Modem for a Linksys WRT54G?

I am looking please for help with this problem.
I bought a Linksys WRT54G in order to have DSL
access for my two desktop and three laptop PCs.
Wireless for the laptops. Wire for the PCs.
Having unpacked the 54G I soon realise it has
no built-in modem (tech support at Linksys say
this is a common problem!!)
So I need a modem with an ethernet cable out the
back (so to speak).
The shop sells me a Zyxel 645R-A10.
I connect up and they don't work - or rather I
am unable to get them to work :-(
Linksys tech support tell me that the Zyxel modem is also
a router and its use is: "not supported - too complex to
configure"

Progress to date is that the Zyxel modem (/router) works
fine with a PC plugged in the back. I can access the internet.
The wireless part of the 54G also works fine.

My ISP is PPPOE and BOTH devices (modem and 54G)
ask for my logon ID and PASSWORD if I say the connection
is PPPOE. Both also default to being DHCP servers (not sure
if that is a problem).

Anyone know/think this config should work?
At the very least, can someone recommend a cheap, simple
DSL modem that will work with the 54G?

Rereading this post it's a bit of a mess. Apologies to any reader.
But any help, pointers, suggestions much appreciated.

Ger

You state that the Zyxel modem works when a PC is connected to the back.
Therefore, I assume that the modem is properly configured for PPPOE and that
the PC is getting its IP address via the modem's built-in DHCP server.

When you connect the WRT54G (instead of the PC) to the modem, configure it
for DHCP (not PPPOE). Your Zyxel modem's DHCP server will assign the WRT54G
an IP address and the WRT54G, in turn, will assign IP addresses to the
computers that connect to it. Therefore, you also need to turn on the
WRT54G's built-in DHCP server.

-Yves

"Ger" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:PSbob.3201$(E-Mail Removed)...
> I am looking please for help with this problem.
> I bought a Linksys WRT54G in order to have DSL
> access for my two desktop and three laptop PCs.
> Wireless for the laptops. Wire for the PCs.
> Having unpacked the 54G I soon realise it has
> no built-in modem (tech support at Linksys say
> this is a common problem!!)
> So I need a modem with an ethernet cable out the
> back (so to speak).
> The shop sells me a Zyxel 645R-A10.
> I connect up and they don't work - or rather I
> am unable to get them to work :-(
> Linksys tech support tell me that the Zyxel modem is also
> a router and its use is: "not supported - too complex to
> configure"
>
> Progress to date is that the Zyxel modem (/router) works
> fine with a PC plugged in the back. I can access the internet.
> The wireless part of the 54G also works fine.
>
> My ISP is PPPOE and BOTH devices (modem and 54G)
> ask for my logon ID and PASSWORD if I say the connection
> is PPPOE. Both also default to being DHCP servers (not sure
> if that is a problem).
>
> Anyone know/think this config should work?
> At the very least, can someone recommend a cheap, simple
> DSL modem that will work with the 54G?
>
> Rereading this post it's a bit of a mess. Apologies to any reader.
> But any help, pointers, suggestions much appreciated.
>
> Ger
>
>

Yves, thank you for your help.

"Yves Konigshofer" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:bnrobu$duu$(E-Mail Removed)...
> You state that the Zyxel modem works when a PC is connected to the back.
> Therefore, I assume that the modem is properly configured for PPPOE and
that
> the PC is getting its IP address via the modem's built-in DHCP server.

YES

>
> When you connect the WRT54G (instead of the PC) to the modem, configure it
> for DHCP (not PPPOE). Your Zyxel modem's DHCP server will assign the
WRT54G
> an IP address and the WRT54G, in turn, will assign IP addresses to the
> computers that connect to it. Therefore, you also need to turn on the
> WRT54G's built-in DHCP server.

Yes, I did all that, but it still doesn't work.

