The Linksys ADSL2MUE is an ADSL modem with support for ADSL2. The unit offers a single Ethernet connection, and a USB socket for connecting to a PC that will run the USB driver.
The unit is advertised as an ADSL modem, which it will work as if you configure it to use the bridge mode built into the unit. The unit has several ways of working, which are shown below:
This web page will detail how to set-up the ADSL2MUE to use the Bridged Mode with a computer running Windows XP. The difference is you are using a router, is that you tell this router to authenticate using PPPoE and will enter the appropriate username and password into the router. An example of a router suitable for this purpose would be the Netgear WGR614 or the Linksys WRT54GS.
We are assuming you are connecting to the ADSL2MUE via an Ethernet connection. The same detail should apply to using the USB socket, but follow the instructions for installing the drivers from the modems CD first.
Your computers network card, should be configured to get its IP settings automatically (i.e. via DHCP), and it will get given an IP address in the range 192.168.1.2 to 192.168.1.255. The modem has its web configuration located at http://192.168.1.1 and users the default username and password of admin and admin.
On the main setup screen select the Bridged Mode Only for the encapsulation, check that the VPI and VCI fields hold the values 0 and 38, finally the multiplexing should be set to LLC. The modem should automatically set these values, if you are using a unit setup for the UK market.
Click Save Settings and the modem will store these settings, and be ready for the next stage, which is setting up the computer to connect to the modem.
Initially you need to find the Network Connections window (as shown below), to pass the ISP assigned username and password to the modem you need to setup a new Broadband connection, so click Create a new connection.
The New Connection Wizard should appear. We will show you each stage in the wizard, adding a few words of explanation as we go. Click Next to proceed to the next step.
In step 2 ensure the Connect to the Internet button is selected and click Next to continue.
Step 3, since Windows will not have most UK ISP's listed, and service providers CD's will not be of much help, select the middle option, of setting up the connection manually. Click Next to proceed to the next step.
Step 4, requires you to choose the actual type of physical connection. In this case we need to create a PPPoE connection, so select the middle option.
Step 5, so that you can remember which icon to click in the Network Connections page, give this account an easy to remember name. Click Next to proceed to step 6.
Step 6 allows you to define which of the users the connection will be available to. Click Next once you have made your choice.
Step 7, is where you enter the username and password given to you by your ISP. If your ISP has only given you a username, then enter any old bit of text into the password field, but ensure what you type is identical in the Confirm Password field. In our example we are using the bt_test@startup_domain test account.
The options to make this the connection the default Internet connection, and to allow the connection to be 'auto dialed' are up to you.
Now we reach the final step of the wizard, and everything has been entered.
Once the wizard finishes it automatically pops up the Connect window for the connection you have just created. To try out the connection simply press Connect
The create of the PPPoE link to the ADSL modem and subsequent authenticate of your username/password with the service provider should only take a second or two. Once you are authenticated you should find your computer has been issued the full IP address that the ISP has handed out.
Using the ISP assigned IP address directly on a computer is a security risk, as the computer may be totally visible to the Internet. Therefore we recommend at the very least running the firewall built in to Windows XP.