BSNL Broadband Home Plan125

BSNL has decided to introduce a new Broadband Home Plan125 as per details given below:

Particulars - Home Plan 125
Bandwidth - 256 Kbps/ up to 2 Mbps
Monthly Charges (Rs.) :- 125
Download/ Upload Limit Per month - 150 MB
Additional usage charges / MB beyond free download/ upload limit (Rs.) 0.90
The above tariff will be effective from 1st March, 2008

Data One Broadband Connection Sharing

BSNL data one service a limitation of using only one computer per home connection. So I thought why they did this stuff even though many other broadband services allows you to connect as many PCs as you wish. Thus decided to find a way myself, and finally did it my own way.

Here is how you can share your “Single user” BSNL broadband connection to as many PCs you have. Also this work around is for educational purpose. I take no responsibility for the resulting stuff. Do at your own risk!

First of all log in to SmartAX MT880 admin panel by typing admin/admin user/pass combination. You can access the admin panel by typing 192.168.1.1.

Then on left menu:

In DHCP settings, enable DHCP.

Set the ending IP address according to number of PCs you want to connect. For example if you have 100 PCs, set starting from 192.168.1.2 to 192.168.1.102. ( In this figure, I have randomly set 33 just for phun! )

For doing server client configuration.

Next thing you have do is changing TCP/IP settings. Go to control panel -> network settings. right click your nic and change tcp/IP properties.

First remove the Ip settings done by bsnl guys to as in this figure. ( note the greyed out section, which is set in advanced button )

Then in advanced section add default gateway as 192.168.1.1

Now share this connection from network setting of this nic. by checking “allow other users in my network…blah..”

This makes your other lan card to be set with default 192.168.0.1 as IP, which is the default when doing connection sharing.

You are done with network server now.

Now you have to configure every client machine. Just go to network setting and in TCP/IP settings of each nic, set the following stuff.
Update #1
Just discovered some people are using a new DNS server for fast response. Here is the IP.

218.248.255.145
Add this IP as preffered DNS server.

Update #2
Use open DNS as your DNS serverI found this better than any other DNS servers available.

Do this to as many client machines you have.
DHCP will take care of rest. Each of client machines will be gettin an IP in range of 192.168.0.x.

If this doesn’t work for you, then add your server’s Nic’s IP as default gateway in advanced section. Normally for connection sharing it will be “192.168.0.1

Connection Sharing Using Switch

In this case everything is very easy. You only need to plug-in your modem connection to switch. Then set all PCs to obtain Ips automatically. You are done!

You have successfully managed to do the work around!

BSNL LAN troubleshooting.

a) Check that ADSL line is properly connected, CPE is powered on and ADSL link LED is glowing in stable condition.

b) Check that LAN cable is properly connected to PC and LAN link LED is glowing in stable condition. If LAN LED is not stable then check that LAN cable is connected properly or replace the cable and check. In case the LAN cable is connected to LAN switch or HUB, you have to use a cross cable. If the LAN LED is still not glowing, then veify that LAN card is properly installed with suitable driver or get the help of your computer service person for doing so.

c) If all the physical installation is correct but still you are not able to browse. Then check that-

i. The TCP/IP setting are configured as desired with correct gateway address and DNS server IP addresses. To verify open the DOS window and type ping 192.168.1.1 it should give output ‘Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time<1ms ttl="64’.">

ii. Ensure that no proxy setting is configured in Browser. In Internet explorer you can verify as following –

iii. Open the Internet explorer and Click on Tools and select Internet Options.

iv. Click on Connections tab and select LAN Settings. See if any proxy setting are configured. Uncheck the proxy settings box and click OK.

d) If still it is not working, then login to CPE configuration page ( http://192.168.1.1).

e) Select Advance Function and click on Diagnostics. Scroll down the page and click on Submit. All the tests should pass except tests under ‘Testing ATM connectivity’. If you see authentication failed message then check for correctness of username and password entered in ATM settings page. If any other test fails or still you are unable to access the Internet, then get the help of BSNL support service.

f) In case you have configured dialup-like connection on your PC, ensure that it is configured properly.

DNS Servers for DataOne users

The following are the main DNS servers for BSNL Broadband.
61.1.96.69
61.1.64.65
61.1.96.71
Use any two of this IPs are DNS server.

or

218.248.240.23;
218.248.255.161;
218.248.255.145;
203.81.47.29;
218.248.240.79;
218.248.240.135;
218.248.240.244,
218.248.240.54,
218.248.240.94
any two of above will work.

or

use primary as 218.248.240.79
secondary as 218.248.240.244