NOW, in the last hour, I have connected the Zyxel modem into one
of the four lan ports on the 54G (NOT into the 'internet' port).
I have set the Default Gateway on the client PCs to point to the modem
and IT SEEMS TO WORK !!!! :-)))
I have both a wired and a wireless PC accessing the internet.
I am using the settings you suggest above (54G set to Automatic - DHCP)
This is magic.
Wish I understood what is going on !!!!

This "internet port" on the 54G is something special?

Ger

>
> -Yves
>
> "Ger" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:PSbob.3201$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > I am looking please for help with this problem.
> > I bought a Linksys WRT54G in order to have DSL
> > access for my two desktop and three laptop PCs.
> > Wireless for the laptops. Wire for the PCs.
> > Having unpacked the 54G I soon realise it has
> > no built-in modem (tech support at Linksys say
> > this is a common problem!!)
> > So I need a modem with an ethernet cable out the
> > back (so to speak).
> > The shop sells me a Zyxel 645R-A10.
> > I connect up and they don't work - or rather I
> > am unable to get them to work :-(
> > Linksys tech support tell me that the Zyxel modem is also
> > a router and its use is: "not supported - too complex to
> > configure"
> >
> > Progress to date is that the Zyxel modem (/router) works
> > fine with a PC plugged in the back. I can access the internet.
> > The wireless part of the 54G also works fine.
> >
> > My ISP is PPPOE and BOTH devices (modem and 54G)
> > ask for my logon ID and PASSWORD if I say the connection
> > is PPPOE. Both also default to being DHCP servers (not sure
> > if that is a problem).
> >
> > Anyone know/think this config should work?
> > At the very least, can someone recommend a cheap, simple
> > DSL modem that will work with the 54G?
> >
> > Rereading this post it's a bit of a mess. Apologies to any reader.
> > But any help, pointers, suggestions much appreciated.
> >
> > Ger

Weird. You may want to reset the WRT54G to the factory defaults by holding
down the reset button on the back for 10 seconds.

The main difference between the WAN and the 4 LAN ports is that NAT only
affects the LAN and wireless ports and DHCP messages originating from the
WRT54G should only reach the LAN and wireless ports. If you connect the
modem to a LAN port, theoretically, it could also serve as a DHCP server for
the devices that are connected to the other LAN ports.

How do you configure the Zyxel modem (i.e. set up PPPOE and the built-in
DHCP server)? When you set up the modem and connect a PC directly to the
modem, as long as the DHCP server is enabled, you should not manually
specify any settings on the PC (no IP address, gateway, DNS, etc.). Open up
a command prompt and type "ipconfig /all" (or "winipcfg" if not running
XP/2000) and post the results (although, feel free to remove any data that
might needlessly identify you such as the hardware address, etc.).

When you connect the router to the modem, how do you configure it? Your
router should be set to function in "Gateway" mode (not "Router" mode),
which is the default setting anyway. It should also obtain its IP address
via the modem's DHCP server (also a default setting). There is a
configuration window on the router that allows you to view the router's
assigned IP address, gateway, DNS, etc. settings that it should have
obtained from the modem. Compare these to what your PC was assigned when it
was connected to the modem. Most of the values should be identical
(probably everything except for the IP address).

Finally, since your currently configuration appears to be working, try using
"ipconfig /all" on the devices before making changes. Also, no addresses
(IP, gateway, DNS, etc.) should be manually entered for the connected
computers (DNS servers can, however, be an exception); all should get their
assignments via DHCP.

