Regarding my attempts at putting a private network on a SBC Yahoo DSL connection, my cleint tells me the connection is working well now. Maybe there was something funky going on at SBC's end and that's why the router wasn't logging in. The router doesn't provide any troubleshooting facilities other than indication of the connection status so it's pretty hard to tell what the source of any login problem is.
Also, the router documentation does indicate that it may be necessary to allow the modem to sync up before powering up the router. However, that makes recovery from a power failure problematic. Well, it's working fine now so... Thanks, - Craig ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sam Lipson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2003 1:56 PM Subject: [RLUG] a bit more on SBC DSL oddities RE: can't estab. PPPoE for the second time w/ SBC DSL. Assuming you now have and are using a proper "unique" username/password (from the SBC registration web site)... We have seen that we really need to drop the DSL modem off the line in order to reliably re-establish the PPPoE connection in any reasonable timeframe. The management "features" on the D-Link device aren't particularly conducive to more detailed troubleshooting. In one of the houses my friend has lived in - which had TRULY funky phone wiring - we disconnected all the jacks except a couple and the DSL connection was much better. Cordless phones (that play nicely with any WLANs in the house, really reduce the need for phone jacks all over the place). Not to add fuel to any ISP fires - but in Reno I have had very good success with Pyramid, who probably also counts as the little guy. --Sam _______________________________________________ RLUG mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.rlug.org/mailman/listinfo/rlug
