Thread: Setup of ADSL Modem/Router UT-300R2U with Linksys Wireless Router WRT54G

Originally Posted by Admin

Till now 74 people have downloaded the file... I am not sure what keeps you from saying a quick thanks here in the thread?

I like to say thanks but it did not work for me with my talk talk Smart AX MT882.

Originally Posted by prrao

Hi Prash,

First off, thanks for the excellent doc. Thanks to it, I was at least able to troubleshoot a bit more, and got a better understanding of how this works. But I am still not able to fully resolve.

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TIA,
Prakash

P.S:
I saw a different suggestion in one of your posts. I'll probably try that next i.e. setting PPPoE on BSNL modem, turning on DHCP on it, disabling DHCP in WRT54G etc.

The alternate method works. I set PPPoE on the BSNL model, turned on DHCP there, and disabled DHCP in WRT54G. It all works now. Except ..

I had set 192.168.2.1 as the 'Local IP Address' for the WRT54G, but am not able to access that URL any more. How can I access the WRT54G admin page?

TIA,
Prakash

It's wonderful.

set the linksys ip to say 192.168.1.100 .. but remember it should be outside the router dhcp range.. say bsnl router dhcp range is 192.168.1.3 - 192.168.1.10 .. you can have your linksys ip from anywhere between 192.168.1.11 - 192.168.1.254..but not between 192.168.1.3 - 192.168.1.10

Originally Posted by prrao

The alternate method works. I set PPPoE on the BSNL model, turned on DHCP there, and disabled DHCP in WRT54G. It all works now. Except ..

I had set 192.168.2.1 as the 'Local IP Address' for the WRT54G, but am not able to access that URL any more. How can I access the WRT54G admin page?

TIA,
Prakash

There is no need to disable DHCP in any router. Because DHCP is disabled you are no more able to access the WRT54G.

Originally Posted by just4kix

Step by step setup and configuration steps ...

Just download the attachment and unzip it and you will get a .doc file which will give you step by step instructions with screen shots making it very easy for you to do this setup.

**The second file is the updated version so please download the second file for latest updates**

Thanks a lot!!

Hi I am new to the forum. couple of days back I was suffering. I had a BSNL modem mentioned and Lynksys router and did not know how to connect them. Struggled for a few days. My agony was only increased by BSNL's pathetic customer service. They almost refused to help set up ( they said ' bring the laptop to us'. Almost as if that would solve the problem).

Thanks to you I just followed this help guide and set it up succesfully.

I do not how to thank you. It is a wonderful thing to take pains to puttogether. Why can't the BSNL customer service dept do such things?

Regards

Krish

Originally Posted by drbond4u

Thanks a lot!!

You are most welcome.

Originally Posted by krishkrishnan2000

Hi I am new to the forum. couple of days back I was suffering. I had a BSNL modem mentioned and Lynksys router and did not know how to connect them. Struggled for a few days. My agony was only increased by BSNL's pathetic customer service. They almost refused to help set up ( they said ' bring the laptop to us'. Almost as if that would solve the problem).

Thanks to you I just followed this help guide and set it up succesfully.

I do not how to thank you. It is a wonderful thing to take pains to puttogether. Why can't the BSNL customer service dept do such things?

Regards

Krish

I understand your frustration with BSNL. To be fair to BSNL, they are not oblidged to help with a device that is not supplied/supported by them.

This is where open community checks in and there are forums such as ours to help. I sincerely thank you for your kind words of appreciation but I am a small fry. I can only that I can help with the equipment that I own/have. There are many others in this forum who do their own bits and pieces to help out.

Thanks Just4kix. Thanks a bunch for the document and taking time to answer queries. The doc really helped.

I'm hoping I can find more answers here. I sent a separate post regarding the same. After configuring the WRT54G router with MT882 modem, the internet speed dropped big time. About 140Kbps. Any suggestions? Is this common or did I just end up with a defective router?

hello,
i had setup the connection in bridge mode as per just4kix's instructions. its been about a month since i did that setup and now i notice i cannot open the BSNL modem page. how do i get about this problem? even when i connect to BSNL line directly (w/o wireless router interfearence) the modem page does not open. it is 192.168.1.1
here are my ipconfig/all details:
PPP adapter BSNL:

connection specific DNS suffix:
Description......:WAN(PPP/SLIP) Interface
physical address.......:00-53-45-00-00-00
DHCP enabled.........:no
IP address............:117.192.196.199
subnet mask..............:255.255.255.255
default gateway............:117.192.196.199
DNS servers................:218.248.255.146
218.248.255.139
NetBIOS over Tcpip.........isabled

Have you disabled DHCP in UT-300R2U? Are you sure that UT-300R2U's default address is 192.168.1.1?

you probably arent getting an ip.. either enable DHCP as just4kix said or enter ip manually under control panel->network connections->Local area connection properties->Tcp/ipv4 properties

@just4kix: yes, I'm sure that 192.168.1.1 is the BSNL router address. I may have accidentally disabled DHCP in the BSNL modem. I do not remember doing it explicitly though.
@superprash: i will do that, i will enter 192.168.1.1 and let you know what happened..
thanks..

when i check the ip in my network its not highlighted its shown as obtain ip address automatically

Please continue this discussion here (Setup of UT-300R2 with Linksys WRT54G)

thnx a million...just4kix....
really gratful...thnx...

Nothing can be better then this documentunk:

Thanks for the post.

Thanks for your efforts !

Thanks! This is a great step-by-step doc. I didn't miss any step and it worked like a dream.

However, in the 'Basic Wireless Settings' there is a 'Wi-Fi Protected Setup' option. Could someone tell me if I am missing out a more secure setup by choosing the 'Manual' option on my WRT54G2?

Thanks in advance.
Anand

please see this link. hope similar page.
Enter a passphrase
Wireless Security

Hope this link is similar. enter a passphrase.
Wireless Security

In wifi mode you have to enter a security code or passphrase.
see this link. hope it is similar for your router.
//ui.linksys.com/files/WAG200G/1.00.09/WSecurity.htm

(add http)
Para two:
In Taskbar click the wif Icon
from menu select
"show available wireless networks "
Your wifi network : does it show secured or unsecured ?
Asking for passphrase ? when you click connect.

i'm unable to download the file.
can u mail it to me or specify th reason why i'm not allowed to dowload th tutorial?

Thank u.
skycaptain_1989@yahoo.com

Hi just4kix,

Thanks a ton. All I had to do was follow your guide to the dot.

Cheers