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Hi Murray,
The 10.1.1.1 LAN address is the one to use. Your ADSL modem is also a
router and acts as the DNS (it actually points to your ISPs DNSs) and
DHCP server for you. That is why you use its internal LAN address.
Now let's go over a few things as I'm not sure of your familiarity with
networking. If I cover stuff you know please forgive me.
Firstly, I am assuming that you only have the one phone outlet in your home.
You should have received a double adapter with your ADSL modem. This
connects to the outlet socket and allows the connection of the phone and
the modem at the same time. It should be clearly marked:
|----Phone
Line----|
|----ADSL
NOTE: if there is another outlet to a phone in your home then it will
need an inline filter as phones constantly draw a little power through
the line.
(This setup allows you to make calls at the same time as you are using
your internet.)
You said that you pull the phone out and use the socket for the modem.
On the modem do the Power, Ethernet, ADSL and PPP lights come on and
stay on (no blinking)? ( am also assuming you connect with Ethernet and
not usb)
If they don't then there is a problem in the physical layer. This is
usually a poor connection, an unfiltered phone in the house or a noisy
line. The first two we can usually check for and solve, the third is the
Telco's problem.
If all the noted lights are on we have a software or possibly
authentication problem. This we can solve.
Check these and let me know.
Heracles
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> G'day Heracles,
>
> The connection dropping out was only a one off. It was the modem that
> dropped out.
>
> I had already set up the connections for eth0, and the computer picked
> the LAN address of the modem. 10.1.1.1. To get the connection to work, I
> needed to type in the WAN address. But this only worked once. Later on
> when I tried it I couldn't get it to work again. I have been unplugging
> the phone to plug in the modem. Typing in the WAN address doesn't seem
> right.
>
> To add to the mystery, my laptop, running Ubuntu 6.06, will work fine on
> my father-in-laws connection, but no dice on mine.
>
> Could there be some setting the modem/router thats not right?
>
> Thanks again,
> Muz.
>
> Quoting Heracles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>
> Hi Murray,
> It should not drop out. However, two things to check:
>
> 1. Do you have an inline filter on all phones that connect to the same
> line as the router(you don't need one for the router)? If you don't this
> will cause problems such as poor connections and dropouts.
>
> 2. When the dropouts occur, does the router/modem drop the connection or
> just the computer?
>
> I should have remembered that dhclient.conf in the /etc/dhcp3
> subdirectory resets it automatically when it poles so if you check the
> Network admin dialog you will see that the DNS has been corrected
> automatically for you.
>
> Hope that helps
> Heracles
>
> Murray Waldron wrote:
>>>> G'day Heracles,
>>>>
>>>> This worked, but I'm not sure exactly which address the DNS of my modem
>>>> is. There is a WAN address and a LAN address, I used both.
>>>>
>>>> Also, the connection drops out after a couple of minutes. So still
>>>> something is a miss. To get it up and running again, I have to
>>>> deactivate then reactive the eth0 connection.
>>>>
>>>> I'm happy to get my hands dirty in the command line, if this helps.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for your help,
>>>> Muz.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Heracles wrote:
>>>> Hi Murray,
>>>> Firstly, go to the System menu then Administration.
>>>> - From the Administration menu select network.
>>>> This brings up a dialog with both your ethernet card and modem.
>>>> select the wired connection (this is eth0 usually) and click properties.
>>>> Automatic configuration(DHCP) should be showing and no other entries.
>>>> Next click OK and select the DNS tab. In here put the DNS of your D-Link
>>>> router (ADSL modem).
>>>> Click close and open Firefox. It may respond a little slowly, but it
>>>> should work fine.
>>>>
>>>> Heracles
>>>>
>>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>>> G'day Slug,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Just upgraded to broadband, and discovered that I can't access the
>>>>>>> web
>>>>>>> through my Linux partition. To my disappointment Windows can :-( I
>>>>>>> can do
>>>>>>> ftp on Linux, so it must just be some setting somewhere (I hope)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I'm a complete novice when it comes to setting up networks, and I'm
>>>>>>> running an ADSL router (D-Link 504T) on Ubuntu 6.06LTS (Drapper?).
>>>>>>> Turning
>>>>>>> of my firewall, through Firestarte, doesn't help. I wouldn't have
>>>>>>> a glue
>>>>>>> how to setup the network settings.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Can some kind soul direct me on how to get Ubuntu talking to the net
>>>>>>> again?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> TIA.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Murray
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
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