router

[donkey42]

ok, i think i know the answer to this, but, anyway

got a router which allows you to select PPPoE but not PPPoA, my current router i using PPPoA

additionally i can't see / find VPI, VCI or encapsulation fields anywhere

now i'm thinking this router could be only for use outside the UK & i have being conned

BTW: this router is here (mine is the non wireless one)

the reason i think i could have being conned is:

there is a wireless setup in the web config of router, possibly added by a firmware flash from a wireless model, what does everybody think ?

 

[Ferg]

Hmm, wouldn't know about it being designed for a different country - the only other place I've set up an ADSL modem apart from the UK was Australia and that one had PPPoa &e. Are you absolutly sure it doesnt work as it is? Although ISP's state one or the other, ive found that quite often they still support both.... BT for one

Also I have yet to come across a client/ISP that needed the VPI/VCI changing from the default, not that it helps you much just an FYI.

 

[donkey42]

Hmm, wouldn't know about it being designed for a different country - the only other place I've set up an ADSL modem apart from the UK was Australia and that one had PPPoa &e. Are you absolutly sure it doesnt work as it is? Although ISP's state one or the other, ive found that quite often they still support both.... BT for one

well, AT told me that because my ISP is PPPoA & my router is PPPoA and not PPPoE my new router & my ISP will not be happy working together, so, i need a new router or ISP or i could try fluttering my eyelashes at the people where i bought it

Also I have yet to come across a client/ISP that needed the VPI/VCI changing from the default, not that it helps you much just an FYI.

personally, i've always found my BB connection is more reliable if all settings (VPI,VCI & encapsulation (CHAP)) are set manually rather than leaving it set to auto or default

BTW: pretend i put something funny here, even though i can't actually think of anything