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Article #187Re: Telstra ADSL
From: David Shearer
Date: Sat, 10 May 2003 04:13
Date: Sat, 10 May 2003 04:13
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I have since fixed my problem. I do not need Firewall or any special PPPoE protocols. I just changed my TCPIP settings to have teh dsl modem assign my NIC an IP address via DHCP and removed any routing entries in the TCPIP settings notebook. Now I can connect seamlessly. David On Fri, 09 May 2003 11:51:53 GMT, David wrote: >Thanks for the advice. > >I have since connected under Windows but cannot get it to work under >OS/2 using the Injoy Firewall 1.4 product. > >Can you give me any hints on how you got it connected using firewall? > >I have it setup using ethernet. I have tried all the settings. > >I will be receiving ECS 1.1 soon so if Injoy doesn';t work then I hope >ECS will otherwise I am stuffed. > >David > >Paul Smedley wrote: >> David, >> >> On Mon, 5 May 2003 00:15:26 UTC, "David Shearer" <nospam@nospam.com> >> wrote: >> >> >>>Can anyone advise if and how they got Telstra ADSL working under OS/2? >> >> Well I'm happily using Internode ADSL which is rebadged Telstra ADSL >> under OS/2 - but I'm using a router now >> >> >>>Will it work using the modem or do I have to connect via ethernet? >> >> You need a modem that connects via the ethernet port :) USB or PCI >> ADSL modems won't work in OS/2 >> >> >>>I undertsnad that the PPPoE client is required which comes with the new ECS >>>1.1 which I have rdered and hoepfully will receive soon. >> >> Yeah - haven't used the eCS 1.1 PPPoE client yet - but have used the >> PPPoE client that's included in Injoy Firewall. >> >> >>>Any advice appreciated. >> >> Make sure you get an ethernet ADSL modem - Routers can also make life >> easier if you have multiple PCs... >> >> Billion ADSL modem/router are quite cheap from www.pcrange.biz >> >> Oh - and other providers offer a far better deal than Telstra for ADSL >> - check out www.broadbandchoice.com.au >> >> Regards, >> >> Paul. >
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 10a752,2b48a2f6ef852725 X-Google-Attributes: gid10a752,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2003-05-09 21:14:10 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!sn-xit-02!sn-xit-06!sn-xit-09!supernews.com!news.maxwell.syr.edu!news1.optus.net.au!optus!snewsf0.syd.ops.aspac.uu.net!ken-transit.news.telstra.net!news.telstra.net!news-server.bigpond.net.au!not-for-mail Newsgroups: aus.computers.os2 From: "David Shearer" <nospam@nospam.com> Message-ID: <qnivqfurnerebcghfargpbznh.heoo6q0.pminews@news-server.bigpond.net.au> References: <qnivqfurnerebcghfargpbznh.hee0pq0.pminews@news.optusnet.com.au> <K0vd2l7kiMNz-pn2-0sEnOhrcR3RN@localhost> <3EBB976C.8050206@spam.com> Reply-To: "David Shearer" <nospam@nospam.com> X-Newsreader: PMINews 2.00.1205 For OS/2 Organization: none MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: Telstra ADSL Lines: 68 Date: Sat, 10 May 2003 04:13:50 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 203.51.234.175 X-Complaints-To: abuse@bigpond.net.au X-Trace: news-server.bigpond.net.au 1052540030 203.51.234.175 (Sat, 10 May 2003 14:13:50 EST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 10 May 2003 14:13:50 EST