated seemlessly between the phone and all the computers. I wouldnt use a reburfished router, but thats me.
Im sure if you looked hard enough youll find a WRT54GL ( what I have ) for under or near 50$ or buy it brand new for 60-80$
Ive been using the ST516 modem teksavvy sent me and its been just fine so far. |
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QoSvictim
@teksavvy.com
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said by Cleanhead :said by bbbc :Whatever Vonage ATA you use, it needs to be behind the Tomato/MLPPP router. Interesting. That's the kind of info I'm after. Right now the the Vonage is between the modem and our Wireless Router. I don't know if you have the Vonage in MAC-bridging or router mode (or even if it supports MAC bridging) but I tried using my SPA-2100 in MAC bridging mode, between my modem & router, but didn't seem to get any improvement from implementing the SPA's QoS. I supposed that was because the QoS only occurs on routed packets, not bridged packets.
So if you have the Vonage in MAC bridging mode maybe try it in router mode to see if you can get the benefit of its QoS while still keeping your same architecture.
Note though, that you'd not have any MLPPP ability since the device doing the PPPoE login has to support MLPPP and I would doubt that the Vonage device supports that. |
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Cleanhead
join:2007-10-02
Canada
1 edit | reply to bbbc
said by bbbc :Whatever Vonage ATA you use, it needs to be behind the Tomato/MLPPP router.
Interesting. That's the kind of info I'm after. Right now the the Vonage is between the modem and our Wireless Router. The TD-8816 is more of a modem than a router. It only offers one LAN (outgoing Ethernet) port. All it needs is to be placed in bridge mode and you can do that through a wizard.
Okay, I'll buy that. Let me know if there is a reason why a Speedstream is better, other than division of duties, because I haven't come across an actual reason yet, such as build quality, etc. I am fine with replacing the SMC with the Linksys WRT54GL to be able to load the firmware on it, though I don't know how to do that yet. It's not that bad loading new firmware. I would get going on the router upgrade now in case you need help from us.
I came across a Linksys WRT54GS for sale locally that has been refurbished ($32!) but it seems to be a version 7.2 with a serial # of CGNE1HA35441, which I read means that it won't run Linux or the Tomato firmware. Anyone know more about this? I wonder if it is easy to find an old version 1 to 4 of a SRT54L. We use Macs and I would like to be able to use "Back to My Mac" to tunnel home from the road, which should be possible if UPnP works. Are you married to MobileMe? LogMeIn Free (harder to find on their site) is a great free alternative that works perfectly on the Mac. I'll look into LogMeIn, but the MobileMe keeps on doing just enough to make me want to renew it each year. Now it will find my iPhone if I lose it, and keep my calendars, bookmarks and huge rolodex updated seemlessly between the phone and all the computers. |
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good stuff
@videotron.ca
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Re: Done and done.
hey, I respect what you did, 110%.
More should be like you.
"I started screaming at the higher-ups after their mediator lied outright to me about filtering and their faulty technology knocked my phone off-line every day for months, just as the children arrived home after school."
Please submit this problem in the teksavvy direct forum found here: »/forum/teksavdirect
They will do a couple of things ( I guess)
a) check your line stats out to determine if a line/quality problem exists, and
b) document your VOIP problem during "throttle times" so they have a valid complaint to submit to the CRTC, as required.
Charlie Angus just rocks.
I salute you for your stance.
If any problems creep up, do let us know.
The move you did with the CC company is what ALL should do.
+10 for your proactive stance. |
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BellBillVictim
@teksavvy.com
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said by Cleanhead :[...] the credit card company has already been told not to allow Bell to post anything except refunds. (I got a letter from Bell last week telling me their May automatic pre-payment didn't go through. They wanted to hang on to that money and refund it some eight months later, as they did with a previous cel phone account.) Genius, proactive move.
(They fooled you once, eh? "Never again!" you say : )
I'll add note of your idea to a sort of template for Bell-to-TSI migration I did up (»Migrating from Bell to TSI - Step by Step Instructions) for those who might be (prudently, IMO) motivated to employ the degree of caution you've described. |
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bbbc
join:2001-10-02
San Francisco, CA
4 edits | reply to Cleanhead
Hardware tips
I would like to keep the Vonage service as it's less than $20/mo for all the features we need. Maybe you should buy a Vonage V-Portal off of eBay to replace the original Vonage router. Supposedly the V-Portal offers an LCD with status and troubleshooting messages. Whatever Vonage ATA you use, it needs to be behind the Tomato/MLPPP router.
