When I had a cable modem it was no problem.. plug the shit in and worked...but this dsl shit is pissing me off. I found this on linksys's site and did what it said and still didn't work
http://kb.linksys.com/cgi-bin/om_isa....nfo &record={72}&softpage=IKW_ENU_JDocView
status is disconnected
Q U E S T I O N
How do I set up an Bell South PPPOE account with the Linksys Etherfast Cable/DSL router?
A N S W E R
The following article will walk you through connecting Bell South with PPPoE step by step:
Connecting your DSL modem to the router
1. First connect directly to your DSL modem without the router and verify that you can get on line.
2. Once you've verified that you can get onto the internet without the router please proceed. If you can not please contact your ISP for further assistance.
3. Now unplug the Ethernet cable that connects to your DSL modem from the back of your computer.
4. Take the connection that you just unplugged from the back of your computer and connect it to the WAN/Internet Port of the router.
5. Take a different Ethernet cable and plug it into port closest to the WAN/Internet Port, or into the LAN port.
6. Look on the front of the router. The following lights should be illuminated:
- Power
- WAN/Internet Link
- Link/Act (On the port that you connected your computer to)
- Note If other lights other than Link/Act are illuminated on this port, that is normal
- You may have a few other lights illuminated depending on the model number router you have, but the 3 above must be illuminated for proper connection.
7. Hold the Reset button on the router for 30 seconds or more
8. Restart your computer
Configuring the Router
1. Go to your desktop and double click on Internet Explorer (Located on the Start Menu in hahahahahahas XP)
2. When "Internet Explorer" opens type
http://192.168.1.1 into the "Address" bar and click on Go
3. The "Enter Network Password" hahahahahaha will appear.
4. Skip user name and type admin (admin is the default password) as the password, and click OK
5. Scroll down on this page and look for (on older firmware) PPPoE or select the option for PPPoE under "WAN Connection Type/Configuration Type"
6. The following are the different formats for user names you might run into with Bell South. These differ by area. If one fails please try the next:
a) Username: user
b) Username:
[email protected]
c) Username: eln/user
d) Username: eln/
[email protected]
7. Select the option for "Keep Alive" with a redial period of 20
8. Click on the Apply button.
9. Then click on the Continue button
10. Exit Internet Explorer
Power Cycling
1. Shut down your computer
2. Unplug the power from the router
3. Unplug the power from the DSL modem
4. Wait for 30 seconds and re apply power to the DSL modem
5. Once the lights on the DSL modem stop blinking power up the router
6. Start up your PC
Checking your Connection to Bell South
1. Go to your desktop and double click on Internet Explorer (Located on the Start Menu in hahahahahahas XP)
2. When "Internet Explorer" opens type
http://192.168.1.1/Status.htm into the "Address" bar and click on Go
3. The "Enter Network Password" hahahahahaha will appear.
4. Skip user name and type admin (admin is the default password) as the password, and click OK
5. On the left of the "Status" page you will see "PPPoE Enabled", and to the right you will see the Status of the connection. It can be one of the following:
- Disconnected
- Connecting
- Connected
6. If the status is "Connected" you should be able to browse the web, if not reboot your computer
7. If you get an error message please repeat the "Configuring the router" and "Power Cycling" steps with a different username.
- If all four connections fail then please see our knowledge base articles on the error you're getting.