- Jul 11, 2000
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I'm a little baffled. I'm trying to help a buddy. Here's the situation:
He has an older PC (I built and maintain) running 98SE. He has Verizon DSL with a Westell B90-210015-04 supplied by Verizon. Connection speed is supposed to be 1.5M, but currently on a good day, he's getting 128K if that. Verizon tech says when they test the line on their end it shows 1.4 -1.5M. They're supposed to send an on-site guy to check the local wiring. But that's not what's befuddling me, I just want to give as much info as possible. Anyway, it's slow but that old PC pulls an IP and connects to the web.
The problem I'm having is:
He just bought a Dell Inspiron 9300 notebook (with Centrino). At my house (where I am now) I also have Verizon DSL but with a Westell 327W Modem/Wireless router. His notebook (here now) connects flawlessley either wirelessly, or by LAN connection to my router. It achieves 1.5M on wireless, 2.5M by LAN.
So earlier today at his house I tried to connect his notebook to his DSL modem. I unplugged the ethernet cable from the PC and plugged it into the LAN port in the notebook. No good. The notebook tries to establish a network connection but fails every time. It says "limited or no connectivity" and "unable to establish an an IP address" or something like that.
Today, at his house, I also tried installing a Linksys wireless router model BEFW11S4-VN (supplied to me by Verizon before I got the 327W). The setup wizzard was unable to complete. After connecting all the cables (all LED's lit and everything looking good) the router can't reach the internet through the modem. (Remember the notebook can't get through the modem either.) I called Linksys tech support and their guy walked me through a manual setup. Tried many things but the bottom line was the router can't establish an IP address. Linksys' guy says he believes I need a user name & password for Verizon. I say no way, never have before, Verizon don't work that-a-way. He says call them and check. I did. They say no way. Also they said that modem (Westell B90-210015-04) has no setup. No way to change port or block anything. Nothing to prevent connectivity. I didn't discuss the lack of connectivity through the notebook with Verizon because at that point I hadn't tried it yet.
Anyway, my goal is to get my buddy's notebook connected to the web at his home. I need help. Any ideas? Suggestions? Questions?
Thank you.
He has an older PC (I built and maintain) running 98SE. He has Verizon DSL with a Westell B90-210015-04 supplied by Verizon. Connection speed is supposed to be 1.5M, but currently on a good day, he's getting 128K if that. Verizon tech says when they test the line on their end it shows 1.4 -1.5M. They're supposed to send an on-site guy to check the local wiring. But that's not what's befuddling me, I just want to give as much info as possible. Anyway, it's slow but that old PC pulls an IP and connects to the web.
The problem I'm having is:
He just bought a Dell Inspiron 9300 notebook (with Centrino). At my house (where I am now) I also have Verizon DSL but with a Westell 327W Modem/Wireless router. His notebook (here now) connects flawlessley either wirelessly, or by LAN connection to my router. It achieves 1.5M on wireless, 2.5M by LAN.
So earlier today at his house I tried to connect his notebook to his DSL modem. I unplugged the ethernet cable from the PC and plugged it into the LAN port in the notebook. No good. The notebook tries to establish a network connection but fails every time. It says "limited or no connectivity" and "unable to establish an an IP address" or something like that.
Today, at his house, I also tried installing a Linksys wireless router model BEFW11S4-VN (supplied to me by Verizon before I got the 327W). The setup wizzard was unable to complete. After connecting all the cables (all LED's lit and everything looking good) the router can't reach the internet through the modem. (Remember the notebook can't get through the modem either.) I called Linksys tech support and their guy walked me through a manual setup. Tried many things but the bottom line was the router can't establish an IP address. Linksys' guy says he believes I need a user name & password for Verizon. I say no way, never have before, Verizon don't work that-a-way. He says call them and check. I did. They say no way. Also they said that modem (Westell B90-210015-04) has no setup. No way to change port or block anything. Nothing to prevent connectivity. I didn't discuss the lack of connectivity through the notebook with Verizon because at that point I hadn't tried it yet.
Anyway, my goal is to get my buddy's notebook connected to the web at his home. I need help. Any ideas? Suggestions? Questions?
Thank you.