Iburst with Router question

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Just a quick question, would I be able to use an Iburst modem with a router such as the Linksys WRTG54. IE would it be able to dial a PPPOE connection?

Thanks
 
Yes. almost any router will work, as long as it can dial a PPPOE connection and has a ethernet port for internet access.
 
Two routers that I have tested on iBurst are the D-Link 704up and the Netgear WGT624 (wireless).

Only change I had to make was to drop the MTU to 1352.
 
Rewind, one of our customers is currently using an iBurst modem with a WRT54GL router for a public hotspot (that charges by the MB)
 
Im using a Planet XRT-401D router to share my connection with the other computers in my house
 
Sorry, I think I might have not explained properly, I want to use just a plain router and not a modem/router. Still work?
 
Yep of course. You do mean that you still have a iburst modem right? In fact a modem/router combo wont work with Iburst, as it only has a phone line jack to plug in and no ethernet connection because it already has the modem built in.

I use the Netgear WRT624, a work collugue of my fathers baught the same router, but one with built in modem and couldn't get Iburst to work, as she simply couldn't plug it in.
 
Rewind said:
Sorry, I think I might have not explained properly, I want to use just a plain router and not a modem/router. Still work?
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I think you mean a router that does not have an ASDL modem built in.

Like the Linksys WRT54G or WRT54GS, which has a WAN ethernet port which connects to a modem, like the Iburst Modem,

I have a WRT54GS and it works very well with Iburst. The web connection is shared with 6 PC's, 2 wired and 4 wireless.
 
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Gatecrasher said:
Iburst UTD. Ethernet. MTU: 1392, RWIN 64896, Randburg, Illovo. Windows XP pro, Firefox 1.5, NetTransport
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Do you really mean 1392? Lets not spread confusion. MTU should be changed to 1352.
 
I am using a Gigabyte BR404W (been using it for 12 months now) and it works like a charm
 
henkk78 said:
Rewind, one of our customers is currently using an iBurst modem with a WRT54GL router for a public hotspot (that charges by the MB)
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Isn't that illegal? Does he have iBurst's permission to resell the bandwidth?
 
8321 said:
Do you really mean 1392? Lets not spread confusion. MTU should be changed to 1352.
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Yes, I changed to 1352 quite recently. But until then, packet fragmentation occured above 1404 (implying an MTU of 1392) on the Randburg BS. But since the Illovo and Hyde Park basestations have come on line, fragmentation now occurs uniformly above 1364 (1352).

Thanks for the reminder. I've updated my sig.
 
nic777 said:
Isn't that illegal? Does he have iBurst's permission to resell the bandwidth?
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nic777, to be honest I don't know, but as I've said before, I think something is legal until there is reason to think that it could cause harm to someone. Then the person who is harmed can either:

a) Prove in court that he/she is being caused harm
b) or simply, take steps not to be harmed, i.e. cut off service, and then potentially get sued.

In the case of iBurst being used for a public hotspot, iBurst is making more money. They charge by the Gigabyte, so the more gigabytes used, the more money they make.

Besides for seeing no "legal", or even a competitive issue with it, I think this is a no-brainer.

Who is being harmed?
 
Just to add to thelist I've got iBurst working with both a Linksys WRT54GL with the Sveasoft firmare as well as a Cisco ISR 2801 router running PPPoE and until recently a Linux box running RP-PPPoE too.

So as eveyone else says, as long as your router supports PPPoE and you can set the MTU size, you're good to go.
 
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