Your Internet Service Provider (ISP) has provided you with a Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE) connection and you are using a PPPoE client application on your PC.
Important: Before you begin, close all programs on the PC that might monitor your COM port. Devices such as PDAs and digital cameras often place programs in the system tray that render your COM port unusable for configuring your Cisco DSL Router.
There are no specific requirements for this document.
This document is not restricted to specific software and hardware versions.
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A console connection is made with a rolled cable and connects the console port of the Cisco Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) Router to a COM port on a PC. The console cable that is included with the Cisco DSL Router is a flat light blue cable. For more information on the pinouts of a rolled cable, or the pinouts of an RJ-45 to DB9 converter, refer to Cabling Guide for Console and AUX Ports.
Connect the RJ-45 connector on one end of a Cisco console cable to the console port of the Cisco DSL Router.
Connect the RJ-45 connector at the other end of the console cable to an RJ-45 to DB9 converter.
Connect the DB9 connector to an open COM port on your PC.
Complete these steps:
Start the HyperTerminal program on the PC.
Set up your HyperTerminal session.
Assign a name to your session, and click OK.
From the Connect To window, click Cancel.
From the File menu, click Properties.
From the Properties window, in the Connect Using list, select the COM port where you connect the DB9 end of the console cable.
From the Properties window click Configure and fill in these values:
Bits per second: 9600
Data bits: 8
Parity: None
Stop bits: 1
Flow Control: None
Click OK.
From the Call menu, click Disconnect.
From the Call menu, click Call.
Press Enter until you see a router prompt on your HyperTerminal screen.
Complete these steps:
Type enable at the router prompt to enter privileged mode.
Router>enable Router# !--- The # symbol indicates that you are in privileged mode.
Clear existing configurations on the router.
Router#write erase
Reload the router so it boots with a blank startup configuration.
Router#reload System configuration has been modified. Save? [yes/no]:no Proceed with reload? [confirm]yes !--- Reloading the router can take a few minutes.
After the router has reloaded, enter enable mode again.
Router>enable Router#
Complete these steps:
Configure service timestamp to properly log and display debug output in the troubleshooting section.
Router#configure terminal Router(config)#service timestamps debug datetime msec Router(config)#service timestamps log datetime msec Router(config)#end
Disable logging console on your Cisco DSL Router to suppress console messages that can be triggered while you configure the router.
Router#configure terminal Router(config)#no logging console Router(config)#end
Disable routing and configure a bridge protocol on your Cisco DSL Router.
Router#configure terminal Router(config)#no ip routing Router(config)#bridge 1 protocol ieee Router(config)#end
Configure a bridge group on the Cisco DSL Router Ethernet interface.
Router#configure terminal Router(config)#interface ethernet 0 Router(config-if)#bridge group 1 Router(config-if)#no shut Router(config-if)#end
Configure the ATM interface of your Cisco DSL Router with an ATM permanent virtual circuit (PVC), encapsulation type, and bridge group.
Router#configure terminal Router(config)#interface atm 0 Router(config-if)#bridge-group 1 Router(config-if)#pvc <vpi/vci> Router(config-if-atm-vc)#encapsulation aal5snap Router(config-if-atm-vc)#no shut Router(config-if-atm-vc)#end
Enable logging console on the Cisco DSL Router, and then write all the changes to memory.
Router#configure terminal Router(config)#logging console Router(config)#end *Jan 1 00:00:00.100: %SYS-5-CONFIG_I: Configured from console by console Router#write memory Building configuration... [OK] Router#
This is the configuration that results after you complete the configuration procedures in this document.
Cisco DSL Router with a PC Acting as a PPPoE Client |
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!--- Comments contain explanations and additional information. service timestamps debug datetime msec service timestamps log datetime msec ! no ip routing ! interface ethernet0 no shut no ip address no ip directed-broadcast bridge-group 1 ! interface atm0 no shut no ip address no ip directed-broadcast no atm ilmi-keepalive pvc <vpi/vci> encapsulation aal5snap !--- Common PVC values supported by ISPs are 0/35 or 8/35. !--- Confirm your PVC values with your ISP. ! bridge-group 1 ! bridge 1 protocol ieee ! end |
Your Cisco DSL Router should now be operational for Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) service. You can issue a show run command to see the configuration.
Router#show run Building configuration...
The Output Interpreter Tool (registered customers only) (OIT) supports certain show commands. Use the OIT to view an analysis of show command output.
Refer to Troubleshooting a PC PPPoE Client if your ADSL service does not work properly.
Revision | Publish Date | Comments |
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1.0 |
25-Sep-2006 |
Initial Release |