-Yves


"Ger" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:7Xfob.3246$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Yves, thank you for your help.
>
> "Yves Konigshofer" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:bnrobu$duu$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > You state that the Zyxel modem works when a PC is connected to the back.
> > Therefore, I assume that the modem is properly configured for PPPOE and
> that
> > the PC is getting its IP address via the modem's built-in DHCP server.
>
> YES
>
> >
> > When you connect the WRT54G (instead of the PC) to the modem, configure
it
> > for DHCP (not PPPOE). Your Zyxel modem's DHCP server will assign the
> WRT54G
> > an IP address and the WRT54G, in turn, will assign IP addresses to the
> > computers that connect to it. Therefore, you also need to turn on the
> > WRT54G's built-in DHCP server.
>
> Yes, I did all that, but it still doesn't work.
>
> NOW, in the last hour, I have connected the Zyxel modem into one
> of the four lan ports on the 54G (NOT into the 'internet' port).
> I have set the Default Gateway on the client PCs to point to the modem
> and IT SEEMS TO WORK !!!! :-)))
> I have both a wired and a wireless PC accessing the internet.
> I am using the settings you suggest above (54G set to Automatic - DHCP)
> This is magic.
> Wish I understood what is going on !!!!
>
> This "internet port" on the 54G is something special?
>
> Ger
>
> >
> > -Yves
> >
> > "Ger" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:PSbob.3201$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > I am looking please for help with this problem.
> > > I bought a Linksys WRT54G in order to have DSL
> > > access for my two desktop and three laptop PCs.
> > > Wireless for the laptops. Wire for the PCs.
> > > Having unpacked the 54G I soon realise it has
> > > no built-in modem (tech support at Linksys say
> > > this is a common problem!!)
> > > So I need a modem with an ethernet cable out the
> > > back (so to speak).
> > > The shop sells me a Zyxel 645R-A10.
> > > I connect up and they don't work - or rather I
> > > am unable to get them to work :-(
> > > Linksys tech support tell me that the Zyxel modem is also
> > > a router and its use is: "not supported - too complex to
> > > configure"
> > >
> > > Progress to date is that the Zyxel modem (/router) works
> > > fine with a PC plugged in the back. I can access the internet.
> > > The wireless part of the 54G also works fine.
> > >
> > > My ISP is PPPOE and BOTH devices (modem and 54G)
> > > ask for my logon ID and PASSWORD if I say the connection
> > > is PPPOE. Both also default to being DHCP servers (not sure
> > > if that is a problem).
> > >
> > > Anyone know/think this config should work?
> > > At the very least, can someone recommend a cheap, simple
> > > DSL modem that will work with the 54G?
> > >
> > > Rereading this post it's a bit of a mess. Apologies to any reader.
> > > But any help, pointers, suggestions much appreciated.
> > >
> > > Ger
>
>

hi
i have a zyxel p645 modem bridge and wrt54g linksys
and it all works fine on speakeasy / covad 1500/768k adsl
setup , setup your p645 router as bridge and it will work fine
if you set it up on line and open remote login
i can log in and help you to set it up
as bridge

dusan

Ger wrote:
> I am looking please for help with this problem.
> I bought a Linksys WRT54G in order to have DSL
> access for my two desktop and three laptop PCs.
> Wireless for the laptops. Wire for the PCs.
> Having unpacked the 54G I soon realise it has
> no built-in modem (tech support at Linksys say
> this is a common problem!!)
> So I need a modem with an ethernet cable out the
> back (so to speak).
> The shop sells me a Zyxel 645R-A10.
> I connect up and they don't work - or rather I
> am unable to get them to work :-(
> Linksys tech support tell me that the Zyxel modem is also
> a router and its use is: "not supported - too complex to
> configure"
>
> Progress to date is that the Zyxel modem (/router) works
> fine with a PC plugged in the back. I can access the internet.
> The wireless part of the 54G also works fine.
>
> My ISP is PPPOE and BOTH devices (modem and 54G)
> ask for my logon ID and PASSWORD if I say the connection
> is PPPOE. Both also default to being DHCP servers (not sure
> if that is a problem).
>
> Anyone know/think this config should work?
> At the very least, can someone recommend a cheap, simple
> DSL modem that will work with the 54G?
>
> Rereading this post it's a bit of a mess. Apologies to any reader.
> But any help, pointers, suggestions much appreciated.
>
> Ger
>
>

Thanks Dusan. Can you tell me here how to do the bridge config?

