[CLUE-Talk] Need Qwest DSL 'modem'

[Evan Widger]

From: "Timothy C. Klein" <teece at silverklein.net>
>
> When I worked there a couple of years ago, their was a big hullabaloo
> about the switch from CAP to DMT.
>
> When I bought this Zoom modem, it advertised the ability to speak G.DMT,
> G.Lite, and ANSI T1.413.  I had heard about the G.Lite at Qwest, but it
> was, I think, only deployed for DSL Select (modem-pooling type stuff, if
> I remember correctly), and perhaps some of the remote DSLAM stuff
> (DSLAM, the what your modem talks to at Qwest.  The remote one is out in
> the field somewhere, in a fiber cabinet, rather than in the Qwest CO).
>
> So I assumed that I would be used G.DMT, or G.Lite.  But I was wrong.  I
> actually tried all three protocols individually, and the only one which
> would train up is T1.413.  Go figure.
>
> I actually had to do several hour of guess work with this modem.
>
> I am using:
>
> ADSL Setup (I think these are all dependent upon the Qwest DSL line)
> -----
> Handshake Protocol: T1.413
> Trellis: Enabled
> Wiring Selection: Tip/Ring
> Bit Swapping: Disabled
>
> WAN Setup
> -------
> VPI: 0
> VCI: 32 (These two seem to be Qwest specific, and are what tripped me
> up)
> Encapsulation: PPPoA VC-Mux (this depends on you ISP)
>
> I think those are the major variables.  I am not sure what they all mean
> (I have no idea what trellis is).  But this setup works for me.  I think
> all except the Encapsulation are specific to Qwest, not the ISP.  But I
> am just winging it there.
>
> I also use Forethought.net as my ISP, and they were very good about
> working with me to get the modem to work.  That certainly helped.  Had
> this been MSN as my ISP, forget it.
>
> Give one of the Speedstreams a try -- if you can find that you are able
> to set the above options.  The one to really check for, I think, would
> be the handshake protocol.  I believe that is what killed the Cisco 675
> -- in only spoke one, and Qwest moved on to a different one.
>
> HTH,
>
> Tim

thanks a bunch, this really helps. i'll pass this info onto said friend (he
actually runs his own isp selling dsl so he probably knows what all that
means and at least knows wether or not the speedstream will work) i lost the
auction last night at the last minute(frigging snipers) but i'm kinda glad
cause i didn't want to buy a modem that might not work

- Evan Widger
   PsychoI3oy at linkline.com