Thread: How to set Modem in Bridged mode and wireless router in PPoE mode

Hi fuys i got UT-300R2U modem and a WGR614 wireless router ....
And i have a BSNL BroadBand connection with user name and password.
Currectly i have my modem working in PPPoE with username and password feeded in the modem .And the router is configured with no user name and password ....
So can some one tell me how to configure the modem in a bridged mode and the router in PPPoE mode so that i can feed the username and password in the router console to dial it automatically rather than my modem dialling it ....
Please help.

are you sure a router can dial?it is a modem's job to dial & unless your router is a modem+router i don't think it can dial.

Originally Posted by whitestar_999

are you sure a router can dial?it is a modem's job to dial & unless your router is a modem+router i don't think it can dial.

Well actually i thought ...that as we dial from a machine using a dialer via the modem configured in bridged mode .....may be storing the passowrd and username in the router can enable it to dial via the modem....

Well i dont know how correct is this ..but i can understand what u said that its only the modem that can dial .....so thats what i am saying
We wil allow the modem to dial but as a dialer can we use router ....?



Or else take it this way :
I want to have modem in bridged mode ....and i want to have a wireless router also installed ...so how can i do it ?

yes you can allow the router to dial.. most wireless routers do have the facility to dial.. so for that you need to setup your bsnl modem in bridged mode and your wifi router in ppoe mode.. but i dont get it.. there is no difference if the modem dials or wifi routers dial..its the same...better leave it as it is... unless you have some specific reason!!

Originally Posted by superprash2003

yes you can allow the router to dial.. most wireless routers do have the facility to dial.. so for that you need to setup your bsnl modem in bridged mode and your wifi router in ppoe mode.. but i dont get it.. there is no difference if the modem dials or wifi routers dial..its the same...better leave it as it is... unless you have some specific reason!!

Actually i am getting some problems while i access certail live exchanges .....
Hence i thought if i try changing the config may be it will make a difference .
Well actually doing the reverse will mean the same but i just wanted to try it .....
If u can let me know the procedure for
UT-300R2U and WGR614 ......then it will be very helpfulll
I can put the modem in bridge mode ...but how to put the router in pppoe mode ....is what i am not getting?

sure i can help.. just post a screenshot of the wireless router's configuration page... the main page.. i dont know how it looks.. from there i can possibly guide you step by step!!

Originally Posted by superprash2003

sure i can help.. just post a screenshot of the wireless router's configuration page... the main page.. i dont know how it looks.. from there i can possibly guide you step by step!!

Well i have zipped and attached it .....cos that image was alot bigger than the allowed limit.....

ok.. your answer is right there.. in the screenshot page...Select "YES" for Does your connection require a login ...then some new options will POP OUT..under INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER select OTHER...type your bsnl username and password in the LOGIN and PASSWORD field..
under DNS ...change it from get automatically from ISP to USE THESE DNS SERVERS..and type the following 2 ips
208.67.222.222 and 208.67.220.220 ..this is optional by the way.. but its better you use this..then just click on APPLY and you should be done...
also remember to go to your bsnl modem settings and change from ppoe mode to bridged mode!!!

Originally Posted by superprash2003

ok.. your answer is right there.. in the screenshot page...Select "YES" for Does your connection require a login ...then some new options will POP OUT..under INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER select OTHER...type your bsnl username and password in the LOGIN and PASSWORD field..
under DNS ...change it from get automatically from ISP to USE THESE DNS SERVERS..and type the following 2 ips
208.67.222.222 and 208.67.220.220 ..this is optional by the way.. but its better you use this..then just click on APPLY and you should be done...
also remember to go to your bsnl modem settings and change from ppoe mode to bridged mode!!!

Hi ,
Hey i tried doing so but it didnt work .....
Let me tell u what i have done :
I ran the UT-300R2U whizard and configured it for following settings :
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WAN
Use this page to quickly configure the system.
ATM Interface: PVC-0
VPI: 0
VCI: 35
Virtual Circuit: Enabled

WAN Settings

Bridge Mode Choose this option if your ISP uses Bridge Mode. (I choose this.)

