Thread: Connecting SmartAX MT882 to TP-Link WR642G

Hello,

I bought the TP-Link WR642G wireless router to connect it to my existing Huawei SmartAX MT882 modem.

I wired up the connections okay, but can not get the router to connect to the internet.

Some of the things I did while connecting the router:

I chose PPPoE as connection type, keyed in the login & password provided by the ISP.

I assigned the router IP address at 192.168.1.3

I tried setting TCP/IP settings to "detect automatically" as well as with specific gateway and DNS settings (as provided by BSNL).

But with none of these methods could i successfully connect to the internet.

Note that I never tried the wireless yet. I am still trying the wired (LAN)connections.

thanks in advance for some help.

best regards
Nagendra

Originally Posted by nagendra_gd

Hello,
I assigned the router IP address at 192.168.1.3

Firstly decide which one device u need to connect to the internet. Either the wireless router or the wired router.

U can configure the wired router to connect to the internet, just like u used to do in pppoe mode. Connect the wired and wireless devices using a cable.Then disable DHCP on the wireless router. The wireless router will act like a hub in such cases and u can connect multiple pcs.

Note that the cable connecting both devices should be crossover cable.

http://www.indiabroadband.net/attach...peed-speed.jpg

see summary page click " note "icon against 0_35
still not connected
check in Diagnostics page. report.



SmartAX MT-882 ADSL MODEM MENU


After you get connected to internet with mT882
http://www.tp-link.com/english/soft/200865140530.pdf
please download manual for settings.
I have downloaded the manual. for reference

Checkout http://www.indiabroadband.net/bsnl-b...er-wrt54g.html It might be of help too..

Hi again,

thank you for the information.

I am trying to assimilate the info at all the links but struggling with a few basic pieces of configuration i need to get right.

let me ask you all the questions:

1. On the modem (MT 882), do i need to change any settings to make it work with the router?
- first. do i need to change the WAN type? (presently it is PPP and Connection type PPPoE)? Do i need to change it to RFC2684Bridged or RFC2684Routed?

- second. the DHCP settings on my modem are:
DHCP Server Enabled
Starting IP Address 192 . 168 . 1 .
Ending IP Address 192 . 168 . 1 .

Does any of this need a change? Esp do i leave DHCP enabled on the router?

2. On the Wireless router (WR642G), do i need to change the below settings?
- Do I disable or enable DHCP?
- What is a good IP address to assign to it? (say 192.168.2.1)?

Thanks
Nagendra

Originally Posted by nagendra_gd

Hi again,

thank you for the information.

I am trying to assimilate the info at all the links but struggling with a few basic pieces of configuration i need to get right.

let me ask you all the questions:

1. On the modem (MT 882), do i need to change any settings to make it work with the router?
- first. do i need to change the WAN type? (presently it is PPP and Connection type PPPoE)? Do i need to change it to RFC2684Bridged or RFC2684Routed?

- second. the DHCP settings on my modem are:
DHCP Server Enabled
Starting IP Address 192 . 168 . 1 .
Ending IP Address 192 . 168 . 1 .

Does any of this need a change? Esp do i leave DHCP enabled on the router?

2. On the Wireless router (WR642G), do i need to change the below settings?
- Do I disable or enable DHCP?
- What is a good IP address to assign to it? (say 192.168.2.1)?

Thanks
Nagendra

The WAN type present in 882 is showing the technical details of your BSNL connection. No need to tamper with it as your connectivity to BSNL will be affected.

If u want to connect the wireless router to the wired router and to make the wireless router act as a hub, u need to disable DHCP on the wireless router. IP address should be assigned manually to each and everyone of the PCs connected to the wireless router.

If the DHCP is disabled on wireless router the third question doesnt crop up.

IP address of 882 must be 192.168.1.1
IP address of WR must be 192.168.1.2
IP address(es) of PCs connected to WR must be 192.168.1.3, 192.168.1.4 etc etc

Please post if the doubts are still present.

Hello again,

I haven't fixed it yet.

Let me present to you the settings I observe and let you review them and find any trouble with them.

The WR settings are as below:
DHCP Settings
DHCP Server: Disable
Start IP Address: 192.168.1.3
End IP Address: 192.168.1.199
Default Gateway: (optional)
Default Domain: (optional)
Primary DNS: (optional)
Secondary DNS: (optional)

Router Status
Firmware Version: 3.7.2 Build 071123 Rel.38867n
Hardware Version: WR641G/642G v3 08118989

LAN
IP Address: 192.168.1.2
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0

Wireless
Wireless Radio: Enabled
Name (SSID): TP-LINK
Channel: 6
Mode: 108Mbps (Dynamic)
MAC Address: 00-1D-0F-CC-55-DC
IP Address: 192.168.1.2

WAN
IP Address: 0.0.0.0 PPPoE
Subnet Mask: 0.0.0.0
Default Gateway: 0.0.0.0
DNS Server: 0.0.0.0 , 0.0.0.0

Does this point to any configuration errors?

Thanks again.

Nagendra

Originally Posted by nagendra_gd

Does this point to any configuration errors?

Ok, did u check the 882? Is it getting connected to BSNL? Does the mentioned values include the 882 status too?

No, all the mentioned values are from the WR. In fact, if I connect the WR, I am no longer able to ping the MT. that is, i can not ping 192.168.1.1 anymore.

The MT 882 if connected directly to the laptop, the laptop is connecting to the internet.

Which settings of the MT 882 would you like to observe?

i can post them right away.

Originally Posted by nagendra_gd

No, all the mentioned values are from the WR. In fact, if I connect the WR, I am no longer able to ping the MT. that is, i can not ping 192.168.1.1 anymore.

The MT 882 if connected directly to the laptop, the laptop is connecting to the internet.

Which settings of the MT 882 would you like to observe?

i can post them right away.

Sorry for the delay in replay, power failure in here. Please answer the following queries.

1) What is the purpose of WR? U want to access net utilizing wifi in laptop?

2) How many PCs or laptops are involved?