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290617 2004-11-11 08:14:00 Has anyone first hand experience of one of these? Any hooks in setting up the modem and assigning network IP addresses etc? Terry Porritt (14)
290618 2004-11-11 09:39:00 *echo*echo*echo...


(I think 'No' could be the likely answer... where did you get it from? Puretek isn't a name I recognise)

I suspect Google could be your friend with this one.
bRaZZiN (2228)
290619 2004-11-11 09:40:00 *echo*echo*echo...


(I think 'No' could be the likely answer... where did you get it from? Puretek isn't a name I recognise)

I suspect Google could be your friend with this one.
bRaZZiN (2228)
290620 2004-11-11 09:56:00 Stay far away. alphazulusixeightniner (185)
290621 2004-11-11 10:22:00 I have one. Very easy to set up. Just follow some simple instruction from your ISP if you don't know what to do.

I'll post some here:

After hooking it up:

1) Log on - User name = 'admin', password = 'epicrouter'
2) Go to 'WAN Configuration'
3) If it asks, select Virtual Circuit 0
4) Input this in:

VPI = 0
VCI = 100
Encapsulation = PPPoA [LLC]

Username = [provided by isp]
Password = [self explanatory]

PS. Never broken or gone down on me.

HTH Cheers
George
george12 (7)
290622 2004-11-11 11:01:00 I've got one (although the one with 4 port switch builtin), does the trick. The only problem i've run into is that there is a limit of 20 port forwarding address. Which is a pain when you have a few machines running on a network but for that price you can't really complain

- David
DangerousDave (697)
290623 2004-11-11 18:42:00 Thanks folks.
Our local PC shop stocks the Puretek brand, also Dynalink RTA220 etc.

I'm being asked to advise on an ADSL modem, and the budget may be limited. I would prefer the Dynalink, as mine has been 100% reliable, and is so easy to set up.

It is a school with limited IT knowhow.

There is an existing network of 3 Win 98 computers, each with a dial up modem, using Netbeui for file sharing and having fixed IP addresses 192.168.0.x and 255.255.255.0 subnet, and connected through an ethernet switch. As well as networked printer, there is a networked copier using IP-P2P, which I dont know anything about.

From the scrappy user manual I was able to download, the modem default address is 10.0.0.2 and 255.0.0.0 subnet mask.

I would have been happier keeping the existing network and IP addresses, and just add the modem gateway address into the network TCP/IP/ethernet card properties setup.

If I have to change the network settings entirely, well, it's not my setup, I dont want to cause a meltdown so that they are out of action for longer than necessary :)
Terry Porritt (14)
290624 2004-11-11 18:56:00 Oh yes, most important. The microprinted rubbishy manual indicates that DHCP is used with automatic IP address allocation, I was wondering whether fixed IP addresses can be allocated, or whether it is better to go the auto way.

As is usual, the biggest job involved is tidying up the 3 computers, clearing out the rubbish, extensive housekeeping, and updating IE/OE etc. Also a firewall should be installed.

I couldnt find any reference to a hardware firewall in the Puretek 'manual', well nothing I could understand as a firewall.
Terry Porritt (14)
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