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DSL entails that you know a little something of technology so you can use to your full advantage. Being a DSL customer myself, I also thought before, what the heck will I do next? Or what will I do now? Common questions that everyone encounters whenever we have problems with the connection. Just to help out many of you there, I have come up with a few things that you can do on your own at home so that you can enjoy your DSL connection. Basic stuff that you can do with your PC while waiting for a technician or other stuff to help you maintain your computer.
Since this is a very technical post, I have limited the posting to Moderators of the Forum ONLY. To those of you who wants to add something, just simply email us (or me for that purpose) and we will be more than happy to add them here. You will also be properly credited for your contribution. I hope you guys find this very useful. I will be adding more as we go along as I have included screenshots to guide everyone.
It is advisable that one reads the entire section they need as there are tips on how to reverse the troubleshooting done, as well as some helpful explanations (in some articles) as to why the steps are undertaken.
The following is covered by this thread:
1) Creating a PPPoE Dialer (Windows XP)
2) Creating A PPPoE Dialer in Windows Vista and Windows 7
3) Forcing the IP Address and DNS servers on the Local Area Network (Windows XP)
4) Forcing the IP Address and DNS servers on the Local Area Network Properties (Windows Vista)
5) Using Proxy Servers In Your Favorite Browser
Just scroll down until you get to the section you need.
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Creating a PPPoE Dialer (Windows XP)Why a dialer? DSL technology uses two forms of authenticating their customers. Some ISPs use DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) and thus no need to dial into the system. DHCP is the common system used for Cable Internet. Some ISPs like BayanDSL uses PPPoE (which stands for Point-to-Point-Protocol-over-Ethernet). This is the common Protocol used for DSL since DSL is usually delivered via POTS (Plain Old Telephone System), hence the need to "dial into" the system and also for the fact that POTS uses circuit switching. More on these on future articles that will be posted in this section.
For many, their usual set up is: the PC is directly connected to the modem. And since the modem of Bayan is in bridged by default, it only knows to modulate and demodulate data into the phone line (modem is short for MOdulation, DEModulation), and thus your trusty technician who installed the DSL for you created that PPPoE dialer so you can access the internet. Accessing the modem's GUI (pronounced as GUU WEE, short for Graphical User Interface) to change its settings is considered as modem tampering and thus is prohibited. What happens now if you accidentally delete the PPPoE dialer? The answer: Just create a new one.
Here are the steps to create or re-create a PPPoE Dialer in Windows XP. I have included pictures so you would know what it looks like and to better aide everyone.:
1) Click on Start and then click on Control Panel
2) On the Control Panel Window, Click on Network Connections
If in case you see a different picture, just click on Switch to Classic View, located at the upper left hand section of the control panel section.
3) On the Network Connections Page, Click on Create a New Connection
4) The Create A New Connection Wizard will come up and just click Next.
5) It will bring you to New Connection Type, Click on Connect to the Internet, then Click Next
6) In Getting Ready, Click on Set Up My Connection Manually, and then Click Next
7) In Internet Connection, Click on Connect Using a Broadband Connection that Requires a Username and Password, and then Click Next
8) You will then be ask to name that connection. There are no names that is required to be used since this is just to help you identify the connection inside your PC. You can name it BayanDSL just to help you identify it. After providing a name, click Next
9) In the Internet Account Information, enter your BayanDSL account username with "@sod" (sample: BayanDSL username: Mikos, with "@sod": Mikos@sod), and your password. And then click Next.
@sod is only used for subscribers who are on Plans 899 and 1699 (1999 in the provinces). Plan 2699 doesn't have SOD since they already have the highest DSL speeds and thus have burstible speeds anytime of the day up to 2.5mbps.
10) In Completing the New Connection, Click on the box for Add a shortcut to this connection to my desktop. This will create a shortcut in your desktop so you can easily locate it. Then Click Finish. You are done.
To connect to the internet, just click on Dial (or in most Windows XP, this button has been changed to Connect).
