Setting up DSL through a router

[stilldrunk]

I bought a new router the other day, but for some reason I cannot connect to my DSL account throught it... an error saying no dialtone comes up..any advice?

[mccoffee]

make sure you have no filters on the jack to the modem what modem do you have and what rotuer??

[glears]

Maybe you selected PPP instead of PPPoE when setting up your WAN configurations.

[stilldrunk]

make sure you have no filters on the jack to the modem what modem do you have and what rotuer??

I've a linksys router and a speedstream dsl router

what's the diff between PPP and PPPoE?

[YeOldeStonecat]

I've a linksys router and a speedstream dsl router

what's the diff between PPP and PPPoE?

2x routers? :confused: Why you wish to add a second router?

[mccoffee]

I've a linksys router and a speedstream dsl router

what's the diff between PPP and PPPoE?

point to point protocol is just that a direct link to where you are going to where pppoe is point to point over ethernet

same thing as ppp but in capsulated differently using an ethernet frame.