ADSL Modem -error message.

I have a Netcomm ADSL Modem/router. It has been "off the air" for about 36
hours, then mysteriously connected again. The only error line in the
congig's diagnostic test is:

Test PPPoPvc 0 IP connect to PPP - Fail

The Help is very general at this point. What does it mean, and how far down
the line?

BTW, NetComm advise NOT to use their basic model, designed for Windows with
no router. My ISP's rep couldn't understand why. Is there an explanation
almost in "words of one syllable"?

TIA,

Doug.
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Doug Laidlaw

Doug Laidlaw wrote:

> I have a Netcomm ADSL Modem/router. It has been "off the air" for
> about 36
> hours, then mysteriously connected again. The only error line in the
> congig's diagnostic test is:
>
> Test PPPoPvc 0 IP connect to PPP - Fail
>
> The Help is very general at this point. What does it mean, and how
> far down the line?
>
> BTW, NetComm advise NOT to use their basic model, designed for Windows
> with
> no router. My ISP's rep couldn't understand why. Is there an
> explanation almost in "words of one syllable"?
>
> TIA,
>
> Doug.

A modem with a built-in router or a modem connected to the computer
through a separate hardware cable/dsl router allows the computer to run
on a private ip range using straight tcp/ip with dhcp and without
having to add additional software to drive the PPPoE or PPPoA protocol.

Your linux distribution probably defaults to connecting via straight lan
connection with automatic ip (i.e. straight tcp/ip with dhcp)

To get better help on groups such as this, it would be preferable if you
were to tell us the make and model number of your modem and the make
and, if you are connecting through a router, the make and model of the
router.

Clive

Clive Dove wrote:

> Doug Laidlaw wrote:
>
>> I have a Netcomm ADSL Modem/router. It has been "off the air" for
>> about 36
>> hours, then mysteriously connected again. The only error line in the
>> congig's diagnostic test is:
>>
>> Test PPPoPvc 0 IP connect to PPP - Fail
>>
>> The Help is very general at this point. What does it mean, and how
>> far down the line?
>>
>> BTW, NetComm advise NOT to use their basic model, designed for Windows
>> with
>> no router. My ISP's rep couldn't understand why. Is there an
>> explanation almost in "words of one syllable"?
>>
>> TIA,
>>
>> Doug.
>
> A modem with a built-in router or a modem connected to the computer
> through a separate hardware cable/dsl router allows the computer to run
> on a private ip range using straight tcp/ip with dhcp and without
> having to add additional software to drive the PPPoE or PPPoA protocol.
>
> Your linux distribution probably defaults to connecting via straight lan
> connection with automatic ip (i.e. straight tcp/ip with dhcp)
>
> To get better help on groups such as this, it would be preferable if you
> were to tell us the make and model number of your modem and the make
> and, if you are connecting through a router, the make and model of the
> router.
>
> Clive

O.K.: The Make is NetComm (previously Banksia). The model is NB1300
suitable for 10/100 MHz Ethernet or USB (under Windows. Win98 refuses to
configure via the network card, saying that if I have an NIC, there must be
another workstation out there.) Under Linux I have an NIC with DHCP
between the computer and the modem. and PPPoE on the "outside." It has a
built-in router which can be configured as a straight bridge if there is
another router beyond it. This gives telephone-line ADSL. The modem is
set at 192.168.1.1, and sets the computer to 192.168.1.7. The external IP
address is dynamically set by my ISP. There is a Web interface for setup,
which showed the error I quoted.

Doug.
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Doug Laidlaw wrote:

> Clive Dove wrote:
>
>> Doug Laidlaw wrote:
>>
>>> I have a Netcomm ADSL Modem/router. It has been "off the air" for
>>> about 36
>>> hours, then mysteriously connected again. The only error line in
>>> the congig's diagnostic test is:
>>>
>>> Test PPPoPvc 0 IP connect to PPP - Fail
>>>
>>> The Help is very general at this point. What does it mean, and how
>>> far down the line?
>>>
>>> BTW, NetComm advise NOT to use their basic model, designed for
>>> Windows with
>>> no router. My ISP's rep couldn't understand why. Is there an
>>> explanation almost in "words of one syllable"?
>>>
>>> TIA,
>>>
>>> Doug.
>>
>> A modem with a built-in router or a modem connected to the computer
>> through a separate hardware cable/dsl router allows the computer to
>> run on a private ip range using straight tcp/ip with dhcp and without
>> having to add additional software to drive the PPPoE or PPPoA
>> protocol.
>>
>> Your linux distribution probably defaults to connecting via straight
>> lan connection with automatic ip (i.e. straight tcp/ip with dhcp)
>>
>> To get better help on groups such as this, it would be preferable if
>> you were to tell us the make and model number of your modem and the
>> make and, if you are connecting through a router, the make and model
>> of the router.
>>
>> Clive
>
> O.K.: The Make is NetComm (previously Banksia). The model is NB1300
> suitable for 10/100 MHz Ethernet or USB (under Windows. Win98 refuses
> to configure via the network card, saying that if I have an NIC, there
> must be
> another workstation out there.) Under Linux I have an NIC with DHCP
> between the computer and the modem. and PPPoE on the "outside." It
> has a built-in router which can be configured as a straight bridge if
> there is
> another router beyond it. This gives telephone-line ADSL. The modem
> is
> set at 192.168.1.1, and sets the computer to 192.168.1.7. The
> external IP
> address is dynamically set by my ISP. There is a Web interface for
> setup, which showed the error I quoted.
>
> Doug.


