Thread: Making the BSNL DataOne Wireless home network guide

you dont see the wifi network?? please post the screenshot of the wireless page of your modem

Originally Posted by superprash2003

you dont see the wifi network?? please post the screenshot of the wireless page of your modem

Funny, now I cant even access the 192.168.1.1 page. I am online however. Any idea? Both IE and Mozilla results in the same "page cannot be displayed error. Pinging that same address times out.
It might help. I just did a tracert and I can trace only upto my vpn cluster (I need to be online on my vpn right now) and it does not go anywhere beyond my vpn server location.

PS: how does one attach screen shots to this forum?

enter static ip address manually for your pc under network connections->local area connection.. enter ip as 192.168.1.10 and gateway as 192.168.1.1 .. you can attach pics by uploading to tinypic and pasting the link here.. now try accessing 192.168.1.1

I wont be able to access my router, right? Look at my settings::

Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : cisco.com
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.47
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 3:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : cisco.com
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.xx.xx.xxx
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.255
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 10.xx.xx.xxx

yes.. because your gateway ip is blank .. set it to 192.168.1.1.. you may want to edit that output.. cause the 10.x.x.x ip may be your workplace's server ip.. not good to place on public forums..

OK I got off my work vpn and I now have access to 192.168.1.1 I cant post a screen shot. Forum does not allow me to post external links before I graduate to 15 posts....So I have attached the screens. Hope you can figure out something there

My wireless adapter shows " Media state....media Disconnected" BTW. Hope it helps

uncheck "enable access list" last screenshot.. and try changing channel to 6.. save/reboot.. refresh wireless network list in windows and see..

No go mate. I cant even get the "acquiring IP address" state on the adapter. I tried looking for the wireless signal on my phone (HTC3300) but it does not find any wireless signal either. Wireless Media state is still disconnected.
I have 1) entered manual IPs in the modem interface
2) removed manual IP in the modem and assigned static ips 192.168.1.xx in the wireless adapter too
3) assigned same ip address scheme in BOTH adapter and modem
4) tried enabling dhcp. But I dont think BSNL gives me that option.
5) my wireless radio works. I know this because I connect to the office wireless seamlessly when I am in office.
6) I have two Laptops. I cant get a signal from both the laptops. (Lenovo T61 and Lenovo T60) - I can connect to office wireless from both laptops.
7) the Wireless LED is constant on the ADSL modem.
8) reset has been done on the modem some days ago (about a week)
9) Disabling and shutting down firewall/AV makes no difference.
10) Calling BSNL is not an option, I am sure we know about that very well

This is the wireless status screen -
see attachment

Well, firstly thanx for all the guidance. Now i have another question:

I managed to got http : // 192 . 168 . 1 . 1 and setup the wan settings for wi-fi login; Although not all the fields matched. Also changed the SSID and set a security pswd for that too. however now when i try to go back to my PC the modem does not respond. tried switching to VCP1 instead of VCp0, but the same result ( the laptop works but the PC does not). Any suggestions?

i didnt quite get you.. could you elaborate a bit more.. is internet working currently?

hi, im connected(with laptop,ipod) to the bsnl broadband connection using linksys (wrt54g) wireless router.... the connection is unsecured.... i do not find the option of wireless wen i go to 192.168.1.1 can someone pls help me secure the connection...

If wrt54g is only a wif router
mention the bsnl modem make you have.
With full setup
Start RUN type cmd type ipconfig/all
Give data here.

How many wireless Network connections appear in your Network ?

Para two : To secure see "How to" threads here or
see this link for guidance.
http://www.chennai.bsnl.co.in/BBS/WA3002G4.htm

http://chennai.bsnl.co.in/BBS/ChangePass2.htm

hi
I am nitin
i have bsnl broadband connection
can i use it in company through wireless modem or router .my comany 3km away from my house .

the wifi range is about 100 ft radius...

hi guys,
seems to me i am the least broadband-savvy person in here! still i am game to learn...and once i get my bsnl connection i'll try and follow the advice u ppl have dispensed. till then i need some duller info- what kind of home plan can i get for my laptop at home? i can't afford to spend much but i do a lot of online reading and sometimes youtube-movies. i am telling you what i use my net for so you could suggest speeds for me. only thing i download regularly is songs. so what should i get- the required speed and modem type?
reva.

