Thread: help needed with bsnl dna A 211-1 modem

Hi
for the past month or so the wifi of my bsnl dna A 211-1 modem has been not working, all lights except the Inet light are on, although my laptop says connected to the network no actual data transfer happens. when connected to an ethernet cable the intternet works fine
any idea to wht might be wrong?

Post the screen shot your modem's WLAN page.

thanks dilip for such a prompt reply
how do i get to the wlan page? ( i have an apple laptop )

1. Type 192.168.1.1 in your browser.

2. ID and password is admin.

3. Browse through the pages.

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did u try to reset modem??

If not then try resetting to factory defualt!!May be it solves your problem!

you mean reboot?
yup did that, din work

Which mode do you use ? PPPoE or Bridge. In Bridge mode, you use a dialler in which ID and password is entered. In PPPoE ID and password is stored in the modem and you can connect to internet by simply switching ON the modem.

WIFI mode not working in DNA A211 -I

When your LAN connection was working Reset(REBOOT)
the modem to factory settings was a bad step.
Presume you restored the settings again for Internet working In Lan mode.
Now see this link. ( . Follow the steps given.
Modem menu pages are identical.)

The SSID you had given in the router should appear in the computer Wireless networks Page.

Copy/paste this data here.
Only for LAN and Wireless net work connections
Start RUN type cmd
OK
New window opens
type ipconfig /all


Chennai Telephones- Changing password in DataOne Pre-configured modem

Feedback.

hey also try changing DNS servers to:

8.8.8.4
8.8.4.4

@ dilip, wifi i just have to switch on my modem it connects
@essbebe thanks but i have a mac book so that run option isnt really there
@ rock will try tht too

How many system do you have ? Can you connect to wifi without the other system switch ON ?

Are you sure that you are in PPPoE mode ?

sudo ifconfig en1 down (for airport card)
sudo ifconfig en0 down (for ethernet card)

yup only one system, problem still not solved

What about ipconfig /all data asked here ?
For MAC some command/s given here.

ifconfig
lo0: flags=8049<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,MULTICAST> mtu 16384
inet6 fe80::1%lo0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x1
inet 127.0.0.1 netmask 0xff000000
inet6 ::1 prefixlen 128
gif0: flags=8010<POINTOPOINT,MULTICAST> mtu 1280
stf0: flags=0<> mtu 1280
en0: flags=8863<UP,BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULT ICAST> mtu 1500
inet6 fe80::21f:f3ff:fed1:c990%en0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x4
inet 192.168.0.123 netmask 0xffff0000 broadcast 192.168.255.255
ether 00:1f:f3:d1:c9:90
media: autoselect (100baseTX <full-duplex,flow-control>) status: active
supported media: autoselect 10baseT/UTP <half-duplex> 10baseT/UTP <full-duplex> 10baseT/UTP <full-duplex,hw-loopback> 10baseT/UTP <full-duplex,flow-control> 100baseTX <half-duplex> 100baseTX <full-duplex> 100baseTX <full-duplex,hw-loopback> 100baseTX <full-duplex,flow-control> 1000baseT <full-duplex> 1000baseT <full-duplex,hw-loopback> 1000baseT <full-duplex,flow-control> none
fw0: flags=8863<UP,BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULT ICAST> mtu 2030
lladdr 00:1f:f3:ff:fe:87:c0:84
media: autoselect <full-duplex> status: inactive
supported media: autoselect <full-duplex>
en1: flags=8863<UP,BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULT ICAST> mtu 1500
inet6 fe80::21f:5bff:febd:88cb%en1 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x6
inet 192.168.1.2 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.1.255
ether 00:1f:5b:bd:88:cb
media: autoselect status: active
supported media: autoselect
ppp0: flags=8051<UP,POINTOPOINT,RUNNING,MULTICAST> mtu 1492
inet 59.96.160.212 --> 59.96.160.1 netmask 0xff000000

Originally Posted by essbebe

sudo ifconfig en1 down (for airport card)
sudo ifconfig en0 down (for ethernet card)

these simply shut my ethernet and airport cards

Is this for desktop or laptop ?
Check your IP and send PM to me
will access router to check all settings.
Your Computer LAN settings Ok.
Your computer WLAN settings seem suspect.
Can you access network settings page and compare ?
example page from XP pro sp3 ( mine)

dilip
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which one should i paste here to find out whether its on ppoe mode?

its for a laptop, what exactly do you want me to send also for some reason pm is not possble, says you have disabled it or somehting.ill post some screenshots of network utility..

Check this stimulation site. Click High lighted menu items
Check with your settings.
Again i repeat I don't have MAC
OS
OS X 10.4 (Tiger) Network Preferences simulation

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Post all pages.
(with sub menu selection on top) in order.
airport.pppoe.htm etc.
Try insert ( yellow icon on top )

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RECAP:
PROBLEM in MAC OS
DNA A211-1 "PPPoE always On "

my laptop says connected to the network no actual data transfer happens. when connected to an ethernet cable the intternet works fine

Sorry for late post. was stuck up in an useless discussion elsewhere..

in PIC12 ( try to enable all: last).
Picture 13 : delete entry Uncheck Box
passive FTP (?)
Picture 14 : Ethernet Any other option/s
MTU can be changed to 1492.
Picture 15. seems PPPoE not connected.
Please make changes one by one . then try.

In the modem in LAn page check the DHCP range given. Make it say 192.168. 1.2 to 192.168.1.10
( also enable UPnP if box seen )

In Modem Diagnostics page . with laptop in WIFI mode check status.
Feedback.