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Barsoom
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join:2002-12-08
Reno, NV

Re: [General] BEFSX41 / Siemens 4100 DSL Modem problem and solut

You maybe could have saved yourself some hair if you had posted in one of the at&t forums. Hopefully someone would have directed you to one of these FAQ's:
»/faq/12670
»SBC DSL FAQ »How to setup the 5100b or 4100 with a router/hub

It sounds as if the modem wasn't set to "Always attempt to connect".

I personally don't use the 4100 modem to make the PPPoE connection because I have a more complicated arrangement involving another router and switch. What you have done by using PPPoE on the computer or if you use the bridged mode is cut yourself off from the modem's stats unless you un-cable and connect directly. It sometimes is nice or even critical to be able to check your DSL stats instantly. That is why I generally recommend using the using the modem's PPPoE client unless there are specific problems with that arrangement. Your problems should have been solvable with the modem settings.

I've been using the router as a DNS proxy with no problems. It seems to be 100% reliable as far as I can tell, but then I'm using the proven 1.45.7 firmware.

graffixjones
Nuttier than Squirrel Turds

join:2006-03-28
Chico, CA

Re: [General] BEFSX41 / Siemens 4100 DSL Modem problem and solut

Thanks for the heads-up on the FAQ entries.

Oh, and I tried every iteration of options on both the router and the modem (including 'always attempt to connect'), but hadn't figured out that the DHCP server on the modem always serves out the 192.168.1.64 address... I'll have to give that a shot, since it was kinda nice having the modem do the negotiation.

The only problem is that the FAQ doesn't address the router failing to see the modem on the WAN port, which is essentially what was happening. I could get the modem to connect to SBC, the router would then connect to the modem (I could reach the modem interface from my host computer), but two net hops later and it was suddenly unreachable.

After 16 hours, I was just happy to be back online again with my network.

I'll give those FAQ entries a shot and see what develops... now that I know how to get back online without a problem it probably won't be such a stressful situation.

I also tried the 1.45.7 firmware, but for some reason the NTP server wasn't working for me, and I like having timestamps on my log entries. I read that the 1.52.9 firmware wasn't too bad, so I updated to that and haven't had any problems to speak of (the original problem was occurring with both the 1.52.9 and the 1.45.7 firmware on the router).
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