Bridge Mode

Connection Type : 1483 Bridged IP LLC
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I checked by dialing the connection from my windows machine.....the internet got connected and its working fine.
Now i think my modem got configured in the bridged mode successfully.
Also the DHCP is configured as saying :

Please select the appropriate option for the LAN network.
DHCP Server Choose this option to setup as a DHCP Server to distribute IP addresses to the LAN network. (i have chosen this option.)

DHCP Server

Start IP Address: 192.168.1.
End IP Address: 192.168.1.
Lease Time :days3

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After this i disconnected the modem from the machine ...and then i plugged in the router ...and then it took me to the Basic settings page :
There i set
the requires username and password option as YES
And choose
Other
entered Username and passowrd ...
and rest i kept as it is ....



but still not working.......
please tell me if i need to post more data for the router and tell me what should i do to get my router in pppoe mode and how to do it ...
so that ...when i connect my modem to the router and the router to the computer ...i will get internet directly...

Start IP Address: 192.168.1.
End IP Address: 192.168.1.

you mean something like 192.168.1.2 & 192.168.1.20.

well is DHCP enabled in your netgear?? check that out.. sometimes you may not be given an ip.. there maybe a conflict as to whether your bsnl modem is giving the ip or your netgear is giving the ip.. make sure DHCP is off at one place and on at the other..

Originally Posted by whitestar_999

you mean something like 192.168.1.2 & 192.168.1.20.

ya sorry for that ....by mistake i forgot to give the range properly .......

Originally Posted by superprash2003

well is DHCP enabled in your netgear?? check that out.. sometimes you may not be given an ip.. there maybe a conflict as to whether your bsnl modem is giving the ip or your netgear is giving the ip.. make sure DHCP is off at one place and on at the other..

Hi
\hey i tried doin as u said ..but still no luck .
First i tried modem with dhcp enabled ......and router dhcp disabled .....the router gets the correct status light ...but when i open the browser and try for a website it does not open......


then i did the vice versa .....but still the same problem .........
Got any other solutions ....?Do u know someone who has done this ....cos i googled a lot and just found people telling ki configure modem in PPPoE mode .....but i want the vice versa ....

go to the command prompt when your network connection is ON..i.e. when both your modem and router is on.. and type ipconfig in your command prompt.. and post results here.. i still havent got to know whether you are getting an ip address from your modem or router!!!

Originally Posted by superprash2003

go to the command prompt when your network connection is ON..i.e. when both your modem and router is on.. and type ipconfig in your command prompt.. and post results here.. i still havent got to know whether you are getting an ip address from your modem or router!!!

Ok ..i did as u said ....
I am sending u the screen shots ..check them out...

I got them by connecting Modem in Bridged mode ....and DHCP disabled.
And router in PPPoE mode and DHCP endbled....

Hey now i am getting a doubt that does it really work in that manner ..i mean the modem in bridged and router in pppoe mode?Of it has to be vice versa always.....?Now its freaking me out....

yes it has to work.. are those screenshots of router in DHCP mode?? if so then you are getting an ip and so it should work!!!

@shriniketsarkar

I have posted a guide on this: http://www.indiabroadband.net/bsnl-b...er-wrt54g.html (Setup of ADSL Modem/Router UT-300R2U with Linksys Wireless Router WRT54G)

The topic covers Linksys router but if you follow the principles you should do same:

a) First setup UT-300R2U in bridge mode. Use the Wizard with default settings.
b) Now connect Netgear router to UT-300R2U (Lan port of UT-300R2U to Internet port of Netgear)
c) Connect your PC to Netgear router via LAN cable and open the Netgear web setup page
d) Change router IP settings in LAN Settings and set appropriate IP ranges. DHCP must be ON.
e) Go back to Basic settings, set up the PPPoE options
f) In Wireless Settings, name and enable SSID, WPA security, etc.

(At this point, you should be able to connect to internet)

g) Change 'admin' password in both routers.

Originally Posted by superprash2003

yes it has to work.. are those screenshots of router in DHCP mode?? if so then you are getting an ip and so it should work!!!

