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| Newer page: | version 38 | Last edited on Friday, May 5, 2006 3:31:23 pm | by CraigBox | Revert |
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* Nokia [M11] (and [M1122]) (Discontinued)
* Nokia [Ni500] (Discontinued)
* Puretek/Conexant [PT3808]
* Turbocomm [IA310]
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----
General
* [TelecomNZ] uses a value of 0 for [VPI] and 100 for [VCI]. If your modem isn't configured for this, then it won't work yet, but bitstream access may change this. I think most sold in NZ now have this correctly set...
-* You have to
use [PPPoA] (which is also known as RFC 2364, and stands for PPP over [ATM]). PPPoE won't work
. ''--
This refers to the protocol that operates from your modem to the ISP. If you have an external modem, you can
use PPPoE from
the modem to a linux machine, for example. The [3Com] HomeConnect works this way''
+* Most connections between an ADSL router and the network,
use [PPPoA] (which is also known as RFC 2364, and stands for PPP over [ATM]). Only newer TelstraClear connections are known to use
PPPoE. ''Note:
This refers to the protocol that operates from your modem to the ISP.
If you have an external modem, you sometimes
use a protocol like PPTP or
PPPoE to access
the modem to a linux machine, for example. The [3Com] HomeConnect works this way.
''
* Log in as ''username@isp.co.nz'' through the ADSL network.
-* To test an ADSL connection without an ISP, you can always use the username: ''user@jetstreamgames.co.nz'', with any password you would like.
* Here's a list of default username/passwords to freshly bought/reset DSL models: [http://www.otosoftware.com/wwhelp/Default_Router_Usernames_and_Passwords.htm]
You can find a lot of useful information in the mailing list archives at [http://unixathome.org/adsl/] (it's based in NZ).
