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Problems connecting Alcatel 510 to IOL BB

  • 19-08-2003 12:20PM
    #1
    Spud_Gun
    Closed Accounts Posts: 116 ✭✭


    I am finally online! I can connect successfully with the IOL BB modem, but I am having grief connecting with the Alcatel 510 (V4) modem/router. There are a couple of things that I have noticed with this. Firstly, I can only connect to the router while I am online with the USB modem, which is weird. This isn't so much a problem, but it does seem to point toward a conflict issue. Secondly, to change the settings of my modem/router I need an INI file. Does anyone have an INI file that they are using to connect to IOL with a similar piece of hardware?

    I am learning as I go with all this, so is there anything else that I need to do to get the router up and running. It has a built in firewall that I feel may cause me some headaches before I get sorted. :(

    EDIT: Click here to see the blurb on the modem/router. There is also an INI file there to look at.


Comments

  • #2
    Frank Grimes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,797 ✭✭✭Frank Grimes


    Is it IOL business or IOL's RADSL?
    That router only seems to do PPPoA from what I can see.


  • #3
    Spud_Gun
    Closed Accounts Posts: 116 ✭✭Spud_Gun


    Its IOL's RADSL. Would that make a difference? The Alcatel Speedtouch 510 is sold by Eircom, and IOL repackage their BB so it should work fine.


  • #4
    Frank Grimes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,797 ✭✭✭Frank Grimes


    That uses PPPoE. Can that router make PPPoE connections?


  • #5
    Spud_Gun
    Closed Accounts Posts: 116 ✭✭Spud_Gun


    Yes it can. According to the brochure it can make PPPoE, PPPoA, ETHoA and CIP connections. I am not 100% sure how these are set. There is very little interaction using the web interface so I imagine the ini file would need to be used. The problem is that they don't tell me how to do that.


  • #6
    tomk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,067 ✭✭✭tomk


    Here's a link to a UK review that may be of use to you. There's also some downloadable docs here, including a 300(!) page CLI reference.

    I haven't used this box myself, so I can't be more specific.


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  • #7
    Spud_Gun
    Closed Accounts Posts: 116 ✭✭Spud_Gun


    I think I know what the problem is. The default factory settings have the firewall enabled, so I have to turn this off to get it working. I have to do all this via a Telnet connection to the router. From my searching on the web about this modem/router, it seems to be a really good one in that everything is configurable, but unfortunately the documentation is non existant.


  • #8
    Kulgan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,104 ✭✭✭Kulgan


    sorry OT :

    spud_gun how long did it take IOL to connect you from day you sent off order?


  • #9
    Spud_Gun
    Closed Accounts Posts: 116 ✭✭Spud_Gun


    Between 3 to 4 weeks, much longer than it should have as Eircom rejected my first submission for no reason (IOL forward the forms straight away to Eircom) so it was resubmitted and accepted.


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