Don't connect as a bridge. Use a straight NAT router configuration. The
public ip will belong to the router and the inboard equipment including
your computer will be assigned a private ip in the 192.168.1.x range.

Do not try to configure your computer for PPPoE. It should be
configured for a LAN connection with automatic ip (DHCP). So far as
your computer is concerned it is on a LAN and does not know about, or
needs to know about PPPoE. The router's dhcp daemon should give the
computer everything it needs to connect, including its ip address and
netmask and a couple of dns server addresses passed on from the public
network.

There is an online manual for this device here:

http://www.netcomm.com.au/Support/do...roducts=NB1300


Clive

Clive Dove wrote:

> Doug Laidlaw wrote:
>
>> Clive Dove wrote:
>>
>>> Doug Laidlaw wrote:
>>>
>>>> I have a Netcomm ADSL Modem/router. It has been "off the air" for
>>>> about 36
>>>> hours, then mysteriously connected again. The only error line in
>>>> the congig's diagnostic test is:
>>>>
>>>> Test PPPoPvc 0 IP connect to PPP - Fail
>>>>
>>>> The Help is very general at this point. What does it mean, and how
>>>> far down the line?
>>>>
>>>> BTW, NetComm advise NOT to use their basic model, designed for
>>>> Windows with
>>>> no router. My ISP's rep couldn't understand why. Is there an
>>>> explanation almost in "words of one syllable"?
>>>>
>>>> TIA,
>>>>
>>>> Doug.
>>>
>>> A modem with a built-in router or a modem connected to the computer
>>> through a separate hardware cable/dsl router allows the computer to
>>> run on a private ip range using straight tcp/ip with dhcp and without
>>> having to add additional software to drive the PPPoE or PPPoA
>>> protocol.
>>>
>>> Your linux distribution probably defaults to connecting via straight
>>> lan connection with automatic ip (i.e. straight tcp/ip with dhcp)
>>>
>>> To get better help on groups such as this, it would be preferable if
>>> you were to tell us the make and model number of your modem and the
>>> make and, if you are connecting through a router, the make and model
>>> of the router.
>>>
>>> Clive
>>
>> O.K.: The Make is NetComm (previously Banksia). The model is NB1300
>> suitable for 10/100 MHz Ethernet or USB (under Windows. Win98 refuses
>> to configure via the network card, saying that if I have an NIC, there
>> must be
>> another workstation out there.) Under Linux I have an NIC with DHCP
>> between the computer and the modem. and PPPoE on the "outside." It
>> has a built-in router which can be configured as a straight bridge if
>> there is
>> another router beyond it. This gives telephone-line ADSL. The modem
>> is
>> set at 192.168.1.1, and sets the computer to 192.168.1.7. The
>> external IP
>> address is dynamically set by my ISP. There is a Web interface for
>> setup, which showed the error I quoted.
>>
>> Doug.
>
>
> Don't connect as a bridge. Use a straight NAT router configuration. The
> public ip will belong to the router and the inboard equipment including
> your computer will be assigned a private ip in the 192.168.1.x range.
>
> Do not try to configure your computer for PPPoE. It should be
> configured for a LAN connection with automatic ip (DHCP). So far as
> your computer is concerned it is on a LAN and does not know about, or
> needs to know about PPPoE. The router's dhcp daemon should give the
> computer everything it needs to connect, including its ip address and
> netmask and a couple of dns server addresses passed on from the public
> network.
>
> There is an online manual for this device here:
>
>
http://www.netcomm.com.au/Support/do...roducts=NB1300
>
>
> Clive

Thanks. I have the paper manual and the manual on CD. I have it configured
as you say.

Is the message that started this thread significant?

Doug.
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