Maura Monville wrote:

----- Original Message ---- From: Ed Harrison To: opensuse@opensuse.org Sent: Sunday, October 5, 2008 2:43:30 AM Subject: Re: [opensuse] How to set up the wireless connection for TeleCom router

Maura Monville wrote:

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I have a router connected to the Windows computer but bot the Linux and the Mac are connected wireless. Let's solve the first problem for now. That is, how shall I tell the Linux/SuSE computer about the new TeleCom router replacing the D-Link one ? Somehow I have to provide both the wireless computers with the router ID and the key (password) ... anything else ?

Thank you so much, Maura

The easiest thing to try out of the box is to plug the D-Link into a port on the new TeleCom Gate 2 Plus and the digital phone unit into another one, if available. _______________________________________________________________________

TeleCom Gate 2 Plus comes wirh: - a port for ADSL - 3 Ethernet ports (Eth1, Eth2, Eth3) - another port bearing the name Eth4/STB (I have no idea what it is for), - a USB port - a power switch (usually routers do not have one. They are turned off by unplugging them) - a small button bearing the name "Reg", - the power plug.

The D-Link has * a port for ADSL * 4 Etherner ports (named LAN1, LAN2, LAN3, LAN4) * a whole named "Reset" * the power plug

In the current configuration there is 1. a cable going from the D-Link ADSL port to the ADSL filter plugged into the telephone jack. 2. an ethernet cable going from the D-Link LAN1 to the Windows PC Ethernet port.

I guess what you are suggesting is a sort of cascade or serial connection for the two routers ??? However, it's a littel bit confusing to me which one of the two routers is to be connected to the ADSL filter in this new settings. How am I supposed to plug the D-Link into a port on the new TeleCom Gate 2 Plus ? Shall I connect the two router through an Ethernet cable going from D-Link LAN2 to GATE 2 Eth1 ??? Of course GATE 2 must be connected to the power outlet. In this configuration the ADSL port of GATE 2 is not used at all. Am right ? _______________________________________________________________________

I have done this with FIOS. D-Link in one with all computer connections and Vonage digital phone into another. Both work flawlessly.

________________________________________________________________________ TeleCom digital phone, called Aladino, comes wit a base and a cordless phone. Are you suggesting me to plug Aladino base into GATE Eth2 ?

Is the ADSL signal band affected al all from this set-up? Shall I expect the signal power to drop because of the splitting ? I am a little bit concerned at getting an even slower download speed. It should be 7 Mb/s but it is actually only 1.8 Mb/s. I formally complained with TeleCom. They state this is due to the old cables, carrying the signal, that need to be replaced with optic fiber ________________________________________________________________________

This may not solve the total problem, but if it works, it will minimize all the putzing around. The D-Link setup should remain the same.

_______________________________________________________________________ If the intensity of the signal is not affected then the solution you suggested is ideal as it avoids reconfiguring badically all my systems: WIndows, Linux, and Mac. If I got it right then D-Link would still be the only router. While GATE 2 would just be an appendix geared to provide VoIP (digital phone) communication with Aladino ________________________________________________________________________

If it doesn't work (i.e. there is only one ethernet port on the TeleCom), try the phone device between the Telecom and the D-Link. Or, the D-Link between the Telecom and the phone device.

______________________________________________________________________ Aladino (VoIP communication) won't work directly with D-Link. This is a commercial constraint used by Internet providers to force users to buy all equipments carrying the same brand name.

Thank you very much. Maura _______________________________________________________________________

Ed

I need a little more clarification. 1- The connector on the Aladino phone is a Ethernet plug, not a phone cable? 2- There is not a phone-out plug on the Gate 2? 3- Confirm that the ADSL port on the Gate 2 is for a telephone cable, not for an Ethernet cable. If I understood that the phone only has an Ethernet plug and the ADSL port on the Gate 2 is for a telephone cable, then this should set it up. 1- Connect wall jack to ADSL port on Telecom Gate 2. 2- In most cases, an ADSL filter with 1 outlet is used only between the wall and a regular telephone to keep ADSL data "noise" out of phone conversations. If your filter has 1 outlet, it doesn't sound like you will need a filter with this new setup. If the filter has 2 outlets, make sure you use the ADSL side for you Gate 2 connection. OR, since you will no longer have a regular phone, it may work just as well with NO filter. The filter is primarily for the telephone. 3- DHCP server at Telecom's end will assign an IP address to the Gate 2. 4- D-Link will be connected to Gate 2 ETH-x and will receive an IP address from the DHCP server in the Gate 2. 5- The Aladino phone will be connected to ETH-x on the Gate 2 to enable VOIP. 6- The computers will connect 1 to the D-Link ETH-x and 2 via wireless connection and receive IP addresses from the DHCP server in the D-Link. Possible problem: The Gate 2 and the D-Link are both routers. For some unknown reason most routers are set to default to the same base IP address: 192.168.1.1. The Gate 2 and the D-Link may have this problem. Check both to ensure they are different, usually in the third number. I had to change my D-Link from 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.10.1 to avoid conflicts. I they are the same, it will be best to see if you can change the Gate 2 DHCP server, since your computers are already set up to talk to the D-Link just as it is now. Ed -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org