Modem and gateway not getting along

[ThreeDollarBill]

I'm trying to set up a home network using a D-Link DI-704P router and an ADSL modem. The setup process sounded simple enough. Plug modem into router. Plug computer #1 into router. Go to router config. Setup connection as PPPoE. Fill in username, password and other setup fields. Go to main screen. Press "connect". Router attempts connection, and fails. Here is a dump of the router's log:

WAN Type: PPP over Ethernet (2.57 build 3)
Display time: November 6, 2002 7:19:07 PM

* Restarted by 192.168.0.159
* DOD:triggered internally
November 6, 2002 7:18:51 PM PPPoE start to dial-up
* PADI sent
* PADI sent
* PADI sent
* DOD:192.168.0.159 query DNS for login.icq.com
November 6, 2002 7:18:56 PM PPPoE start to dial-up
* PADI:3com sent
* PADI:3com sent
* PADI:3com sent
* DOD:192.168.0.159 query DNS for login.icq.com
November 6, 2002 7:18:59 PM PPPoE start to dial-up
* PADI sent
* PADI sent
* PADI sent
* DOD:192.168.0.159 query DNS for login.icq.com
November 6, 2002 7:19:05 PM PPPoE start to dial-up
* PADI:3com sent
* PADI:3com sent
* PADI:3com sent

Seems to me like the router is trying to dial-up via the modem and is getting no answer.

Also, I don't have to use any PPPoE client software to connect to the net. Seems like my modem does that all by itself. I've contacted my modem's tech support. They say that the modem is configured in Bridged RFC1483 mode and that the problem is with the router's config. I'm still trying to contact D-Link's support line.

Any ideas as to why the router can't seem to connect? Is there something I'm missing?

Thanks.

[edit]: I'm using Windows 2000.

 

[lobadobadingdong]

Try resetting the router to defaults, and then starting from scratch again, this usually cleans out any bugs in the system, they rarely come in the box in a defaulted configuration. I wish I could figure out why, but every home router I've worked with I've found something not set to defaults right outa the box, strange but true.

 

[JackMDS]

Most DSL Installations have the software version of PPPOE installed as DialUp!

Did you switch the Internet browser from DialUp to LAN?

 

[ThreeDollarBill]

A few hours messing around and a chat with D-Link tech support and I figured it out....

The ADSL modem I'm using (GNet BB0040) has a PPPoE dialer built-in. What was happening is that the gateway would attempt to dial using PPPoE to the modem which was already dialed in using PPPoE. D-Link Tech support told me to get a switch or hub. I can't really return my router so I decided to have a look at the modem's manual. The modem has several modes of operation. I showed my modem's config to GNet tech support. They told me that the modem was operating in Bridged RFC1483 mode. But when I looked around the config, the 'ppp' unit was active. To me, it looked like the modem was in PPPoE mode. So, with the help of the manual (and a few steps which were missing from it

), I put the modem into Bridged RFC1483 mode. Reset everything. Start up the gateway, and BOOM! Instant PPPoE dial-up and connection!

So I have 2 computers hooked up to the gateway. Everything was working great. Shared net access. Shared files. So I go ahead and start to download a 130MB file using computer B. After about 80 MB the download freezes. I try again and again, same result. I tried downloading a different file from a different location. Same result. I downloaded the same file using computer A and it went just fine. I also tried copying an 800MB file from comp A to B and it went fine.

Computer A is using a D-Link DFE-530TX+ NIC with the latest drivers from Realtek. Computer B is using a D-Link DFE-530TX (at least that's what windows detects it as) with the default drivers windows installs upon detection. I was pretty sure that both computers were using the same card. I guess they're not since when I go to windows update with computer A, it tells me there's an updated driver for my NIC. When I go to the site with computer B, it tells me there are no updated drivers. So maybe the cards differ by the "+"...

Any suggestions as to what I can do to solve this problem?

Thanks.