You will something similar to the images below while your PPPoE Dialer is connecting:
You know you are connected when you get a Pop Up balloon in your system tray saying that you are already connected, as well as two computers screens connected (and will alternately blink). Speed indicated in the picture is for illustration purposes only.
You are now ready to surf the internet.
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Creating A PPPoE Dialer in Windows Vista and Windows 7
Windows 7 will be coming out soon. And as usual, some of you may have already gotten their hands on the new Releases. Creating a PPPoE dialer in Windows 7 is similar to Windows Vista. Although I did not include screenshots here as the Operating System (OS) is not yet officially released and is still in its RCs (Release Candidates).
Here are the steps in creating a PPPoE Dialer in Windows Vista:
1) Click on Start and Click on Connect To
2) In the Connect To window, Click on Set Up a Connection or Network
3) In Choose a Connection Option, Click Connect to the Internet, then Click Next
4) In Connect to the Internet, Click on Broadband (PPPoE)
5) Enter your username (with @sod) and your BayanDSL password. For illustration purposes I gave an example in the picture on how to use @sod correctly, and also used BayanDSL as the name for the connection being created. You can also place a check on Show Password so that you can see the password you are typing, as well as Remember Password so that you won't have to keep on entering your password everytime you connect. After entering the needed details, Click on Connect.
When you PC is connecting, you will see something similar to the image below:
Just like in Windows XP, you will also get a message that you are already connected, and an icon (two screens connected) indicated by a blue symbol. The next time you open your PC and wants to connect, just simply Click on Start and Connect To, and the Dialer will be one of the options you can click on.
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Forcing the IP Address on the Local Area Network (Windows XP)
For many of us who connects to the internet using our modems only, we sometimes get this pesky little message at the system tray telling us that we have limited or no connectivity. This simply indicates that the OS is not getting a private network IP address from the modem. This is so because Bayan's modems are in bridged. Thus, it will definitely NOT give out private IP addresses. Forcing (or hard coding) a private IP address into the LAN (local area network) properties can help fix this problem. By the way, this is just a FIX. An OS complete with updates and service packs, doesn't display the message once the PC is connected already thru a PPPoE dialer.
*Note:
When doing test required by technical support (like your trusty tracert) it is very important to remove the forced IP address as this will make it appear that you are using a router. To remove the forced ip address, just set it to Obtain an IP address automatically in the Local Area Network Properties.
1) Click on Start and then Click on Control Panel
2) In the Control Panel Window:
a) Method #1: locate the icon for the Local Area Network, and Right Click on it. Click on Properties.
b) Method #2: Click on Local Area Network and the Local Area Network Status will appear. Click on the button for properties.
*For illustration purposes, I did not do a screenshot of Method #1 due to the limitation of the emulator that I am using. The rest of the screenshots are the same for either methods of accessing the properties window of the local area network (LAN).
3) In the local area network properties window, Click on Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click on the Properties button. Be sure to place a check also on Show Icon in notification area when connected. This way you will know if you are experiencing issues with your LAN.
4) In the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties Window, Click on Use the following IP address. Enter the following details:
IP Address: 192.168.1.2
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway: 192.168.1.1
5) Then click OK on the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties Window, Click Close in the Local Area Connection Properties Window, and you are set.
To use your preferred DNS just Click on Use the Following DNS Servers and enter your DNS IP Addresses in the Preferred DNS Server and Alternate Server. Sample for OpenDNS (Primary DNS Server: 208.67.222.222, Secondary DNS Server: 208.67.220.220).
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Forcing the IP Address on the Local Area Network Properties (Windows Vista)
The process is the same for Windows Vista. It only differs in how to get to the Local Area Connection.
Here are the steps:
1) Click on Start and then Click on Control Panel
2) On the Control Panel Window (if you get a different display, just Click on Classic View, which is what I used for the screenshot), look for Network and Sharing Center and Click on it
3) On the Network and Sharing Center, Click on Manage Networks
4) On the Manage Networks Window, Right Click on the Local Area Connection icon, and Click on Properties
5) On the Local Area Connection Properties, Click on Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4), and then Click on the Properties button
6) On the Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) Properties, Click on Use the following IP address. Enter the following:
IP Address: 192.168.1.2
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway: 192.168.1.1
To set this back or to remove it, just click on Obtain IP address automatically.
