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DerAlte · 6th March 2008, 14:09

Dial out? WHY? You should be setting it up as a GATEWAY! On the desktop, you only have to specify the Gateway address as 192.168.1.1 (or 0.1, as the case may be - check the manual whether it is 192.168.0.1 or 1.1). The modem dials out automatically - check via the admin screen of the box - as soon as it senses the line. You can disconnect / connect via the Admin screen (username & password is mentioned in the modem manual).

Your PC / laptop has to be in the same LAN segment, i.e. all the IPs on your home network have to be 192.168.1.xx (or 192.168.0.xx). Of course, you can change that prefix to whatever, but that is an involved process.

Best is to have DHCP enabled in your ADSL modem/router, so that any device (laptop, mobile, media player etc.) can get the TCP/IP settings in your house automatically. That way, you will be able to connect the laptop to the WiFi in office or any other hot-spot without having to make any changes to TCP/IP settings. (If your office has given a fixed IP for your laptop, you can use the "Alternate" setting as the fixed address and keep the primary one as DHCP; the driver automatically figures out which one to use)

1. Get into the admin screen of the router: http 192.168.1.1 (or 0.1)
2. Enable DHCP (factory setting is normally OFF in the modem/router) and give it a range to play with, say 192.168.1.129-.254
3. Better setup security - you have to enter a pass-phrase in the router which you will have to re-enter in your laptop also. If you don't, someone in your vicinity may be able to hack into your wi-fi and use your bandwidth

. Also set up your wireless domain name
4. Set up laptop to sense DHCP: Network Properties > Wireless LAN properties > Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)) > "Obtain an IP address automatically". Make sure the boxes below don't contain anything
5. Right click on the Wireless Network icon in the System Tray (I am assuming you have Win XX) and setup the security under Properties (enter the same pass-phrase that you entered in the modem/router; you may be given the choice of entering ASCII HEX or as a string). Once the process is completed, the laptop Wifi driver should be able to connect to the ADSL modem/router.
6. Now check with ipconfig: it should list the IP address, mask, default gateway etc.
7. Do the ping test - hopefully everything works fine after that

Sorry, I didn't have a laptop handy so I couldn't give the exact terminology and messages. Please adjust!

6th March 2008, 14:09	#15 (permalink)
DerAlte Team-BHP Support Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 2,912	Dial out? WHY? You should be setting it up as a GATEWAY! On the desktop, you only have to specify the Gateway address as 192.168.1.1 (or 0.1, as the case may be - check the manual whether it is 192.168.0.1 or 1.1). The modem dials out automatically - check via the admin screen of the box - as soon as it senses the line. You can disconnect / connect via the Admin screen (username & password is mentioned in the modem manual). Your PC / laptop has to be in the same LAN segment, i.e. all the IPs on your home network have to be 192.168.1.xx (or 192.168.0.xx). Of course, you can change that prefix to whatever, but that is an involved process. Best is to have DHCP enabled in your ADSL modem/router, so that any device (laptop, mobile, media player etc.) can get the TCP/IP settings in your house automatically. That way, you will be able to connect the laptop to the WiFi in office or any other hot-spot without having to make any changes to TCP/IP settings. (If your office has given a fixed IP for your laptop, you can use the "Alternate" setting as the fixed address and keep the primary one as DHCP; the driver automatically figures out which one to use) 1. Get into the admin screen of the router: http 192.168.1.1 (or 0.1) 2. Enable DHCP (factory setting is normally OFF in the modem/router) and give it a range to play with, say 192.168.1.129-.254 3. Better setup security - you have to enter a pass-phrase in the router which you will have to re-enter in your laptop also. If you don't, someone in your vicinity may be able to hack into your wi-fi and use your bandwidth. Also set up your wireless domain name 4. Set up laptop to sense DHCP: Network Properties > Wireless LAN properties > Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)) > "Obtain an IP address automatically". Make sure the boxes below don't contain anything 5. Right click on the Wireless Network icon in the System Tray (I am assuming you have Win XX) and setup the security under Properties (enter the same pass-phrase that you entered in the modem/router; you may be given the choice of entering ASCII HEX or as a string). Once the process is completed, the laptop Wifi driver should be able to connect to the ADSL modem/router. 6. Now check with ipconfig: it should list the IP address, mask, default gateway etc. 7. Do the ping test - hopefully everything works fine after that Sorry, I didn't have a laptop handy so I couldn't give the exact terminology and messages. Please adjust! __________________ Never believe it cannot be done - it's only that you haven't found out how!!! Last edited by DerAlte : 6th March 2008 at 14:12.