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Rickles

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#15930 15-Sep-2007 22:00
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Hi guys,

    Can someone please assist my understanding about "dialling up" Woosh.

With the Woosh modem connected to a computer using either the USB or network cables, one would use the dialler software to establish a service/internet connection.  From the dialler settings the access number is *99#, and presumably once this connection is established the users name and password is sent to complete the transaction.


What I want to know is, what happens when the modem is connected to a router first?  As far as I can see, my router settings state only the user name and password, so how does the router know what number to "dial" to access the network?

Cheers,

R.


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bjhoogs
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  #86832 16-Sep-2007 11:49
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the *99# is only required when using the usb cable, when connecting to a computer (or router) through an ethernet cable (using PPPoE) only a user name and password are required



Rickles

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  #86834 16-Sep-2007 12:50
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bj,

   I appreciate that, but was asking "why"?

R.

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  #86843 16-Sep-2007 14:35
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It's my understanding that the modem doesn't really 'dial up' in the same way that a dial up modem does and the *99# is simply used to get the computer talking to the modem

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