MTNL Bridge Mode works but PPPOE Fails

[dhasu]

@dhasu Do you have dialers in both your laptop and desktop with the same settings? I ask this because I never knew it was possible to set multiple devices on a bridge mode on MTNL simultaneously,the way you have been using it. Suppose you dial the connection from the laptop first and its connected, do you dial again from the desktop to get it connected at the same time. How does it work? Please explain.

Also somebody tell me if this possible on a wireless ADSL2+ modem router?

Yes I have a dialer on both. I dial from laptop and then dial again from pc, vice versa also works, speed is distributed. On the usage page of mtnl site, i get the time and usage for both connections. All that i have done is using bridge mode and creating PPPOE dialer on desktop & Laptop. I have my username postfixed with "@a"

It was looking like a MAC Id issue from the start..problem was that MTNL implemented port binding on ur line when u had logged on from ur Desktop but instead of using the MAC id of the port to which ur modem connects at the DSLAM in the exchange they erroneously used the MAC id of ur Desktop lan card which is why u could no longer log in from the laptop as it had a lan card with different MAC ID and also the PPPoE mode failed to work because the MTNL server was rejecting the MAC ID of the router as well

to resolve the issue they simply released the MAC id set in the BRAS..capturing the real MAC ID of the DSL port

But how did this happen all of sudden, I mean it was working smoothly and then all of a sudden, it stopped because of the MACID messup. What could be the reason, just wanted to know so that i could avoid this in future?

 

[cyberwiz]

it has got nothing to do with u..it was a configurational error on part of MTNL..hopefully they will not repeat it gain

 

[irus]

thats a valid question, why all of a sudden did this macid issue crop up? is this port binding recent? you can try macid spoofing the confirm if this indeed was the issue.

 

[cyberwiz]

why this issue suddenly cropped up? for that u have to blame the way MTNL works..they have a general policy of implementing port binding on all lines in delhi and mumbai..however there are always lines left where its not done and one fine day its suddenly implemented..i.e. when they realise their mistakeMAC id spoofing will not work in case of port binding..however it would have worked in this case because the port binding was incorrectly done using desktop's Lan card mac id

 

[irus]

hi guys reviving this topic again. this ppoe/bridge issue was bothering me even now. i reformatted the comp yesterday and a fresh xpsp3 had no issues with accessing sites in either bridge mode or pppoe mode. now however after installing all programs/drivers/windows updates the issue has cropped up again. so ive reformatted again and installing programs one by one and checking what causes the problem. the drivers have passed so far. i suspect a windows xp update which is causing the problem.

 

[socrates]

I see that you have SP3 installed. My guess is that could be the culprit. I don't have your problem, as I am happy with PPPoE. After I installed SP3 I had other problems like machine starting at the lowest resolution 800x600 (restarting solves the problem for that occasion) & auto restarts of my machine. (no probs with RAM or SMPS)

 

[irus]

@socrates well im posting from windows 7! hate being forced onto the next OS by Microsoft!! Could be an XPSP3 issue! things are ok on this OS except half the computer resources are simply going into restricting my rights and enforcing DRM! will try XPSP2 and see how that goes!! another day devoted to upkeep and maintenance of technology!!! when will technology start serving us!

 

[superprash2003]

windows 7 has been getting some good feedback!!

 

[irus]

guys the problem was narrowed down to anti wpa 3.4.6 after its installing orkut.com etc stopped working on pppoe. nod32 didnt bother to tell anything about the file or other infections! however AntiVir spotted infections but didnt clean them! finally AVG detected them and put them in the virus vault! i activated windows directly from MS this time to avoid AntiWPA! not to mention this is the 4th time ubuntu is coming to another critical rescue of windows! i guess why pppoe stops working partially is because the infections/trojans are not able to communicate as seamlessly on pppoe with their home servers and so some websites keep failing. now i'll be just changing all passwords! superprash there r many reasons to go for xp over win7 just like there r reasons for win7 over xp. ive a genuine copy of winxp and also try running simultaneously two hd movies and a virus scan on winxp and win7 you'll see the difference straight away. dont trust the marketing/benchmarks blindly. win7 is an iron cage with mirage of freedom on the walls, using our money to create the walls and the mirage! no thanks! Hope this helps anyone who faces the problem!

 

[popcorn]

It was looking like a MAC Id issue from the start..problem was that MTNL implemented port binding on ur line when u had logged on from ur Desktop but instead of using the MAC id of the port to which ur modem connects at the DSLAM in the exchange they erroneously used the MAC id of ur Desktop lan card which is why u could no longer log in from the laptop as it had a lan card with different MAC ID and also the PPPoE mode failed to work because the MTNL server was rejecting the MAC ID of the router as well

to resolve the issue they simply released the MAC id set in the BRAS..capturing the real MAC ID of the DSL port

what is BRAS ? Broadband Remote Access Server?

how do i set real MAC ID and what is DSL port?
Is DSL Port mac id the mac id of wireless adsl router?
Is the below URL to do something with the topic which we are discussing? I think they are implementing mac id binding with below url...
http://comptrack.mtnl.net.in/regwifi.html

please help!!