I say this, NOT because I don't want you logged on to
my modem, BUT because the DSL line is in use for my work
and arranging a time window when it would be on the new Zyxel
rig would be difficult (but possible). I live in Ireland so there
is also a time difference?

If you can describe how to do it, please do.
Else I'll pick a window over the weekend maybe and open up
the modem. Let me know.

Thanks for the help

Ger


"dusan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> hi
> i have a zyxel p645 modem bridge and wrt54g linksys
> and it all works fine on speakeasy / covad 1500/768k adsl
> setup , setup your p645 router as bridge and it will work fine
> if you set it up on line and open remote login
> i can log in and help you to set it up
> as bridge
>
> dusan
>
> Ger wrote:
> > I am looking please for help with this problem.
> > I bought a Linksys WRT54G in order to have DSL
> > access for my two desktop and three laptop PCs.
> > Wireless for the laptops. Wire for the PCs.
> > Having unpacked the 54G I soon realise it has
> > no built-in modem (tech support at Linksys say
> > this is a common problem!!)
> > So I need a modem with an ethernet cable out the
> > back (so to speak).
> > The shop sells me a Zyxel 645R-A10.
> > I connect up and they don't work - or rather I
> > am unable to get them to work :-(
> > Linksys tech support tell me that the Zyxel modem is also
> > a router and its use is: "not supported - too complex to
> > configure"
> >
> > Progress to date is that the Zyxel modem (/router) works
> > fine with a PC plugged in the back. I can access the internet.
> > The wireless part of the 54G also works fine.
> >
> > My ISP is PPPOE and BOTH devices (modem and 54G)
> > ask for my logon ID and PASSWORD if I say the connection
> > is PPPOE. Both also default to being DHCP servers (not sure
> > if that is a problem).
> >
> > Anyone know/think this config should work?
> > At the very least, can someone recommend a cheap, simple
> > DSL modem that will work with the 54G?
> >
> > Rereading this post it's a bit of a mess. Apologies to any reader.
> > But any help, pointers, suggestions much appreciated.
> >
> > Ger
> >
> >
>

Thanks Yves. I am still trying!!

"Yves Konigshofer" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:bns50p$r0f$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Weird. You may want to reset the WRT54G to the factory defaults by
holding
> down the reset button on the back for 10 seconds.
>
Yes, I do that on a regular basis !!

> The main difference between the WAN and the 4 LAN ports is that NAT only
> affects the LAN and wireless ports and DHCP messages originating from the
> WRT54G should only reach the LAN and wireless ports. If you connect the
> modem to a LAN port, theoretically, it could also serve as a DHCP server
for
> the devices that are connected to the other LAN ports.
>
After lots of tests I now find that everything works fine if the modem
(Zyxel) is
connected to one of the LAN ports on the Router (WRT54G).
It does indeed act as the DHCP server and the PCs get IP addresses from
the modem's range.

With the modem connected to the internet port, I cannot get it to work. I
have
tried lots of combinations of settings without success.
When the modem is so connected, it cannot be pinged and also is not
seen as the Default Gateway on the PCs. When it's on a LAN port,
it is also the PC gateway.
This is so whether DHCP is enabled or disabled for the router.
It is always enabled on the modem.

> How do you configure the Zyxel modem (i.e. set up PPPOE and the built-in
> DHCP server)? When you set up the modem and connect a PC directly to the
> modem, as long as the DHCP server is enabled, you should not manually
> specify any settings on the PC (no IP address, gateway, DNS, etc.). Open
up
> a command prompt and type "ipconfig /all" (or "winipcfg" if not running
> XP/2000) and post the results (although, feel free to remove any data that
> might needlessly identify you such as the hardware address, etc.).
>

Yes, modem is ALWAYS PPPOE with DHCP on.
IPCONFIG shows the modem as the Default Gateway if the modem is
on the LAN. If the modem is on the internet port, then IPCONFIG
on the PCs shows the router as the Gateway (and no internet access).
The IP addresses allocated to the PCs are from the modem (when it's on
the LAN) but are from the router's DHCP when the modem is on the
internet port.

