homeflash
08-24-2005, 12:52 PM
First of all, nothing was touched. Everything was fine while I was browsing. All of sudden, socket error for email and I lost the internet connection. I called verizon isp immediately, check the line, it is fine, check the modem, it is working. I hooked my pc back directly to the modem and it works fine.
The Verizon Tech support guided me thru how to set up the router (which I knew already). When entering the username and password correctly, it
is just saying cannot connect pppoe server. So, that may determins my router is bad. Then, I tried to hook it back directly to my dsl modem and work fine.
Fortunately I have a hub and I am using DSL. I am able to use internet in quick recovery.
My questions are as follow.
a. Can I use the router port that goes into the modem originally, insert into the hub and set up the router that way?? Actually, I now am connecting it that way, but I am getting the same error. I am doing that because i thought I won't interfer my internet on other pc.
b. My wireless pc can get a very good signal from the wireless router which I hooked it to the hub. However, the way I do it now is the connect thru proxy from other main pc. If my router is bad, would I still be able to do that?? I am thinking it is more like the pppoe server won't let my router get authenticated for some reason. Any idea?
Anyway, I am now hooking up my dsl with the hub and my router is off and on when I need to surf from the wireless pc. But of course, this is a temporary solution. I do not wish to buy another router and end up the same thing. By the way, I did try to use my old linksys router and it was the same result, cannot connect to pppoe server.
My wireless router is also linksys.
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The Verizon Tech support guided me thru how to set up the router (which I knew already). When entering the username and password correctly, it
is just saying cannot connect pppoe server. So, that may determins my router is bad. Then, I tried to hook it back directly to my dsl modem and work fine.
Fortunately I have a hub and I am using DSL. I am able to use internet in quick recovery.
My questions are as follow.
a. Can I use the router port that goes into the modem originally, insert into the hub and set up the router that way?? Actually, I now am connecting it that way, but I am getting the same error. I am doing that because i thought I won't interfer my internet on other pc.
b. My wireless pc can get a very good signal from the wireless router which I hooked it to the hub. However, the way I do it now is the connect thru proxy from other main pc. If my router is bad, would I still be able to do that?? I am thinking it is more like the pppoe server won't let my router get authenticated for some reason. Any idea?
Anyway, I am now hooking up my dsl with the hub and my router is off and on when I need to surf from the wireless pc. But of course, this is a temporary solution. I do not wish to buy another router and end up the same thing. By the way, I did try to use my old linksys router and it was the same result, cannot connect to pppoe server.
My wireless router is also linksys.
*** Sometimes Helping is a way of Learning! ***