I'll need a modem and have seen the TP-LINK TD-8816 recommended here. At less than $20, it seems to be a good deal, though it would needlessly introduce a 3rd router in to the daisy-chain under the desk. The TD-8816 is more of a modem than a router. It only offers one LAN (outgoing Ethernet) port. All it needs is to be placed in bridge mode and you can do that through a wizard.
I am fine with replacing the SMC with the Linksys WRT54GL to be able to load the firmware on it, though I don't know how to do that yet. It's not that bad loading new firmware. I would get going on the router upgrade now in case you need help from us.
We use Macs and I would like to be able to use "Back to My Mac" to tunnel home from the road, which should be possible if UPnP works. Are you married to MobileMe? LogMeIn Free (harder to find on their site) is a great free alternative that works perfectly on the Mac. |
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Cleanhead
join:2007-10-02
Canada
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Done and done.
I was under annual agreements just to lower the price but they let me out of those (with refunds) in 2007 when I started screaming at the higher-ups after their mediator lied outright to me about filtering and their faulty technology knocked my phone off-line every day for months, just as the children arrived home after school.
None of the suits or "problem solvers" above the Hull tech. support supervisors would ever return my calls or emails. Bell still doesn't have a leg to stand on with my personal story, though they have friends in power and have kept a straight face on the public spin.
For awhile I did want to keep my three letter email address from last century and knew that I would never get the unlimited account back if I gave it up. But even with the Teksavvy login I eventually wanted to vote with my feet for net neutrality. And I will save money as well as make a point in dumping my last Bell service.
They'll be glad to see me leave as well because my customer service file is apparently quite extensive.
My 30 days ends next Friday and the credit card company has already been told not to allow Bell to post anything except refunds. (I got a letter from Bell last week telling me their May automatic pre-payment didn't go through. They wanted to hang on to that money and refund it some eight months later, as they did with a previous cel phone account.)
Bell, along with CRIA, has turned me into a Net Neutrality campaigner and now even a Charlie Angus supporter!
Meanwhile I'm shopping for a modem and I will have questions about router configs. |
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end of story
@videotron.ca
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Re: another Nooby needs advice to escape from Bell to Teksavvy
said by Cleanhead : I need some how-to advice on moving our DSL from an Unlimited Bell Sympatico HSE account that I've had since 1998, over to TekSavvy. The most important is, "Unlimited Bell Sympatico".
If you are unlimited that means you are not on a contract.
PERIOD.
Call Bell give your 30-days notice.
If they say anything such as, "it will cost you 100 or 400$ to leave bell", or anything else, let us know here and we'll tell you what to do.
Get a confirmation number of your cancellation and give TekSavvy this cancellation number and tell them you are changing to them.
End of story.
If there is any BS beyond this point, let us know.
As for the rest of it... others should fill you in. |
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Cleanhead
join:2007-10-02
Canada
| I need some how-to advice on moving our DSL from an Unlimited Bell Sympatico HSE account that I've had since 1998, over to TekSavvy.
I've had a $10/month TS log-in since Oct. of 2007 a couple of months after I first had problems with Bell. (My 3 year old VoIP phone was suddenly going dead everyday around 4 pm and some research lead me here to learn about throttling. Bell senior tech. support in Hull outright denied messing with the line, even while refunding several months of billing, but within a couple of months the throttling was public knowledge.) With the log-in account I can hopefully can get my new modem in place ahead of the switch-over date.
Current set up:
Bell Speedstream 5200 modem into a Vonage Linksys RTP300 VoiP router into an SMC wireless router for the house WiFi. The Linksys also has a single base station phone plugged in with three wireless handsets.
I would like to keep the Vonage service as it's less than $20/mo for all the features we need.
I'll need a modem and have seen the TP-LINK TD-8816 recommended here. At less than $20. it seems to be a good deal, though it would needlessly introduce a 3rd router in to the daisy-chain under the desk. (EXTERNAL ADSL2/2 MODEM + Ethernet Router - TD-8816)
I am fine with replacing the SMC with the Linksys WRT54GL to be able to load the firmware on it, though I don't know how to do that yet.
A week Friday, June 19th, is when the switch-over occurs. I will have questions on the order of devices and hopefully I'll be able to get two of the routers into bridge mode so that our computers can still get through to more than just the internet. (We use Macs and I would like to be able to use "Back to My Mac" to tunnel home from the road, which should be possible if UPnP works.)
I have much to learn about IP and would like to say thanks in advance for any help. |
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