[PLUG] OT: BSNL DataOne modem

[Sudhanwa Jogalekar]

Hi,

On Thu, Jun 24, 2010 at 9:59 AM, Makarand Mhaiskar <kaajoo at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I've an old SmartAX MT882 broadband modem but got a new telephone line. I'm
> not getting the LINK light on. Normally, if the phone line is good and modem
> is turned on, the LINK light should blink and then stay on.

Have you subscribed to the broadband service?
Only after subscribing, you get the required broadband signal and then
you get those symptoms you have mentioned.
A new line is for telephony only and does not get broadband enabled
automatically.

(Ignore this reply and find some other solution if you have already subscribed)

>
> Before I go after the BSNL guys to fix the line, I just want to confirm that
> the LINK light should be ON even when the modem is not connected to the PC,
> even first time, right? In other words, network configuration is not a
> pre-requisite for the server LINK!!
>

-Sudhanwa

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