Efficient → Speedstream 5100 PPPoA?

Just picked up an Efficient SpeedStream 5100 after briefly checking specs, thinking it would support PPPoA. Turns out there are two different 5100's: SINGLE ENET ADSL BRIDGE MULTIPLE VPI/VCI (which would work fine) and SINGLE ENET ADSL BRIDGE GENERIC US with a single VPI/VCI of 0/35 (which is what I got--yeah, I know, I should have done more checking) :-(
Is there any tweak, software, mod, etc. which will allow this modem to support PPPoA? I've tried RASPPPOE and EnterNet300, but haven't figured out how to access the modem directly. Is there telnet access or a browser interface for the 5100? Or should I throw it in the trash and buy a better modem? Thanks for the help.

How much did you pay for it? Where did you get it? Are you sure it's a PPPoE model? (I might be in the market if the price is right.)

There are three (3) types of 5100 Speedstreams:

1) Dumb Bridge Device (single or multiple VC)
2) PPPoE in Firmware Modem
3) Full Router

 The Router Firmware supports PPPoA, PPPoE, and more:

»www.efficient.com/res-sohorouters.html

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Specifications:

Routing

RFC 2364 Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) over ATM PVCs
RFC 2516 Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) over Ethernet
RFC 2684 (formerly 1483) Bridged Ethernet encapsulation
RFC 2225 (formerly 1577) Classical IP over ATM
PPPoE Relay/Bridging
Network Address Translation (NAT)
Network Address Port Translation (NAPT)
DHCP server, DNS relay
PAP or CHAP Auto-detection
TCP/IP with RIP1 and RIP2 or static routing on the LAN
and/or WAN

Bridging

RFC 2684 (formerly 1483) Bridged Ethernet over ATM PVCs
IEEE 802.1d transparent, learning bridge
Dynamic learning of up to 255 addresses
Spanning Tree Algorithm

AAL and ATM Support

Precise Peak Cell Rate traffic shaping on a per-VCC basis
Up to 8 active VCCs across VPI 0-255,
VCI 0-65535 address range
ATM Forum UNI3.1/4.0 PVC
ATM Traffic class: UBR, CBR, VBRnt, VBRrt
OAM F4/F5

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Regards,

Doctor Olds

Thanks for the information. I looked at Efficient's 5100 series specs pages before I bought this modem; there was no mention of the "dumb bridge" type, and I thought that I was getting a modem that I could modify by changing/upgrading the firmware. Unfortunately, what I got is the Dumb Bridge Device (single VC version). Is it possible to make any changes in the configuration or supported protocols?

said by Iowan56:

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I looked at Efficient's 5100 series specs pages before I bought this modem; there was no mention of the "dumb bridge" type, and I thought that I was getting a modem that I could modify by changing/upgrading the firmware.

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Efficient's pages on the 3 types of 5100 Units:

5XXX DSL Modems
»www.efficient.com/res-mo ··· ems.html

5XXX PPPoE Version
»www.efficient.com/res-pp ··· ems.html

5XXX Consumer/SOHO Routers
»www.efficient.com/res-so ··· ers.html

The 5100 Bridge Upgrade to a Router option was pulled from the market (no longer available) over 6 months ago.

»Upgrade for 5100

Regards,

Doctor Olds