Re: New 2wire at&t DSL install

dold@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx hath wroth:

That brings up the status page, where I can do "stuff", but it's not the
guided tour initial setup.

Sorry. I misunderstood. Go to the status page with Mozilla Firefox
and look under:
Tools -> Page Info -> Links
It may be there but will hidden.

I'll be at a customers with a 2wire 2701HG on Friday or Monday and
will have some time to tinker.

From there, the "setup wizard" in the lower right corner goes to the
advanced setup noted on the dslreports page. The other setup options are
on other tabs, just the "ez startup" is missing.

Well, you might be half right. Many such "wizard" setups are setup to
start when the router is set to defaults and has never been configured
or connected to the internet. Netgear routers are a good example of
this. The initial URL will give you the wizard. However, only by
RTFM or knowing the secret URL incantation, can one bypass the wizard
and go directly to the main status page. On later versions, it knows
that you've already setup the router and bypasses the wizard. Howver,
the wizard is available on the menu bar. I would think that this
would be the case with 2wire.

Neato.... I just found another router emulator. So far they have some
Dlink, WRT54g, and 2wires:
<http://www.supportshots.com/two_wire/index.html>
Egads, you're right. It says "Wizards" on the right, but it takes you
to advanced settings. Kinda sounds like an HTML bug. If I hit "Site
Map" (uppper right), it lists "See all setup wizards" but also goes to
the advanced settings.

Ah, foundit. Hit:
"site map" -> "Systems Setup Wizard"
That brings you to the key code. The screen says "Setup Wizard". The
emulator screws up past this point, but I think that will do the
wizard thing. Try this URL and see if takes you directly there:
<http://192.168.1.254/xslt288e.html?THISPAGE=A11>

I generally leave stuff at default until it's all working, and then
I start adjusting.

Y'er no fun. I tweak everything to see what it will do. Then, I
reset to defaults and do it the right way. It's all part of Learn By
Destroying(tm) or if you haven't broken it, you don't really
understand it.

It was something in the router that was bad, and probably still is bad ;-(
The router returns its own DNS entries, and the initial setup is probably
keyed by whether the password exists or not.

Yep. If not the password or key code, perhaps running a checksum on
the settings in NVRAM and comparing them with the defaults. If the
same, the router hasn't been configured.

The IP address works, and I suspect that is why tech support doesn't bother
describing the name.

Or, like me, they also can't remember the goofy URL.

I went from 4 to 10, which makes it barely tolerable for a range of 15
feet.

It's broken. That's probably not going to fix itself with settings.
You've already confirmed that your test laptop is totally functional
with a BEFW11S4. The router is sick, sick, sick.

Now that I have a Linksys WiFi connection, I haven't noticed any problems
with the yahoo pings. Maybe the router was working too hard on WiFi to
handle wired traffic. The 2wire Wireless is disabled.

Maybe it was doing an automagic firmware update upon initial
connection? Did you give it enough time to finish?

Now I am using the DSL, and the box is in another location.
I need a bigger car.

I had the same problem when I was driving a small (Dodge D50 diesel)
pickup. I could only carry so much in the front seat. So, after I
blew up the engine, I bought an Isuzu Trooper. Now, I can carry
everything I own and still have room for the groceries. By
coincidence, I spent about 4 hours yesterday doing nothing but
cleaning out the troop carrier, so I can haul magazines and dead
computers to the recycler. However, I overshot and am now looking for
something smaller that will serve the function, but with better gas
mileage. I really miss the 30+ MPG on the diesel.

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Jeff Liebermann jeffl@xxxxxxxxxx
150 Felker St #D http://www.LearnByDestroying.com
Santa Cruz CA 95060 http://802.11junk.com
Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558
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