The darn D-Link DSL-604+ AGAIN !!!!!

SachaJ

More problems!!!

Most of this is from another thread I posted on, so apologies for those that have read it twice, but here goes....


" Its a funny one to set up. You can set up multiple DSL accounts on it. I originally deleted the default one and added my own. Kept getting a "PPPoE server not found" error. This went on for about 2 weeks of hardship - onto D-Link and onto IOL, but no-one could help. D-Link were a shower of pricks - wouldn't reply to any technical mails.

Then I got a thought to leave in the original settings and add my own and a new DSL connection - in other words, I'd have two sets of account settings - default, and IOL. So I did a factory reset and added the IOl settings, and hey presto, it worked. (as in I got a dynamic IP address back from IOL, and it was being displayed, along with the server IP address, and a "Connect" message).

Then things got really strange. I couldn't get my browser to access the internet. I could ping the IOL server, but not and external IP address (could only check one, so maybe it was shagged). Using XP, everytime I looked in "My network places" or whatever, an "Internet Gateway" icon was appearing, but couldn't connect. When I rebooted the router, this icon would disappear and re-appear when the router was back up, so I knew the "internet gateway" was directly related to the router.

So spent about an hour onto the admin guy in my last job, and between us, we couldn't figure the thing out. So I changed the order of my DSL accounts in the account settings. Instead of the D-Link default being in "Index 1" spot, I moved the IOL settings there, and but the default into "Index 2" slot. On que, MSN messenger logged in, and the "internet gateways" connected on both the wireless laptop, and the ethernet linked PC. ......BUT......... When I looked at the settings, the IOL account was showing up as "disconnected" and the default account, with completely wrong settings, was showing "connected", and displaying the dynamic IP address from IOL, the gateway, the lot. Messed up or what. Normally, I'd be happy and leave that be, but the "connect on demand is not working." Usually I'd leave things be, but the others in the gaff that use the internet have a very low grasp of technology and stuff. They can switch on the computer and open a browser, well and good, but I'm not happy about having them access the router's configuration to connect to the internet, when I'm not about. They could mess the thing up without realising.

So basically, thats where I am now. Trying to figure out this connect on demand. I was thinking of writing a program that would access the router and logon as soon as the lads switch on the computer, but that could be a lot of hastle. "

Can anyone help me out with this one?


Again, thanks a million to everyone for the advice on previous threads relating to my Broadband troubles over the last couple of weeks, or so. Cheers.

bizmark

Did you really need to post this in its own thread as this is v-similar to your last post ?
Im going to move this soon if i get no answer

SachaJ

suppose not, but I wanted to draw peoples attention to it, for a bit of help.

cheers.

Rancid

Originally posted by SachaJ
suppose not, but I wanted to draw peoples attention to it, for a bit of help.

cheers.

...and here's MY attention-seeking post!
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?s=&threadid=109258 :eek:

Heh... anyone who's had router-connect problems will understand and forgive the need for multiple-posting!:rolleyes: