DSL-604+ setting up?

Hello

I have just helped a friend setup a BTBroadband connection. BT
unable/unwilling to give any help. They said password not required but
DSL-604+ appeared to want one. Finally we found that giving the user
name and accepting a password which seemed to coem form the DSL-604+,
we got online.

Having done this - am I right in thinking that the only way to
discconect is to use the DSL-604+ web interface? Does not seem very
user friendly?

Cheers

Geoff

"Geoff Cox" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hello
>
> I have just helped a friend setup a BTBroadband connection. BT
> unable/unwilling to give any help. They said password not required but
> DSL-604+ appeared to want one. Finally we found that giving the user
> name and accepting a password which seemed to coem form the DSL-604+,
> we got online.
So you have a BT account that is not providing an email, it is confusing at
first as a router is designed to have a username and password, and it's BT
who changed the rules somewhat. They should mention the fact that any
pasword can be entered and your router will connect.

> Having done this - am I right in thinking that the only way to
> discconect is to use the DSL-604+ web interface? Does not seem very
> user friendly?
One of the reasons people buy a router is because it's supposed to stay on
all the time!
Yes, the web interface may appear to be unfriendly, but you could take the
approach of pulling out the main power from the back if you really need to
have the unit turned off when you are finished.
> Cheers
>
> Geoff

GK

On Sat, 01 May 2004 21:14:18 GMT, Geoff Cox
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>am I right in thinking that the only way to
>discconect is to use the DSL-604+ web interface? Does not seem very
>user friendly?

why disconnect ? "always on" and all that. Switch the box off ?

Phil

On Sun, 2 May 2004 09:07:46 +0100, "Mr_K" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>So you have a BT account that is not providing an email, it is confusing at
>first as a router is designed to have a username and password, and it's BT
>who changed the rules somewhat. They should mention the fact that any
>pasword can be entered and your router will connect.

Thanks for your reply ... BT tech support no help - had to wait 20
minutes and really all they say is that they only support the usb
Voyager 100 box.. if they had told me that any password would do that
would have been enough!

Cheers

Geoff
>
>> Having done this - am I right in thinking that the only way to
>> discconect is to use the DSL-604+ web interface? Does not seem very
>> user friendly?
>One of the reasons people buy a router is because it's supposed to stay on
>all the time!
>Yes, the web interface may appear to be unfriendly, but you could take the
>approach of pulling out the main power from the back if you really need to
>have the unit turned off when you are finished.
>> Cheers
>>
>> Geoff
>
> GK
>

On Sun, 02 May 2004 10:10:10 +0100, Phil Thompson
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>On Sat, 01 May 2004 21:14:18 GMT, Geoff Cox
><(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>>am I right in thinking that the only way to
>>discconect is to use the DSL-604+ web interface? Does not seem very
>>user friendly?
>
>why disconnect ? "always on" and all that. Switch the box off ?

Phil,

yes you ar eright - just leave it on!

Cheers

Geoff



>
>Phil