Originally Posted by revs_y

hi guys,
seems to me i am the least broadband-savvy person in here! still i am game to learn...and once i get my bsnl connection i'll try and follow the advice u ppl have dispensed. till then i need some duller info- what kind of home plan can i get for my laptop at home? i can't afford to spend much but i do a lot of online reading and sometimes youtube-movies. i am telling you what i use my net for so you could suggest speeds for me. only thing i download regularly is songs. so what should i get- the required speed and modem type?
reva.

I advice you to start with UL750+ in the beginning. This will help you in not exceeding your usage limit. Yes, the speed is slow @ 256 kbps or 32 kB/s but you could analyize your requirements and your usage pattern and then shift to high speed/limited usage plan like Home 500 C+.

@nitin_patil80
3 km is quite far to use the same connection..

its not working for me..!!!
even after reset , am not able to access 192.168.1.1 ..
admin/admin is not working and is giving authorisation failed

plzzzzzzzzzzzz tell me wat to do..!!

I am able to connect to net by attachin LAN wire ...but not by wi-fi

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go to the command prompt and type ipconfig and post output here..

@excalibur

I am able to connect to net by attachin LAN wire

1...Mention modem/router model and make .
2.....See Post No 140.
3.......Which computer is working in LAN mode?
..........desktop or laptop ?
4..........when, BB connection was provided to you ?
5...........How you tried to reset the modem/wifirouter?

hey ther!
i hav a wa3002-g1 type 2 modem
i had bought a laptop about a yr ago and then the bsnl guy had come n had done all the settings and stuff for the wireless connection this yr i bought a new laptop n i am able to connect to the net with cable but wireless it does not connect.... my old laptop still connects wirelessly..... wat settings shud i make to make it connect wirelessly.... also i dunno my wireless key.....is it the same as the one in the 192.168.1.1 page...interface setup... wireless page??

appreciate ur help
thank u

Hello,

Very useful thread with great instructions for setting up a wireless network. Have a couple of questions though. I have a Huawei DSL modem (MT 880) which I've been using with my desktop for the last year or so. Decided to go wireless now that I have a laptop and so I got a Linksys WRT54G2 wireless router.

I went into the Linksys console and changed the IP to 192.168.10.1 so it doesn't conflict with the DSL modem (192.168.1.1). The part I'm not sure about is what do I choose as the Internet connection type in the Linksys router configuration? The choices are Automatic Configuration-DHCP, Static IP, PPoE and a couple of others which I don't think are relevant.

If I choose Automatic Configuration, it only prompts me for the router IP information which I entered as above (192.168.10.1/255.255.255.0). I figure that in order for the router to talk to the modem, I need to specify the modem's IP address (192.168.1.1) as the gateway address but there doesn't seem to be any place to enter this information.

If I choose Static IP, it seems to expect an external IP address and gateway and rejects the internal (192.x) address that I specify.

PPoE expects a user name and password and given that the DSL modem already has that information, I'm not sure if this is the right option either.

Could someone shed some light on what the correct configuration should be?

One last question. There seems to be varying opinions on whether the connection from the modem to the router should be via the Internet port on the router or if it should just use one of the Ethernet ports and if the connection should be via a straight through or cross over cable.

Thanks in advance!

@admin,

Thanks for the guide. I am thinking of getting BSNL UL 1350 connection. Right now i dont have bsnl phone as well. I will get both phone and internet.

I am thinking of purchasing linksys wireless router myself.

I heard that BSNL doesn't come if the customer purchases the router. They just call and let us know over the phone that the internet is ready.

Is there any body who can suggest the which Linksys Wireless Router (model name and no.) i should go for?

and also will this same guideline can be followed for configuring it?