Click Edit button against VPI/VCI -0 and 35. Click Next in the above screen. Select PPP over Ethernet (PPPoE) in the above screen. In the above screen type username and password as given to you by BSNL. In the PPPoE Service Name, type a string say 'dataone' 9. Tick the following. Enter PVC Name: bsnl; VPI: 0; VCI: 35. Keep service category as UBR without PCR and click ‘next’. The VPI, together with the VCI (Virtual Channel Identifier) is used to identify the next destination of a cell as it passes through a series of ATM switches on its way to its destination.
I'm in a cleanup spree! Just getting all those not-working and I'll-fix-it-later issues sorted out.. I have two broadband connections, one from BSNL and another from AirTel. BSNL: cheap, not-so-reliable, poor support. AirTel: Costs double (for similar packages), reliable, good support. Basic plans in each connection give me 2MBPS, 3GB for Rs.500/- and reliability of having both connections! Best of both worlds eh..!
Ok, that's background enough... The problem: one fine day, the BSNL Huawei Mt882 modem packed up. I couldn't get it working as it had a hardware failure. If I could get the AirTel modem (Huawei MTx880) working for BSNL, then it would be great. I knew I could, but I wanted to have both configurations on the same, so that when I switch over for some time in a month, it should be a simple task.
I've used PVC-0 for AirTel configuration (which is by default) and PVC-3 for BSNL configuration.
1. Go to the modem administration page - typically http://192.168.1.1/. My modem was a Huawei MT880 from AirTel. Should be similar for other modems.
2. Navigate to Basic --> WAN Setting. You would be at PVC-0.
3. Set the following: Active: 0; Default Route: Disable
4. AirTel uses the setting: VPI/VCI: 1/32 while BSNL uses 0/35. This is set by the provided and has to be that.
5. PVC-3 has VPI/VCI value of 0/35 and setting PPPoE. Set the below values -
- Active: Yes
- Mode: Routing (not Bridge)
- Encapsulation: PPPoE
- Service Name: DataOne
- UserId: (your bsnl-userId without @dataone.in)
- Password: (your password)
- Default Route: Enabled (only of the connections can be the Default Route)
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6. Save the settings. If you get the error 'FAILED: Due to Duplicate VPI/VCI', then set some random VCI numbers from, say from 36 to 50 for all other default PVC configurations available on the router. By this time, your PVC3 settings wouldn't have been saved, so you may have to re-do step-5.
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7. That's it! Power off the modem, connect the new BSNL phone line and power-on you should be online! The Service information on the administration page should look like this...
Whenever, you need to switch, all we need to do is to switch the Active and Default-Route settings!
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This article will be useful for those who are looking for configuring a modem for a broadband connection. I have documented my learnings when I tried to configure a modem (Beetel 110TC1 which was provided by Airtel) for a BSNL broadband connection. Though the article is specific to BSNL broadband connection and beetel modem, the procedure can be applied with any broadband connection and modem.
Open the modem configuration panel. It is required to set all the required connection parameters to make a broadband connection work. To do this open a web browser and enter modem's local ip address. Modem's IP address is usually set as '192.168.1.1'. Once you enter the ip address, you will be prompted to enter user id and password. For any modem/router the default user id and password will be either 'admin' and 'admin' or 'admin' and 'password' unless you are changing it manually.
In case if you changed the default password and forgot it, then you have only option to make the modem work. It is to do a hardware reset to factory settings. You have to use a pin or a ballpen tip to press the reset button which is placed at the backside of the modem. You have to keep pressing it for a while unless it restarts.
To configure easily, its always better to reset the modem to factory settings. This is to ensure that modem has no changes to some of the settings that we are not interested. Resetting the modem will make the modem to restart. To reset the modem, navigate to 'Maintenance' -->'SysRestart'.
When the modem restarts after the reset, navigate to 'Interface Setup' --> 'Internet'. In this panel, we are worried about only four fields which are mentioned below.
a) VPI = 0. (Virtual Path Identifier)
b) VCI = 35. (Virtual Channel Identifier)
c) PPPoE User name and password is provided by BSNL for your connection. You have to get it from them if you don't know it.
Now you should be able to connect to the Internet.
Note: VPI and VCI settings is ISP specific. For e.g. for BSNL it should be set as 0 and 35. For Airtel it should be 1 and 32. This is usually provided by the ISP. If you are not sure you can do a
google search for 'VPI and VCI' for your ISP.
Open the modem configuration panel. It is required to set all the required connection parameters to make a broadband connection work. To do this open a web browser and enter modem's local ip address. Modem's IP address is usually set as '192.168.1.1'. Once you enter the ip address, you will be prompted to enter user id and password. For any modem/router the default user id and password will be either 'admin' and 'admin' or 'admin' and 'password' unless you are changing it manually.
In case if you changed the default password and forgot it, then you have only option to make the modem work. It is to do a hardware reset to factory settings. You have to use a pin or a ballpen tip to press the reset button which is placed at the backside of the modem. You have to keep pressing it for a while unless it restarts.
To configure easily, its always better to reset the modem to factory settings. This is to ensure that modem has no changes to some of the settings that we are not interested. Resetting the modem will make the modem to restart. To reset the modem, navigate to 'Maintenance' -->'SysRestart'.
When the modem restarts after the reset, navigate to 'Interface Setup' --> 'Internet'. In this panel, we are worried about only four fields which are mentioned below.
a) VPI = 0. (Virtual Path Identifier)
b) VCI = 35. (Virtual Channel Identifier)
c) PPPoE User name and password is provided by BSNL for your connection. You have to get it from them if you don't know it.
Now you should be able to connect to the Internet.
Note: VPI and VCI settings is ISP specific. For e.g. for BSNL it should be set as 0 and 35. For Airtel it should be 1 and 32. This is usually provided by the ISP. If you are not sure you can do a
google search for 'VPI and VCI' for your ISP.