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sonone

i WANT TO OVERCOME THIS PROB. I WANT TO GET NEW IP EVERYTIME I REFRESH MY CONNECTION.

somebody atleast give solution to REFRESH this IP or RESET the time

varad

going by ur method the net doesnt work after giving the ip address

AS
192.168.1.2

PLz Help this connection download speed is too low man...

taurius1

I think Reliance has uncapped bandwidth to their login portal and all it's related files/documents. Despite being on a 300kbps plan, I get speeds equivalent to 2 MBps when i download their pdf files, or programs.
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<post mearge even after so a many hours?? anyway, my next post here.>


I finally got the wifi to work. ^_^

I followed morphis' advice. Incase someone was confused, i'll write it down in my own way. I used a Dlink DIR 300 router, but that never makes a difference. All routers have the same settings fields. hunt around for them.

Initial setup of the system, before I started messing around with the wifi idea in my head:

Antenna >> CPE (whitebox) >> Computer

And now we start:
Power off the wifi router. Although there seems to be no logical need to power off the CPE, I turned it off. Sadly, I had to wait about an hour before the thing got assigned an ip by reliance's DHCP server.

1) log in and log out of reliance boradband from reliancebroadband[dot]co[dot]in


3) Pull out the RJ45 wire (aka LAN cable) coming from the computer and plug it into the "Internet" port (referd to as "WAN" on a linksys router)
4) Connect one of the "LAN / PC" port of the router into the same LAN port you just pulled the wire out of in step 2.
5) Now, the setup should be like:
Antenna >> CPE >> Wifi router >> Computer


[Sidenote: Ideally, your LAN settings are set to "automatically aquire ip address" and similary, auto DNS. There is no need to change this for accessing the Dlink DIR 300 wifi router that I used. [I am pointing this out here, coz I always have to set my ip address to "192.168.1.x" and keep default gateway to "192.168.1.1" to access my reliance CPE (whitebox). Enough about this.]

6) in your web browser's address bar, enter the ip address of the router that will take you to the settings page / homepage of your router. Check your router's documentation if you don't know. Common locations of this settings page are:

192.168.1.1 [reliance CPE also uses this]
192.168.0.1 [this is the default for my dlink wifi router]

This, essentially, is the router's own ip address, and whenever your PC tried to go there, the router will display a webpage with a login screen to let you access it's settings.

common user/pass combinations:
admin/admin
user/<nopass>
admin/<nopass> [this was the case in my dlink DIR 300]

7) Once there, set the internet connection up manually.
Here are some of the things you have to keep in mind while setting the connetion up:

type: DHCP [not pppoe, etc...]

MAC Address: copy your PC's MAC address.
If you cannot copy, make a note of your MAC address. I believe using the command "ipconfig /all" in DOS when you are connected to the internet via reliance wimax will also let you see your mac address. I believe, that MAC address is session depenedent, so I did not reconnect between the time I last logged out and start setting up the router.

My router had a button to automatically copy the MAC address to the router. [The MAC address is an identifier for your machine. essentially, the reliance server should now think that your router is, infact, your PC]

DNS: I left this blank. That essentially meant that the DNS server addresses would be automatically obtained

I think this is about it. I didnt touch any other settings.

8) I saved the settings, and then proceeded to set up my wireless settings of the router.

I gave my connection a personalised name, selected the WEP security method, set a decently long password, and saved these settings as well.

9) Then, I waited for a *long* time. I was panicing. I didn't know whether it would work or not, whether the connection not working was due to the CPE not getting an IP, or due to a problem with my settings themselves...

10) after about an hour, I found that the reliance login page wasn't opening, but takin a lucky shot, i tried to go to it's ip. "10.239.89.15/home" corresponds to reliance broadband[dot]co[dot]in. I used that, and I was able to see the login page, and log in from my PC.




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Testing:

I checked the wifi broadcast on my laptop. it worked, with regular surfing speeds. I disabled the LAN port leading to the router, and turned on the wifi card on my PC. Even this worked. To further test it, I logged out from my laptop, and logged in from my PC. (using the same ip address i'd pointed out in point 10) It worked.

I'll keep posting back here if I run into any complications over the next few days.


