Forgive me ! DSL-G604T with IOL, Please Help !

ondafly

bought a d-link dslg604t for my dad. At my own place I have a dsl-604+ running on BB for at least 1 year - no problems.

Dad as BB, using the standard IOL modem, no problems either.

Deceided to setup the new modem at my place so I could call over to him and only have to adjust the user name / password before he was up and running.

Anyway, for the life of me, I can't get it to connect. I've copied down as much info as I can from the machine - it even says DSL is connected, but for some reason the "WAN" doesn't get an IOL IP or connect, no matter how many times I hit the "connect" option

What am I doing wrong ?

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PPoE (user name is correct, and password correct - works on other D-link DSL router)
idel timeout 0
MTU 1400
MRU 1492
VPI 8
VCI 35


DNS
USE USER DISCOVERED DNS SERVER ONLY
Preferred DNS Server 194.125.2.241
Alternate DNS Server 194.125.2.240


Connection Status (this page has a "connect" button, which i press continually [:)] )
LAN
MAC Address 00:11:95:95:88:15
IP Address 192.168.1.1
Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0
DHCP Server Not Running

WAN
Description Type IP State Action
Connection 1 pppoe N/A Disconnected

DSL Status
Connection Status Connected
Upstream Rate (Kbps) 128
Downstream Rate (Kbps) 512
US Margin 23
DS Margin 16
Modulation MMODE
LOS Errors 0
DS Line Attenuation 46
US Line Attenuation 58
Path Mode Interleaved

DSL Statistics
Near End F4 Loop Back Count 0
Near End F5 Loop Back Count 0


iNFO FROM LOG (TIME SCREWED UP)

Sep 8 12:00:06> Valid Configuration Tree
Sep 8 12:00:11> Firewall NAT service started
Jan 1 01:01:00> Bridge Created: br0
Jan 1 01:01:00> msg_handle: Bad message
Jan 1 01:01:00> Bridge Interface Added: eth0
Jan 1 01:01:04> DSL Carrier is training
Jan 1 01:01:04> Error:Failed to get Linux drv version
Jan 1 01:01:12> Bridge Interface Added: tiwlan0
Jan 1 01:01:14> DSL Carrier is up

TCP/IP

I had the same problem with Eircom, ring tech support and they will give you the correct settings for connect to there DSL service

Ciaran500

Did you update the firmware? The new one should be easier to use.

ondafly

pulling my hair out at this stage.

Upgraded the firmware, indeed much nicer interface. Ran the wizard, input all the settings. Ran the tests, passes everything, except the test to ping DNS. So, double check my DNS addresses

DNS Relay selection = Use User Discovered DNS Server Only

User Configuration
Preferred DNS Server = 194.125.2.240
Alternate DNS Server = 192.125.2.241

Which I believe are correct. Thing I can't understand, is how my old d-link 604 works perfect, yet this new d-link g604t , has got so many more options, of which I've no clue what to put in.

Examples under WAN section;

MRU ? set this at 1492, and 1500 , no difference
MTU set to 1492 and 1500, no difference

ATM service category = UBR or CBR or VBR (haven't a clue what it should be)
PCR = X kbs
SCR = X kbs

I'd really appreciate if anyone has gotten this router up and running correctly with IOL - if they could send me a config or something

ondafly

still no joy with this device. Really appreciate if anyone can send me info on setting it up with IOL. IOL themselves won't help as its not the standard modem

Tech Pete

Ring Tech Support and ask for Conor.
Nice Guy helped me out...

Ciaran500

I have just set up my G604T to work with IOL. PM me your email address and I will send you my config file.


I hope you appreciate this it took alot of effort to set it for IOL, then back to IBB.

Ciaran500

NM, I got it to upload onto boards.

Just change this files file type to .xml then import it onto your router.

EDIT: Don't forget to change the username and password aswell.

EDIT2: Attachment removed, not needed anymore.

Tech Pete

Ciaran500 wrote:

NM, I got it to upload onto boards.

Just change this files file type to .xml then import it onto your router.

EDIT: Don't forget to change the username and password aswell.

Ciaran u realise anyone on boards can now see your @iolbb username and password?? and therefore login as u?

Ciaran500

No they can't. I left it as "xxxx@iolbb". I'm cancelling it anyway, sending the modem tomorrow.

Tech Pete

Ahem....

<username><snipped></username>

See??

Ciaran500

Ah well, I can't always be right.


Password is <snipped> if anyone wants free broadband for the next few days.

Tech Pete

More like...


<password>snipped</password>

elexes

just wondering could ur router be fubar'd ?
why do you have dhcp disabled ?

ondafly

using Ciaran's config - the router is working perfectly. but as some of you spotted, the file originally had ciarans username and password. Using ciaran's info, it logs on perfectly, and I'm happy as a pig in dot. But when I change the username and password, to that of my own, or to that of my dad - it stops working. My passwords are a minimum of 9 characters and have " & " in them. My older D-link 604+ has this type of password and works fine. I'm just wondering , have I stumbled upon a flaw in the newer d-links which have a maximum password size and/or character list ? and how does one go about changing their IOL password ?

Any thoughts folks ?

@elexes - regarding DHCP, I always disable it on my networks.

Captain Trips

ondafly wrote:

using Ciaran's config - the router is working perfectly. but as some of you spotted, the file originally had ciarans username and password. Using ciaran's info, it logs on perfectly, and I'm happy as a pig in dot. But when I change the username and password, to that of my own, or to that of my dad - it stops working. My passwords are a minimum of 9 characters and have " & " in them. My older D-link 604+ has this type of password and works fine. I'm just wondering , have I stumbled upon a flaw in the newer d-links which have a maximum password size and/or character list ? and how does one go about changing their IOL password ?

Any thoughts folks ?

@elexes - regarding DHCP, I always disable it on my networks.

If that's the case are you sure that IOL have activated the account for your dad?

ondafly

ah yeah, its well activated, i had it installed when i was living there, over 1 year ago, took my wifi d-link with me to my own place, and hes been using the standard esat modem since, now hes got a laptop and wants to use wifi on it etc etc. double checked his password by signing into the usage calc, works perfectly. Very strange problem....

Mutant_Fruit

me thinks someone needs a new password asap :P

ondafly

thanks to a suggestion by conor_mr2 (flaming lateral thinker )

seeing that the d-link reads its config in XML, and the password I'm using contains " & " as a character. Apparrently ampersand (sp?) has to be written as the following (when in XML code )

&

or in decimal

&

I will try this out tonight and let all know.

ondafly

double doh - my decimal example isn't being displayed - typical

conor-mr2

let us know!

ondafly

all sorted now - it was indeed how the d-link was reading my password with the symbol " & " , replaced it with the "&" coding and all is well.



thanks again to conor and ciaran