> When you connect the router to the modem, how do you configure it? Your
> router should be set to function in "Gateway" mode (not "Router" mode),
> which is the default setting anyway. It should also obtain its IP address
> via the modem's DHCP server (also a default setting). There is a
> configuration window on the router that allows you to view the router's
> assigned IP address, gateway, DNS, etc. settings that it should have
> obtained from the modem. Compare these to what your PC was assigned when
it
> was connected to the modem. Most of the values should be identical
> (probably everything except for the IP address).
>
Yes, I have tried both Gateway and Router settings.

> Finally, since your currently configuration appears to be working, try
using
> "ipconfig /all" on the devices before making changes. Also, no addresses
> (IP, gateway, DNS, etc.) should be manually entered for the connected
> computers (DNS servers can, however, be an exception); all should get
their
> assignments via DHCP.
>
Like I say, everything is OK with the modem on a LAN port. I cannot get any
internet
access to work when the modem is on the Internet port of the 54G.
> -Yves
>

Two other points.

1. I always power things on in the sequence recommended.
First the modem and wait till it establishes a DSL link.
Then the Router.
Then the PCs.

2. As shipped, the router and modem have the same default IP address
192.168.1.1
I change one of them to 192.168.1.2 before I start any tests.

Ger

P.S. I am interested in Dusan's comment that the modem must be set up as a
BRIDGE.

>
> "Ger" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:7Xfob.3246$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Yves, thank you for your help.
> >
> > "Yves Konigshofer" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:bnrobu$duu$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > You state that the Zyxel modem works when a PC is connected to the
back.
> > > Therefore, I assume that the modem is properly configured for PPPOE
and
> > that
> > > the PC is getting its IP address via the modem's built-in DHCP server.
> >
> > YES
> >
> > >
> > > When you connect the WRT54G (instead of the PC) to the modem,
configure
> it
> > > for DHCP (not PPPOE). Your Zyxel modem's DHCP server will assign the
> > WRT54G
> > > an IP address and the WRT54G, in turn, will assign IP addresses to the
> > > computers that connect to it. Therefore, you also need to turn on the
> > > WRT54G's built-in DHCP server.
> >
> > Yes, I did all that, but it still doesn't work.
> >
> > NOW, in the last hour, I have connected the Zyxel modem into one
> > of the four lan ports on the 54G (NOT into the 'internet' port).
> > I have set the Default Gateway on the client PCs to point to the modem
> > and IT SEEMS TO WORK !!!! :-)))
> > I have both a wired and a wireless PC accessing the internet.
> > I am using the settings you suggest above (54G set to Automatic - DHCP)
> > This is magic.
> > Wish I understood what is going on !!!!
> >
> > This "internet port" on the 54G is something special?
> >
> > Ger
> >
> > >
> > > -Yves
> > >
> > > "Ger" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > > news:PSbob.3201$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > > I am looking please for help with this problem.
> > > > I bought a Linksys WRT54G in order to have DSL
> > > > access for my two desktop and three laptop PCs.
> > > > Wireless for the laptops. Wire for the PCs.
> > > > Having unpacked the 54G I soon realise it has
> > > > no built-in modem (tech support at Linksys say
> > > > this is a common problem!!)
> > > > So I need a modem with an ethernet cable out the
> > > > back (so to speak).
> > > > The shop sells me a Zyxel 645R-A10.
> > > > I connect up and they don't work - or rather I
> > > > am unable to get them to work :-(
> > > > Linksys tech support tell me that the Zyxel modem is also
> > > > a router and its use is: "not supported - too complex to
> > > > configure"
> > > >
> > > > Progress to date is that the Zyxel modem (/router) works
> > > > fine with a PC plugged in the back. I can access the internet.
> > > > The wireless part of the 54G also works fine.
> > > >
> > > > My ISP is PPPOE and BOTH devices (modem and 54G)
> > > > ask for my logon ID and PASSWORD if I say the connection
> > > > is PPPOE. Both also default to being DHCP servers (not sure
> > > > if that is a problem).
> > > >
> > > > Anyone know/think this config should work?
> > > > At the very least, can someone recommend a cheap, simple
> > > > DSL modem that will work with the 54G?
> > > >
> > > > Rereading this post it's a bit of a mess. Apologies to any reader.
> > > > But any help, pointers, suggestions much appreciated.
> > > >
> > > > Ger
> >
> >
>
>

