A hardware issue - was Re: [clug] Firewall settings on NetGear modem/router?

[Boyd]

Hi,

I use linux and windows, and also have the same router/modem device. I also
had similar issues when I first got my netgear device and I thought it was
well and truly faulty.

Give this a shot...and avoid the setup wizard at all costs!

Click on "ADSL settings" in the left hand menu, and where it says "DSL mode"
try each one of those 4 options, and see if it connects, trying each DSL
mode one at a time.

The 4 options are:

Auto (multi-mode)
ADSL (G.DMT) (this is the only one that worked for me)
ADSL2
ADSL2+

Even though I was using ADSL2, only the "ADSL" option would actually work
for me. Every other option gave me various symptoms that suggested the
device was completely and utterly faulty...but it ended up being the DSL
mode option that fixed it for me.

Hope this helps.

On Mon, Jun 29, 2009 at 8:43 AM, Felix Karpfen <felixk at webone.com.au> wrote:

> On Sat, 27 Jun 2009 19:07:54 +1000, Hal Ashburner wrote:
>
> > I'd still double, triple, quadruple check that your desktop machine is
> > "plugged in" in the metaphorical sense.
> > **That the gateway it is using is the router**,
>
> Spot on (I now believe).
>
> After 4 days of persistent tinkering, I have ended up with a lot of egg on
> my face and the realisation that the newly-purchased NetGear modem will
> *never* work with my existing hardware.
>
> And the *only* place that gave a clue to what is missing is the box in
> which the Modem was packed.  The box drew attention to the existence of a
> "Wireless G PCI Adapter (WG 311)".
>
> If that does not solve my problems (or can no longer be purchased), then I
> am history.
>
> I apologise in wasting the time of several CLUGers.
>
> Felix Karpfen
>
>
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