[ILUG-BOM] MTNL Tri Band ADSL equipment config

[sherlock at antispam]

And ironically this modem uses a linux kernel and other gnu stuff in the firmware.
Try teleneting into it.

rgds
jtd

On Tuesday 22 March 2005 15:22, Arun Khan wrote:
> On Tue, 22 Mar 2005 10:06:33 +0500, sherlock at vsnl.com <sherlock at vsnl.com> wrote:
> > On Monday 21 March 2005 22:12, Derwyn Dpenha wrote:
> >
> > 1) What model of modem
> > 2) what make (quite often the model num is mangled by the
> > importer) 3) does it connect to the pc via the Ethernet / serial
> > /usb port
> >
> > Also google. Here is what i found.
> > http://www.desktoplinux.com/articles/AT7909082870.html
> >
> > > The modem driver in suse is DSL-502
> > > Has anyone suceeded in doing this MTNL/Tri band connection on
> > > Linux.... If no has anyone spoken to MTNL as to how to get this
> > > connection up on linux... The stupid linesmen have no idea at
> > > all.....
> >
> > Nobody in MTNL (or the other ISPs) will have a clue when you say
> > Linux. They will tell u point blank that it wont work, which is
> > total rubbish.
> > I rolled over laughing when the tataindicom zombie wanted
> > to know "yes, but which version of windows linux" to which i
> > replied "linux 2005" and he says "sorry sir we only support
> > windows 2000, we have not yet installed windows linux 2005"
> >
> > rgds
> > jtd
>
> After my original posting on this topic, I have been talking to the
> DLink tech support as well as their distributor in Mumbai.  From
> what I have gathered, the 502T has 2 ports 1) a RJ11 DSL connection
> and 2) a RJ45 (ethernet) port  to hook up to a PC or a Hub/Switch. 
> For this kind of a setup I don't think any special drivers are
> needed (in the PC)  to connect to the 502T.  Worst case scenario,
> you may need a cross over cable if you are connecting the unit
> directly to a PC  but then again many devices auto detect
> straight/cross over cable and internall adjust the wire pairs.
>
> HTH,
> Arun Khan