You may also want to check the instructions in the www.linksys.com knowledge
base (search for "DSL modem").

-Yves

"Ger" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:6RAob.3364$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Thanks Yves. I am still trying!!
>
> "Yves Konigshofer" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:bns50p$r0f$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Weird. You may want to reset the WRT54G to the factory defaults by
> holding
> > down the reset button on the back for 10 seconds.
> >
> Yes, I do that on a regular basis !!
>
> > The main difference between the WAN and the 4 LAN ports is that NAT only
> > affects the LAN and wireless ports and DHCP messages originating from
the
> > WRT54G should only reach the LAN and wireless ports. If you connect the
> > modem to a LAN port, theoretically, it could also serve as a DHCP server
> for
> > the devices that are connected to the other LAN ports.
> >
> After lots of tests I now find that everything works fine if the modem
> (Zyxel) is
> connected to one of the LAN ports on the Router (WRT54G).
> It does indeed act as the DHCP server and the PCs get IP addresses from
> the modem's range.
>
> With the modem connected to the internet port, I cannot get it to work. I
> have
> tried lots of combinations of settings without success.
> When the modem is so connected, it cannot be pinged and also is not
> seen as the Default Gateway on the PCs. When it's on a LAN port,
> it is also the PC gateway.
> This is so whether DHCP is enabled or disabled for the router.
> It is always enabled on the modem.
>
> > How do you configure the Zyxel modem (i.e. set up PPPOE and the built-in
> > DHCP server)? When you set up the modem and connect a PC directly to
the
> > modem, as long as the DHCP server is enabled, you should not manually
> > specify any settings on the PC (no IP address, gateway, DNS, etc.).
Open
> up
> > a command prompt and type "ipconfig /all" (or "winipcfg" if not running
> > XP/2000) and post the results (although, feel free to remove any data
that
> > might needlessly identify you such as the hardware address, etc.).
> >
>
> Yes, modem is ALWAYS PPPOE with DHCP on.
> IPCONFIG shows the modem as the Default Gateway if the modem is
> on the LAN. If the modem is on the internet port, then IPCONFIG
> on the PCs shows the router as the Gateway (and no internet access).
> The IP addresses allocated to the PCs are from the modem (when it's on
> the LAN) but are from the router's DHCP when the modem is on the
> internet port.
>
> > When you connect the router to the modem, how do you configure it? Your
> > router should be set to function in "Gateway" mode (not "Router" mode),
> > which is the default setting anyway. It should also obtain its IP
address
> > via the modem's DHCP server (also a default setting). There is a
> > configuration window on the router that allows you to view the router's
> > assigned IP address, gateway, DNS, etc. settings that it should have
> > obtained from the modem. Compare these to what your PC was assigned
when
> it
> > was connected to the modem. Most of the values should be identical
> > (probably everything except for the IP address).
> >
> Yes, I have tried both Gateway and Router settings.
>
> > Finally, since your currently configuration appears to be working, try
> using
> > "ipconfig /all" on the devices before making changes. Also, no
addresses
> > (IP, gateway, DNS, etc.) should be manually entered for the connected
> > computers (DNS servers can, however, be an exception); all should get
> their
> > assignments via DHCP.
> >
> Like I say, everything is OK with the modem on a LAN port. I cannot get
any
> internet
> access to work when the modem is on the Internet port of the 54G.
> > -Yves
> >
>
> Two other points.
>
> 1. I always power things on in the sequence recommended.
> First the modem and wait till it establishes a DSL link.
> Then the Router.
> Then the PCs.
>
> 2. As shipped, the router and modem have the same default IP address
> 192.168.1.1
> I change one of them to 192.168.1.2 before I start any tests.
>
> Ger
>
> P.S. I am interested in Dusan's comment that the modem must be set up as
a
> BRIDGE.
>
> >
> > "Ger" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:7Xfob.3246$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > Yves, thank you for your help.
> > >
> > > "Yves Konigshofer" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > > news:bnrobu$duu$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > > You state that the Zyxel modem works when a PC is connected to the
> back.
> > > > Therefore, I assume that the modem is properly configured for PPPOE
> and
> > > that
> > > > the PC is getting its IP address via the modem's built-in DHCP
server.
> > >
> > > YES
> > >
> > > >
> > > > When you connect the WRT54G (instead of the PC) to the modem,
> configure
> > it
> > > > for DHCP (not PPPOE). Your Zyxel modem's DHCP server will assign
the
> > > WRT54G
> > > > an IP address and the WRT54G, in turn, will assign IP addresses to
the
> > > > computers that connect to it. Therefore, you also need to turn on
the
> > > > WRT54G's built-in DHCP server.
> > >
> > > Yes, I did all that, but it still doesn't work.
> > >
> > > NOW, in the last hour, I have connected the Zyxel modem into one
> > > of the four lan ports on the 54G (NOT into the 'internet' port).
> > > I have set the Default Gateway on the client PCs to point to the modem
> > > and IT SEEMS TO WORK !!!! :-)))
> > > I have both a wired and a wireless PC accessing the internet.
> > > I am using the settings you suggest above (54G set to Automatic -
DHCP)
> > > This is magic.
> > > Wish I understood what is going on !!!!
> > >
> > > This "internet port" on the 54G is something special?
> > >
> > > Ger
> > >
> > > >
> > > > -Yves
> > > >
> > > > "Ger" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > > > news:PSbob.3201$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > > > I am looking please for help with this problem.
> > > > > I bought a Linksys WRT54G in order to have DSL
> > > > > access for my two desktop and three laptop PCs.
> > > > > Wireless for the laptops. Wire for the PCs.
> > > > > Having unpacked the 54G I soon realise it has
> > > > > no built-in modem (tech support at Linksys say
> > > > > this is a common problem!!)
> > > > > So I need a modem with an ethernet cable out the
> > > > > back (so to speak).
> > > > > The shop sells me a Zyxel 645R-A10.
> > > > > I connect up and they don't work - or rather I
> > > > > am unable to get them to work :-(
> > > > > Linksys tech support tell me that the Zyxel modem is also
> > > > > a router and its use is: "not supported - too complex to
> > > > > configure"
> > > > >
> > > > > Progress to date is that the Zyxel modem (/router) works
> > > > > fine with a PC plugged in the back. I can access the internet.
> > > > > The wireless part of the 54G also works fine.
> > > > >
> > > > > My ISP is PPPOE and BOTH devices (modem and 54G)
> > > > > ask for my logon ID and PASSWORD if I say the connection
> > > > > is PPPOE. Both also default to being DHCP servers (not sure
> > > > > if that is a problem).
> > > > >
> > > > > Anyone know/think this config should work?
> > > > > At the very least, can someone recommend a cheap, simple
> > > > > DSL modem that will work with the 54G?
> > > > >
> > > > > Rereading this post it's a bit of a mess. Apologies to any
reader.
> > > > > But any help, pointers, suggestions much appreciated.
> > > > >
> > > > > Ger
> > >
> > >
> >
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