DSL Modem
Hoe do I view or change my DSL modem's IP address? I need to configure a router & I need to find the IP address of my DSL modem. Please help. It is a Paradyne 6310MVL.
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I don't get it/ SO what is my gateway. This is a DSL modem, not dialup. The whole network is connected to the internet via a DSL connection. There needs to be an IP.
For win95/98/nt you can always type
ipconfig in the dos prompt.
Or winipcfg.exe at the run prompt in win98.
ipconfig in the dos prompt.
Or winipcfg.exe at the run prompt in win98.
ASKER
the IP is not set yet. IP config will give me the IP of the NIC & the gateway I set. I need to know how a DSL modem get's it's IP. DO I set it? It needs to be setup somewhere.
sorry, I missed word DSL
definitely it is you who must set an IP, it must be in modem configuration anyway... did you try manuals ? ;-)
definitely it is you who must set an IP, it must be in modem configuration anyway... did you try manuals ? ;-)
> I need to know how a DSL modem gets its IP.
Your ISP uses DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) to assign one of its "pool" of IP-addresses to your computer.
> Do I set it?
Yes, by enabling DHCP on your computer.
> It needs to be setup somewhere.
Your DHCP-client will "broadcast" a request for an IP-address, and your ISP's DHCP-server will "answer" the request.
Once a "license" with an IP-address is received,
your DHCP-client will periodically "renew" this "license", so that you'll keep the same IP-address as long as your computer stays "up" and keeps "renewing" it.
Your ISP uses DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) to assign one of its "pool" of IP-addresses to your computer.
> Do I set it?
Yes, by enabling DHCP on your computer.
> It needs to be setup somewhere.
Your DHCP-client will "broadcast" a request for an IP-address, and your ISP's DHCP-server will "answer" the request.
Once a "license" with an IP-address is received,
your DHCP-client will periodically "renew" this "license", so that you'll keep the same IP-address as long as your computer stays "up" and keeps "renewing" it.
ASKER
This is not a home modem. This is a business and they are paying for a 384k DSL connection. They have a router & I need to setup the router. I am not talking about the PC's. I am talking about the DSL modem. It has to have a static IP.
> This is a business and they are paying for a 384k DSL connection.
> I am talking about the DSL modem.
> It has to have a static IP.
Part of the money they are paying goes to "technical support" by the provider of the DSL connection.
So, just contact the company's "technical support" department, and ask them to tell you the static IP-address.
If they cannot provide it, find a different, more "customer-friendly" ISP.
Either way, "static" or DHCP, the IP-address is provided by the ISP -- nobody else.
> I am talking about the DSL modem.
> It has to have a static IP.
Part of the money they are paying goes to "technical support" by the provider of the DSL connection.
So, just contact the company's "technical support" department, and ask them to tell you the static IP-address.
If they cannot provide it, find a different, more "customer-friendly" ISP.
Either way, "static" or DHCP, the IP-address is provided by the ISP -- nobody else.
ASKER
Listen,
Someone has to assign the modem an IP. How do I do it?
Someone has to assign the modem an IP. How do I do it?
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assuming you have win9x, go to start/settings/control panel/network
in the list of installed protocols find TCP/IP->Dial-up adapter, there are your main settings....