Help with router settings and AOL

[skeggysteve]

As I use a laptop and a Blackberry phone at work my mate has assumed that I 'know' about computers
So he asked me to set up a router for him. He needs it to use LocationFree Player.

So got a D-Link DSL-G624M router. Plugged everything in go to set up and I have got stuck on:
Configuring the Router for ASDL. Options are:
PPPoE
PPPoA
RFC2684 Bridged DHCP
RFC2684 Static IP address
RFC2684 Pure Bridged
RFC2684 Routed Mode

Note all the above have various sub settings

Anyone any ideas what I need to put in?

When I put a router in at home I just plugged it all in put in username & password and it worked.

Is it the router, AOL or me.

BTW I know how bad AOL are but mate won't change from them.
He said I've got a AOL help thing on the desktop, click click. All that did was say AOL does support home networking click here to get a number and ring us. Behind the scenes it changed the routers IP address - sneaky sods.

Any help gratefully received as I need to set this whole thing up before he goes to the US on Monday.

[esselte]

skeggysteve said:

As I use a laptop and a Blackberry phone at work my mate has assumed that I 'know' about computers
So he asked me to set up a router for him. He needs it to use LocationFree Player.

So got a D-Link DSL-G624M router. Plugged everything in go to set up and I have got stuck on:
Configuring the Router for ASDL. Options are:
PPPoE
PPPoA
RFC2684 Bridged DHCP
RFC2684 Static IP address
RFC2684 Pure Bridged
RFC2684 Routed Mode

Note all the above have various sub settings

Anyone any ideas what I need to put in?

When I put a router in at home I just plugged it all in put in username & password and it worked.

Is it the router, AOL or me.

BTW I know how bad AOL are but mate won't change from them.
He said I've got a AOL help thing on the desktop, click click. All that did was say AOL does support home networking click here to get a number and ring us. Behind the scenes it changed the routers IP address - sneaky sods.

Any help gratefully received as I need to set this whole thing up before he goes to the US on Monday.

Try PPPoA,I think you'll need a dynamic IP so try the DHCP setting.There's a router install/setup page on AOL if you have a look.I have a netgear and it worked OK and was easy to install

[ThePassenger]

PPPoA (Point to Point Protocol over ATM). Standard ADSL scheme for the UK.

VCI/VCL (I always forget the second one) is 0/38.
Unless you've been issued a static address you'll need DHCP turned on.

[skeggysteve]

Many thanks for that info you 2. Will give it a try tomorrow.

esselte - Why did you have to to make me feel like a complete muppet - I'd not even considered looking on AOL's website But thanks anyway

[bogie]

AOL are odd for UK ISPs -

you need PPPoE and LLC 0/38

username is the AOL screename @aol.com
password is their password

MTU (find under WAN settings usually) needs to be 1450

[ThePassenger]

bogie said:

AOL are odd for UK ISPs -

you need PPPoE and LLC 0/38

username is the AOL screename @aol.com
password is their password

MTU (find under WAN settings usually) needs to be 1450

I'll agree with the MTU thing, however AOL Broadband is most certainly a PPPoA service; because that's what the rest of ADSL in the UK is, PPPoE is used on Cable systems (but in the UK they tend to provide you with a modem/STB so you don't need to bring your own equipment).

Connection Protocol: PPPoA (VCMUX or VCBASED)
VPI: 0
VCI: 38
(VPI/VCI): 0,38
Authentication: CHAP

MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit): 1400
MRU (Maximum Receive Unit): 1400

Username: your [e-mail]
Password: your password

[bogie]

PPPoE can also be used on AOL networks - AOL in particular are migrating to all PPPoE ...Im on AOL and using PPPoE

the traditional PPPoA is just because most people still re-sell BT Wholesale lines whose network is based that way - if the ISP goes LLU they can run oA or oE ....

this is my AOL config:

Connection Protocol: PPPoE (LLC)
VPI: 0
VCI: 38
(VPI/VCI): 0,38
Authentication: CHAP

MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit): 1450
MRU (Maximum Receive Unit): 1450

Username: your [e-mail]
Password: your password

Edited by bogie on Saturday 9th December 01:07

[ThePassenger]

bogie said:

PPPoE can also be used on AOL networks - AOL in particular are migrating to all PPPoE ...Im on AOL and using PPPoE

the traditional PPPoA is just because most people still re-sell BT Wholesale lines whose network is based that way - if the ISP goes LLU they can run oA or oE ....

How the hell... the E stands for Ethernet... that... phone networks don't... do they? *Passengers head explodes*

Bloody AOL, always got to be sodding different! Final advice... try either of them, one of them is bound to bloody work. Then hit whoever it is that brought AOL's service for as much beer as you can fit in the boot of your car!

And if that doesn't work, show them the heman.gif file and make your escape.

Edited by ThePassenger on Saturday 9th December 01:40

[bogie]

LOL ...nothing is ever as simple as it seems

www.carricksolutions.com/pppoe/


www.carricksolutions.com/pppoe/pppoevspppoa.php

[esselte]

I use AOL and PPPoA never had any issues...

[bogie]

esselte said:

I use AOL and PPPoA never had any issues...

they have 2 networks - they re-sell BT Wholesale (PPPoA) and their own LLU network (PPPoE)...eventually they will migrate everyone over to the LLU one.....

[skeggysteve]

Update.

Eventually found that the new router was faulty

So took LocationFree kit home works fine on my home computer system but the person that wants to use it in Florida can't connect.
He calls Sony and I get a call from Sony USA and 30 mins later we have it sorted - thats what I can customer services!

BTW it was nothing that was in the instruction book.

Thanks again for all your help.