The other day, I was having trouble with internet speed ( eventually fixed by a new DSL modem). I wanted to make sure that it was actually the ISP and not my router, so I plugged a cable between my compute and the modem. Also disconnected and powered donw the router.

Would not connect, so I ran the WIndoze troubleshooter. It changed some setting, and I finally connected. I could only find one option that seemed appropriate. That one wanted my user ID and passwword -- which was supposedly supplied by the DSL folks ( not a chance), Anyway, I gave it my password for the router connection and the user name that I used to use when it was required for connecting between computes. It accepted it -- after some admin force feeding -- but it complained that I had an invalid domain name.

I did get a connection then, but it was probably slower than my wireless one.

(Sigh) I know that this is probably related somehow to security, but it would seem that I should be able to make a wired connection to my DSL modem that I use every day. Used to be, it would be automatic if you just plugged it in. Neither connection option seemd to fit.
Anybody know what the rules are these days?



Thanks,

hj

 

HJ

For DSL connections it needs a username and password.. Your router has that info and can connect

For the connection above you need to enter it and it will store it on your computer..

The new DSL modem probably doesn't have the info setup and needs that to allow you to just plug the cable in and get Internet

Check the DSL Modem setup and see if you stored the login info

 

This was with my old modem. They are provided by the ISP and I have no real access to them.
Not sure how a router would get the info -- I've gone through a few of them and the only thing that I ever entered was my network password, since I don't use the default.
Maybe the ISP has the info I need. Don't know when they went to this system.

hj

 

Usually the default is admin for user, and password for the password

You have to go in and change it ( highly recommended)
If you don't, anyone can sit in your front yard and hack into your wifi, and..... well..... use you