Talk Talk ADSL USB Pain

phoenix_feather

Oh. My. God. I'm not entirely sure what happened ... but in case it helps anybody else ...
I plugged in my old Virgin Speedtouch modem to my PC ...
I connected the Talk Talk dodgy router to my PC via the ethernet cable ...
I kept the Talk Talk dodgy router connected to my ADSL microfilter (telephone line) ...
... the thing is then I did something else (I think it may have been to save the Wireless Enabled setting, though it was already enabled so huh?!?!) which then made me put in primary and secondary DNS addresses (mmm ... which Virgin said I didn't need?!?!) and I saved those and whappy-diddly here I am AND my laptop can get onto the internet which was the main thing in the first place ...

I'm not convinced ... anyone think it'll all go South again?

phoenix_feather

ps it's the talk talk (or maybe old phillips SNA5630NS/05). honestly, only go there if you're brave ...

cledor

I think the root of the problem is that you were using the Talk Talk setup CD which obviously is not appropriate for setting up a connection to Virgin ADSL. The trick with these routers is to never use the ISP installation CD but to configure them manually. Your first step is to obtain a stable internet connection to an Ethernet wired PC, then configure the wireless.

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cledor wrote: »

I think the root of the problem is that you were using the Talk Talk setup CD which obviously is not appropriate for setting up a connection to Virgin ADSL. The trick with these routers is to never use the ISP installation CD but to configure them manually. Your first step is to obtain a stable internet connection to an Ethernet wired PC, then configure the wireless.

Agreed, that is all I did, it was a doddle, took all of ten minutes to sort, and I am no expert.

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phoenix_feather wrote: »

ps it's the talk talk (or maybe old phillips SNA5630NS/05). honestly, only go there if you're brave ...

Not sure that I agree, I had mine up and running in ten minutes, and I am no expert, it was so easy.

Yes it is a Philips lookalike, an SNA 6500 in fact, I have now updated the software to Philips. No more Talk Talk..

olliehayman

I think I'm having a similar problem to phoenix. I currently use bt openworld broadband with a speedtouch usb modem. I purchased the talk talk wireless router as I read somewhere it didnt matter what isp you were using, you didn't have to use talk talk, and you could simply plug it all in and away you go. I'm having some trouble connecting to the net. Can anyone run me through a step by step of what I would need to do to enable the talktalk wireless modem/router kit be connected to the net. I'm ok with connecting to the router itself. My laptop picks it up with no problem, its just trying to make the talktalk box connect to the net. I sortof thought I knew what I was doing but evidently I don't. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks

cledor

There's a sticky near the top of this forum which is packed with useful info on wireless networking, see http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=121274

if you're still stuck, post back here with the info you obtain by doing the following:-

START - RUN - CMD
Then enter "IPCONFIG /ALL" in the black screen

olliehayman

After hours of trying I came accross this wonderful little article. Guided me right through it. It may be of some use to others with this router/modem kit. You'll all be pleased to hear I'm currently writing this post wirelessly on my laptop, sat in my bed! Technology rocks :T

Use the installation instructions that came with the modem/router, but start off by setting up the modem/router using an Ethernet cable between it and your PC. Use that to get the user name and password into the modem and the wireless options configured. You do all that at 192.168.2.1 and then save those settings. You should be able to get online and see web pages at this point.

This router is not designed solely just for TalkTalk. If you step through the setup wizard, you will see a country selection, where about 30 countries are listed. Having selected "UK", there is then an ISP selection with more than a dozen well-known UK ISPs to select from.

Setup, in detail. Connect the wireless router using an Ethernet Cable. Do not insert the CD at this time. You will not need the CD at all if your PC already has wireless built in.

In Control Panel under Internet Options make sure the Never dial a connection option is selected.

Access the modem via the Ethernet cable at http://192.168.2.1/ and see that the modem configuration screen appears.

Run through the setup wizard and rename the wireless network name (the SSID) to something random that the neighbours cannot trace back to being YOU. Change the channel off the default of 6, so that you are on a quieter channel. I usually also select the mode as being 11g only too.

On the next screen, select UK - TalkTalk - PPPoA - and make sure the VPI/VCI is set to 0/38, with VcMUX, etc. Make sure that your user name, like 02087654321@talktalk.net, and password (Case Is Important) are correctly entered and stored too. Save all the settings and then see if you can get online using that. If you cannot, then you probably have a fault on your line.

Get back into the setup screens and look for ADSL / Internet Settings > ISP Settings and change the connection to Always On. Save the settings.

Next, look for Home Network Settings > Wireless > WPA and set up the encryption (think up your own new long network key and type that in the box, make a note of it somewhere). Save those settings.

Finally, look for Advanced Settings > Maintenance > Password Settings and set up an Admin password to keep other people out of the router settings screen. Save the settings again.


Once that bit is working, yank the Ethernet cable out and start to install and setup the wireless stuff on the PC. Either use the internal wireless adaptor if your PC already has one built in, or install the software for the TalkTalk USB Wireless device and use that instead.

If you have inbuilt wireless on the PC, then you do not need the TalkTalk CD, and you do not need the TalkTalk USB Wireless Dongle either. You might also need to activate the Wireless Zero Configuration utility if you are using Windows XP. I have come across some PCs where WZC had not been started. See http://support.microsoft.com/kb/871122 for more information.

If your PC does NOT have wireless already built in, install the USB Wireless Dongle drivers from the TalkTalk CD, and when prompted insert the USB Wireless Dongle too.

Whatever happens, you will then need to "connect" to your wireless network (the network names available should be in a drop-down list). At some point you will be prompted to supply the wireless password for your network (the WPA key that you previously pre-programmed into the modem/router). It should then connect, and be assigned an IP address by the router.