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| Thread ID: 71456 | 2006-08-06 10:36:00 | Unable to setup Xtra ADSL modem with USB port | DuyNZ (10405) | Press F1 |
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| 476505 | 2006-08-07 08:15:00 | Wow just how deep south are you PCTEK? Anyone recommending a hub needs to turn up the heat and thaw out from the perma frost. DuyNZ - get a switch, its the hands down best solution. Its overkill for hooking up an ADSL modem. he wants 2 PCs to use the internet not run his own business network. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 476506 | 2006-08-07 10:40:00 | Thank you for all your help. I should buy a switch to use it but at first I need money to buy :) | DuyNZ (10405) | ||
| 476507 | 2006-08-07 10:42:00 | I don't know why I cannot setup Xtra ADSL modem with USB port. I follow the introduction in the CD which Xtra was provided me when I apply it but when I got the last step that I need to type username and password and press OK, it shows up "Unable to connect". I already use it with Ethernet but I want to setup USB to use for another computer. Please help me with it. I'm using Window XP Home Edition Service Pack 2. Possibly the problem is that you can only use the setup once, as you already have done. Call xtra for help on how to do it manually. I'm too tired to explain all in detail, but this happened to my client. I used 10.1.1.1 in the browser, login - admin, password - admin. then type user name etc. in other words don't use the CD. |
quarry (252) | ||
| 476508 | 2006-08-07 17:13:00 | well yes you CAN definitely use the xtra modem on the two pc's at the same time I know this I've done it plenty of times..........you should NOT need to go buy any thing at all........you CANT use 10.1.1.1 to log in to the modem from a usb connectoin it's 10.1.1.2.......and logging in is impossible without the usb drivers set up in the system.........check device manager for errors in your usb devices when you have the modem plugged in........also check your firewall aint blocking it..........cant see why you should spend ANY money at all to get this working........it's seems silly to buy network cards/hubs etc when you already have all the hardware you should need...... | drcspy (146) | ||
| 476509 | 2006-08-07 17:16:00 | Possibly the problem is that you can only use the setup once, as you already have done. Call xtra for help on how to do it manually. I'm too tired to explain all in detail, but this happened to my client. I used 10.1.1.1 in the browser, login - admin, password - admin. then type user name etc. in other words don't use the CD. I'm sorry but I dont comprehend how someone with a 'client' and this tends to suggest to me a professional tech doesn't know that you cant loginto the modem on usb using 10.1.1.1 and that you can 'only use the setup once' and 'dont use the cd' ......how are you gonna setup the usb drivers for this modem without using the cd ?........ this just doesn't make sense...... |
drcspy (146) | ||
| 476510 | 2006-08-07 20:35:00 | I have both a etheral and USB connection on our DSL 302G modem from Xtra . I got to the same stage as you then struck the same problem . I contacted Xtra, they agreed I was able to set up 2 connections and gave me the following instructions . Open Outlook Express . Select the Tools menu and then select Accounts . On the Internet Accounts page select the Mail tab at the top and then select the Account name for your Xtra email . In this example it is pop3 . xtra . co . nz . Click onto the Connection tab . Check that Always connect to this Account Using is ticked and select Local Area Network from the list . Click the OK button . Click the OK button on the Internet Options page . Close Outlook Express . Open Internet Explorer . Select the Tools menu and select Internet Options . Select the Connections tab and select Never dial a connection . Click the OK button . Close Internet Explorer . I think I then went back to Outlook Express and a pop up box asked me for my email address and password, which I entered and got connected . I hope this helps |
Heather J (815) | ||
| 476511 | 2006-08-07 22:17:00 | I don't doubt that it can be made to work, but at the end of all that you will still have a flaky USB connection for one computer that will probably be out-performed by the ethernet connection . I went down the same path some years ago and it was an unmitigated disaster . Long term, it's not about what you can make it do, but rather it's about employing the best solution for a reliable connection operating at the maximum speed that your service provider can supply at any given time . About $70 gets you a switch, while for not much more you can buy a router/switch and have the benefit of a hardware firewall as well . Free modems do not necessarily deliver the best results and can be a false economy . Cheers Billy 8-{) |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 476512 | 2006-08-08 02:47:00 | These modems DO have this functionality and it should be very simple to setup. heather: handy stuff but you still need to have the usb drivers installed etc for this to work. The issue is that they HAVEN'T gotten the connection setup yet.....the computer wont even 'see' the modem. as for usb connections for adsl being 'flakey/unreliable' etc well I've yet to experience that myself and i'm no novice |
drcspy (146) | ||
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