[plug] David's ADSL Problem

[Chris Tognela]

Hi to the list! I've recently joined the list (down Mandurah way) and 
have been following this one with interest.

 From what I've read, David can connect the ADSL modem and receive an IP 
from the modem, yet cannot browse the Internet or receive email.

I have had the exact same problem in the past with a D-Link DSL300+. 
With this particular modem, it takes the MAC address of the NIC that 
it's plugged into at the time and ties itself to it.

If you plug the modem into a different computer with a different MAC 
address, you'll get David's symptoms. To fix the issue, all I had to do 
with the DSL300+ was delete and recreate the account through the browser 
administration pages, thus tying the modem to the new MAC address.

I'm not sure about Netcomm modems, but I hope this helps.

Cheers,
Chris



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