Unplugging Router so I dont have to worry about port forward

Namebrand · Post by **Namebrand** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 11:09 am

Well after 2 phone calls to motorola and hours of trying to port forward, I gave up. I dont mind just unplugging my wireless router and reconnecting my dsl modem straight to PC if I could....I have tried once but xp gave me "network cable is unplugged" and no connection...

I wonder why it does this? Do I need to confiigure stuff so that I can get a connection straight from my DSL modem? If so, what would I need to configure?

adventure_of_link · Post by **adventure_of_link** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 6:56 pm

you didn't need to post the same thing in two threads..

Namebrand · Post by **Namebrand** » Sun Oct 29, 2006 11:23 pm

accidident.

any replys??? cmon I know someone knows how to do this..

Ichinisan · Post by **Ichinisan** » Mon Oct 30, 2006 12:40 am

"Network cable unplugged" means just that. You got mixed up. I suggest you start at the modem and follow the snap-in cable that comes from it. Make sure it goes to your computer. Then make sure the modem has power.

If you want to try the router again...

Log-in to the router and find an option called "DMZ" or "Demilitarized Zone"

Turn it on and enter the IP address of your computer as reported by:
Start > Run > "CMD" [OK] > "IPCONFIG" [Enter]

AntoineWG · Post by **AntoineWG** » Mon Oct 30, 2006 5:35 am

Read through the router port forwarding thread that's stickied at the top of this forum. It should hopefully be helpful, even it it is a little general.

Plugging your PC straight into your DSL modem will rarely work because most DSL providers use PPPoE authentication. You need to disable your local area network connection (right click on it's icon and click disable) then create a new connection with PPPoE. In the network connection setup wizzard, select "Connect to the Internet", set it up manually, then "a broadband connection that requires a username and password" and fill in the blanks from there. Firewall software, even the XP firewall, is strongly recommended and it's not hard to open up port 7845 on TCP and UDP.

Ichinisan · Post by **Ichinisan** » Tue Oct 31, 2006 3:15 pm

AntoineWG wrote:Read through the router port forwarding thread that's stickied at the top of this forum. It should hopefully be helpful, even it it is a little general.

Plugging your PC straight into your DSL modem will rarely work because most DSL providers use PPPoE authentication. You need to disable your local area network connection (right click on it's icon and click disable) then create a new connection with PPPoE. In the network connection setup wizzard, select "Connect to the Internet", set it up manually, then "a broadband connection that requires a username and password" and fill in the blanks from there. Firewall software, even the XP firewall, is strongly recommended and it's not hard to open up port 7845 on TCP and UDP.

The majority of DSL modems that I have seen in the last coupld of years do NAT from the modem to the PC. PPPoE authentication is done from the modem's internal setup page. This complicates things.

AntoineWG · Post by **AntoineWG** » Wed Nov 01, 2006 9:32 am

I've seen them too, but usually only on the ones with a 4-port switch and wireless built in.

If he can't plug directly into the modem, it's most likely because the modem is not doing any of the PPPoE stuff.

Now that I think about it, it's possible that the modem could be doing it, but the modem and router are set up for different subnets and the PC is not set up for DHCP, but that's a little more unlikely.