Issue is resolved Seems that the ZTE ZXDSL 531B has some problems with the MTU (data packet size) - someone from another list suggested lowering it - it was at the maximum 1492 - i lowered it to a random 800 and sure enough the net via the router is back to normal.
Thanks ram Ram _________________________________________________________ Himal Prakriti - Information on Uttarakhand Floods and Post Flood Scenario Amazing Indians: Transforming lives in the hills Homestay with a difference On 26 March 2014 22:16, Ramnarayan.K <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi > > Am facing some strange issues with our broadband internet. Served by BSNL > India. > > First a range of the DSL / ADSl modems have partially functioning ports. > > Second one of the devices allows only some sites to work (like all google > sites) > > I have two adsl routers > The first a ZTE ZXDSL 531B 4 ethernet port and wifi router - this allows > only some sites to be accessed. It seems like a known problem. > > The second a Dlink -DSL- 2520U has a malfunctioning (single) ethernet port > but its usb port continues to work. > > *** > Its a Catch 22 situation - the ZXDSL routers allows wifi and limited > internet - but many folks (4 of us) can use it to access gmail , google > news, some banking sites, some government sites and some others _- there is > no pattern, _ ihave changed dns' both on the modem as well on local > machines but it does not help. > > The Dlink router allows only one person - sitting really close to a short > usb cable to use the net. > > ** > It is possible to get a replacement but our location is such that the > replacement modem will take atleast 10 days to reach. > > So temporarily was wondering if the following is a workable solution > > A laptop running Linux (Linux mint 15) is connected to the Dlink 2520U via > the usb cable. > The internet connection is shared (how is what i aim to ask) and via a > ethernet cable i feed a linksys wrt54gl wifi router. > > If this is a workable solution may i request the following > 1. If yes, How to i get a laptop that is accessing the internet via the > usb connection to pass on the internet via an ethernet cable to the linksys > router > > If its not possible - would you have any suggestions > > Would be grateful for your suggestions > > *** > Its possible that tomorrow I may sit next to the dlink router and download > the openwrt version for the zte zxdsl router - but that will take some > time. and a lot more time to install and configure the device with i guess > a chance of bricking the device all together. > > However if someone can google drive the said files and instructions maybe > i can try and install them. I think the firmware upgrade is in two phases - > first to install some cfe file and then install the openwrt firmware > > ** > I have another router that seems to not work > which is also a Dlink GLB-502T-V2 > > I don't think there is any openwrt firmware for this - if there is, then > am willing to give this one a full go because as of now its just a piece of > junk. > > Again if there is , may i request, that the firmware (and instructions) be > google drived (as it seems i can access that) > > ** > thanks and looking forward to your suggestions and advice > > Ram > _________________________________________________________ > Himal Prakriti - Information on Uttarakhand Floods and Post Flood Scenario > Amazing Indians: Transforming lives in the hills > Homestay with a difference > >
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