Well the screen shots are the modem with DHCP disabled ....
and the router in DHCP i mean
UT300R2U is in bridged mode and DHCP disabled
WGR614 is in PPPoE mode and DHCP enabled....
but still not working.....dont know why?

Originally Posted by just4kix

@shriniketsarkar

I have posted a guide on this: http://www.indiabroadband.net/bsnl-b...er-wrt54g.html (Setup of ADSL Modem/Router UT-300R2U with Linksys Wireless Router WRT54G)

The topic covers Linksys router but if you follow the principles you should do same:

a) First setup UT-300R2U in bridge mode. Use the Wizard with default settings.
b) Now connect Netgear router to UT-300R2U (Lan port of UT-300R2U to Internet port of Netgear)
c) Connect your PC to Netgear router via LAN cable and open the Netgear web setup page
d) Change router IP settings in LAN Settings and set appropriate IP ranges. DHCP must be ON.
e) Go back to Basic settings, set up the PPPoE options
f) In Wireless Settings, name and enable SSID, WPA security, etc.

(At this point, you should be able to connect to internet)

g) Change 'admin' password in both routers.

I tried it re .....u saw the screen shots i posted in the previous post to superprash ...?
Those are the exact screenshots.............
Please check them out ......and tell me where am i going wrong .....?

Originally Posted by shriniketsarkar

I tried it re .....u saw the screen shots i posted in the previous post to superprash ...?
Those are the exact screenshots.............
Please check them out ......and tell me where am i going wrong .....?

I can't download stuff at office. I will check out the screenshots at home.

hey are you connecting the cable from your bsnl modem to the WAN PORT of your wifi router.. if you have set the bsnl modem to bridge mode and the wifi router to ppoe mode .. then the cable from bsnl modem should go to WAN port of wifi router.. the WAN port is not a LAN port... its a bit seperate from the LAN ports..
if you have a 4 port wifi router... then you will have 4 LAN ports with a small seperation and 1 WAN port.. connect it there and check!!

Originally Posted by just4kix

I can't download stuff at office. I will check out the screenshots at home.

Ok no issues do let me know ......

Originally Posted by shriniketsarkar

Ok no issues do let me know ......

Please use the attached guide and let me know...

Originally Posted by superprash2003

hey are you connecting the cable from your bsnl modem to the WAN PORT of your wifi router.. if you have set the bsnl modem to bridge mode and the wifi router to ppoe mode .. then the cable from bsnl modem should go to WAN port of wifi router.. the WAN port is not a LAN port... its a bit seperate from the LAN ports..
if you have a 4 port wifi router... then you will have 4 LAN ports with a small seperation and 1 WAN port.. connect it there and check!!

Well i have set it correct yar ......abhi itna bhi nahi yar ....i am a computer engineer .....dont worry connections are correct ......

Originally Posted by just4kix

Please use the attached guide and let me know...

Hi i did exactly as it was written in the guide u gave ......

Accidently i found some difference ...
In the screen shot of the Satus page that u showed for the UT-300R2U modem/router........in ur case it shows as NAT disabled for both LAN -Ethernet and LAN- USB. Wheras in mycase it shows NAT Enabled in both the cases.......



Also in the WGR614 configuration .....in the router status page again i found a difference ........ In ur case the Under ROUter Status -> Internet Port ->
DHCP DHCPCLient


Whereas in my case .... ROUter Status -> Internet Port ->
DHCP PPPoE



and under ROUter Status -> Wireless Port ->

Urcase :

Mode Auto

In my case there is not such field saying mode....




The screen shot that u posted to me for the Router Status ......its for
WGR614v7 and V1.0.3_1.0.3
even my is Version 7
but
the Firmware Version is different ...in my case its V2.0.23_1.0.23



regarding success :
Well i could login into Google talk ..but google.com didnt open nor did hotmail
gmail login page opened but after signing in nothing opened....
Nergear website is also not opening ...i am not getting whats wrng ....
Well will i have to check for that modem ka NAT status
How will i be able to change it to disabled .....from enabled ...?Cos i didnt find any option given in the UT300R2U for changing NAT ...?
NAT se farak pad ta hoga kya?