speed touch home configuration

fb · l33t Joined: 08 Dec 2003 Posts: 636 Location: New Zealand

Hi,

I recently moved from Belgium to New Zealand. In Belgium
I had broadband access via a speed touch home ADSL
modem (the ethernet one not the USB version), with PPPoE.
Here in New Zealand they use PPPoA which require that I
reconfigure my modem at some point.
Now my problem is I seem not to be abble to connect to the
modem. It should be accessible at http://10.0.0.138 but
I don't have any networking from my ethernet card (which
is properly configured and up) and the modem. What to do I do
to establish a network connection between my computer and
the modem? The script I was using originally to go on the internet
is useless as the network has completly changed.

Thanks for any advice,
Francois

fennec · l33t Joined: 30 Aug 2003 Posts: 613 Location: Montreal

what is the ip of your network card and your netmask ?

fb · l33t Joined: 08 Dec 2003 Posts: 636 Location: New Zealand

Sorry for the delay. The problem concern my home computer and
I am writing this from work, and there is the difference in time zone as
well.

Anyway on that computer I have two linux install. The old one that
I was using in Belgium (SuSE) and a new networkless install with
gentoo 2004.1 .
On the SuSE install when I do ifconfig eth0 I get:

fennec · l33t Joined: 30 Aug 2003 Posts: 613 Location: Montreal

you should be on same ip range as the modem

ie.: 10.0.0.x

try setting up ip add manually on that range then you will be able to access the modem

jonfr · Veteran Joined: 20 Jul 2003 Posts: 1008 Location: Denmark

I have simular type as you. My isp settings have 192.168.1.254 as gateway and an connection for the web interface.

fennec · l33t Joined: 30 Aug 2003 Posts: 613 Location: Montreal

in order to access your modem's web interface or telnet to it you need to change your computer's ip address to a 10.0.0.x IP

malloc · l33t Joined: 19 Sep 2003 Posts: 762

You need to either ask your ISP for a configuration CD or get one from another person.
The Speedtouch modems have some config parts that are specific for each ISP and you can't access them in any way other than through the config file.
I've had quite a lot of problems with my 510 (same as yours) because i got this one as a replacement for another older Speedtouch and it didn't brought any config files.

fb · l33t Joined: 08 Dec 2003 Posts: 636 Location: New Zealand

Thank you fennec, it worked. I can now access my modem.

Thank you also for your advice malloc. I certainly realised
that I would have to enter new config for the ISP, getting
to the modem is an essential part of the exercise.

Cheers,
Francois