7) Click Ok on the Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) Properties, Click Close on the Local Area Connection Properties, and you are set.
To use your preferred DNS just Click on Use the Following DNS Server Addresses and enter your DNS IP Addresses in the Preferred DNS Server and Alternate Server. Sample for OpenDNS (Primary DNS Server: 208.67.222.222, Secondary DNS Server: 208.67.220.220).
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Using Proxy Servers In Your Favorite Browser
The talk of proxy servers helping you speed up your web access is up lately. And so I decided to add this section, so that those of you who are wondering how to do it, you will immediately be able to see how it is done, and do it yourself. Note that for our connection, we are allowed to use other proxy servers other than that provided by BayanDSL. The process of entering the proxy server into the browser is the same for all proxy servers that uses a specific port. The most common ports utilized by proxy servers are: 80, 8080, 3128, 3127 and 1080. For illustration purposes, I used that of BayanDSL's proxy server, which uses the port 3128. I also have indicated how to remove the proxy server in case you decide not to use later on.
Internet Explorer, Safari and Google Chrome
We all have our favorite browsers. Some go for Opera, others love Firefox (I do) and many will bat for Google Chrome. Setting the proxy server in Internet Explorer, Safari and Google Chrome is fairly easy. If you use them alongside Internet Explorer, once you set up the proxy in Internet Explorer, you have done the same for Safari and Google Chrome as these browsers rely on the internet settings of Internet Explorer (also abbreviated as IE).
For illustration purposes, since I am referring to the 3 browsers, I used a different route in accessing Internet Options. If you have IE open, you can also access Internet Options by clicking Tools and then clicking on Internet Options.
1) Click on Start and Click on Control Panel (for illustration purposes only, I am using Windows Vista, the same step is also used in Windows XP). A window similar to the screenshot below will appear. Locate the Internet Options icon and Click on it.
2) On the Internet Options Window, Click on the Connections Tab.
3) On the Connections Tab, locate the LAN Settings button and Click on it
4) On the Local Area Network Settings, place a check on Use a proxy server for your LAN (These settings will not apply for dial up or VPN connections), and Bypass proxy for local addresses. Enter the following information:
proxy server: proxy.skyinet.net
port: 3128
To remove the proxy server, just follow the steps till you get to the LAN Settings, and uncheck the Use a proxy server for your LAN.
5) Click OK on Local Area Network Settings (LAN Settings), and then Click OK in your Internet Options, and then you are set to browse using the proxy server.
Mozilla Firefox
Firefox has its own internet settings aside from that of your Operating System. And thus will require a different approach.
1) Once your Mozilla Firefox browser is open, Click on Tools, and then Click on Options.
2) On the Option Window, Click on Advanced, Click on the Network Tab, and then Click on Settings button.
3) On the Connection Settings Window, Click on Manual Proxy Configuration, and enter the following:
HTTP Proxy: proxy.skyinet.net
Port: 3128
To undo this, or to stop using the proxy, just Click on No Proxy.
4) Click OK on the Connection Settings, and then Click OK in the Options Window and you are set.
Opera
Opera, just like Mozilla Firefox, doesn't rely also on the internet connection settings of Internet Explorer. Hence, it has its own way of setting up the proxy server also.
1) Once your Opera browser is open, Click on Tools, and then Click on Preferences.
2) On the Preferences Window, Click on the Advanced Tab, then Click on Network, and then Click on the Proxy Servers Button.
3) On the Proxy Servers Window, place a check on HTTP and enter the following details:
HTTP: proxy.skyinet.net
port: 3128
To remove the proxy, just uncheck HTTP, making sure that the other options are also unchecked.
4) Click OK on the Proxy Servers Window, and then Click OK in the Preferences Window, and you are all set.
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