ADSL modem not connecting to WRT54G linksys wireless router

[gibiman]

Hi all ,

I have been hitting my head against the walls for several days now .
My equipment is as follows :
1 speedtouch 546v6 DSL broadband modem ( from "romtelecom" if familiar )
1 RJ-11 port & 4 Ethernet ports .

1 WRT54G linksys wireless router .

My configuration :

PC ( Eth port ) ----- >(Ethernet Port) SpeedTouch 546v6 Modem ( DSL ) ------> ISP

This **** works fine after installing the drivers and running the step-by-step instruction that came with the modem .

My desired configuration

PC(Wireless) -->(Wireless)WRT54G WirelessRouter(Ethernet)----->(Ethernet)SpeedTouch 546v6 DLS modem(RJ 11)------> ISP

If i was somehow unclear with my diagram ... I need the damn PC to connect to the internet through the wirless router .

I've configured the wirless router to connect through PPPoE ( user and password ) . When i click the connect button it tries to connect but nothing happens . I mean the WAN interface does not recieve an IP , and the status is disconnected .
I tried turinng off DHCP on my router and still no work .

Can anyone tell what settings should i consider on my DSL modem?
VCI... Bridge mode or Routed PPP mode ... And if enabling DHCP on my modem
has any influence ... ( my opinion is that it shouldn't but then again i'd happilly paint the room red if someone were to tell me that's the way i can get this **** working ) .

[bill]

Sounds frustrating.
It's the credentials that your ISP gave you that are causing the trouble here. You're missing something from their instructions it seems.

Can you connect without the router in place?

[mjwalshe]

Ok

Your geting slightly confused I the WRT54G is a cable router not a DSL one.

You have a working ADSL (DSL) conection that handles DHCP etc.

What you want to do is use the WRT54GG just as an access point and let the existing DSL modem do its thing.

(DONT USE THE WAN port on the linksys by mistake)

so

1 plug pc into another lan port on the linksys
2 conect to the Linksys and turn off the DHCP server
3 turn of any wirless security for now
4 plug one lan port into the dslmodems ethernet

(DONT USE THE WAN port by mistake)

does the connection work?

you can now un plug the pc from the linksys and try seting up wireless security.

You can use a router like the WRT54G plus a Dumb ADSL modem but unless you know a bit more about how ethernet works I wouldnt advise it.