Helping out a friend who has a Actiontec PK5000 (Qwest logo) used on a 5 / 0.896 Mbps line.
Setup for PPPoE with a qwest username/password. In an ex-Qwest area.
I bought a used Zyxel Q1000Z from ebay so that they could use 802.11n in their house for internal devices. I didn't want to complicate things for them (me) by having a better stand alone 2nd router in bridging mode.
No matter what I try, multiple resets via the web option or the reset button in the back, the modem can not be made to detect a DSL line.
The DSL light flashes green every few seconds but the web page shows a red DSL and of course a red internet connection. The WAN status page shows no numbers for line info, lots of N/As.
This table here: »
internethelp.centurylink ··· e-q.html does list the Q1000Z as being ADSL/ADSL2 compatible.
At my home I have bonded VDSL and tried connecting this modem on a single line, and I get the same problem, the DSL light never goes solid green. I don't know if this is because I have a different VDSL setting that could stop this working at all, I have been told that if one of my lines is down, the internet would not work at all with my C2000T.
I thought maybe I got a bad Q1000Z, so I got another one. Same issue.
I wouldn't think that I would have to tell CL that I'm switching a modem.
They both have the latest firmware available.
Any ideas? Does the model take longer than a few minutes to detect a ADSL line?