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I'm afraid that's dependent on reliance.

taurius1

HM... MAC Address is not session dependent, Infact. it's a permanent feature of your LAN hardware. :/

jiyareliance

if anyone have speed issues billing issues tell me

taurius1

I am having speed issues. ^_^

mib2_007

yes I do have both speed and inflated bills problem.

vineesh

Hi i had an Airtel connection and the router was working fine with no issues,I shifted and that when i got to know that there is no airtel here, so i went for Reliance Wimax,tried to reset the router it detects the ip as static and when its comes to configuring the network its gives an error that there is an issue with the Internet connection,tried all the possible steps by myself but in vain.

Atlast i called Reliance they are the worst Customer care i have ever dealt with,then i tried calling Netgear itself ,nogo there too.

I know that Wimax is a static ip address and it does not support PPPoE connectivity,but there has to be a way or workaround to configure the router to the Wimax settings,logically speaking.

As you have this connection for 2 yrs as you said,your inputs would be very much appreciated,also from anyone who has resolved this issue......PLZ HELP

Thanks in Advance
Vineesh

taurius1

Vineesh, Refer here in the thread for solutions to WiMax problems:

http://www.indiabroadband.net/relian...html#post51405 (Reliance wimax problems!!!)

ashraf_zaidi

hi

I have got the reliance wimax connection recently. I bought linksys wireless router wrt54g2. I was able to configure the laptop using the start up CD. However to my dismay when i tried connecting the next day , it just did not connect. Can u pls pls pls help me with step by step confisguration as i do not want my Rs. 3000 going waste.

I hope somebody will be able to help.

Also we all Relaince Wimax users should group together and ask relaince to make sure we get tech guys who are competent at this

taurius1

Reliance doesn't want to bother with internet sharing. They seem to be more concerned with developing this technology. The official statement is always "If you can get the wifi to work, you may use it"

So yeah, how to set it up?

http://www.indiabroadband.net/relian...html#post41546 (Reliance Broadnet Problems solved...) << read this.

If you can't find which post I'm talkin about, scroll up and look for my post number 123

gurubs

Hi All,

After a long struggle of 6 months to setup Linksys router WRT54G with Reliance Wi-Max, the problem got resolved.

I had raised the call with Cisco help-line. The team tried their best to setup the router. But as they couldnt do much on it, requested me to lodge a call with them & request for the router replacement.

I had to get in touch with my dealer again who replaced the router with the new piece of WRT54G2. And to my surprise this router was just plug & play. No setups at all to make it work. Not even "Mac Address Clone".

Now I'm a happy customer of Linksys+Reliance Wi-Max for last 1+ month with absolutely no issues from both of Linksys & Reliance.

Cheers,
Guru

taurius1

The MAC address clone is only to make things easier while setting up the router. If you ever unplug your router and connect your system directly do the internet, having the same MAC address will keep you from running into login problems caused due to the session being recorded against your router's MAC Address.


I'm glad that you got it to work.

vineet.joseph

Hi guys,

I am having quite an issue setting up multiple laptops on my reliance broadnet connection, i have tried both the wired as well as wireless way. As per reliance Customer care i will have to get a new multi user connection.

Is there any way to hook up multiple laptops to my net connection without having to move to a multi-user account. I am currently using a Belkin wireless G router.

Thanks in advance.

Vineet

Sandheep

How have you hooked up your router. What are the issues you are facing? Need more details

rajesh.gajjar

Hi Vineet ,
I am using reliance broadnet on multi machines with out any issues , i m using WRT54G router. If u have one then lemme know i will guide u through the set up.

taurius1

Do read this thread properly. A decent enough way to set up a wifi network is given in there somwhere...

ankitgokani

Hi man my question is der any Hub for reliance where things are shared over lan or its not there in reliance id pssbl how can dat be achieved to build a lHub over lan for local area

taurius1

here's my first bit of advice. USE PUNCTUATION.
punctuation is your friend. It won't get you killed.


Secondly, setting up a lan hub after the reliance cpe should be as simple as it is to set up a wifi connection. Wifi internet is just a wireless lan network connected to the internet through some hardware. The networking settings are the same, except for the wifi settings stuff. My wifi router supports upto 4 wired lan connections.

sagarvermapai

Never faced any problem in my airtel broadband connection.
Nothing like u have to logout else u wont be able to get a DHCP address again etc etc.