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fatreg
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Hiya,
ive managed to get my mitts on a Wanadoo livebox.
but cant seem to get it working with my ISP. (pipex)
ive been told by wanadoo that it will work but i cant seem to work out how!
any body got any ideas?
thanks in advance
fatreg
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Nigelg
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According to Wanadoo it will only work with their service, there are a number of setup options you don't have access to which preset it to Wanadoo.
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fatreg
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hmmmm why have i been told by 2 different people that it will work without wanadoo??
cheers
fatreg
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greysts
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Perhaps those two people could tell you how it works then.
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fatreg
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tired asking but they were about as helpful as a chocolate fireguard.
someone must know how to get it to work??
cheers
fatreg
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andrew1971
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Loc: England
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Unsure why wanadoo would tell you if would work with another ISP.
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fatreg
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Well i work for a parent company of theirs.
but they dont want to give me any clues on how i could get it to work!
not helpful.
fatreg
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Nigelg
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It clearly states in the Livebox documentation that it will only work with the Wanadoo service, and (as I mentioned previously) if you check through it's settings some vital ones are missing, which would allow you to use it with other services.
I agree with the previous comment, if two people have told you it can be done, then get them to tell you how! - if they can't tell you how, then they are obviously either mistaken or simple liars!.
Incidently, I tried to use a spare Demon Internet supplied Speedtouch modem on Wanadoo, this had the same problem - I couldn't configure it to work on Wanadoo, presumably it's preset to work only with Demon.
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fatreg
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Reg'd: Sat
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hmmm ok doke,
ill get on the blower to wanadoo!!
cheers folks
fatreg
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AndyP
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If you connect to the Livebox with a serial connection, you can follow the challenge/response as the system tries to connect to your ISP. It's then that you notice that it checks that your login is either xxx@fs or xxx@bbx.freeserve.co.uk for all (that I know of) UK firmware versions of the Inventel manufactured Livebox.
This information is stored in one of the files (/sbin/adlsd) in the CRAMFS image within the flash of the Livebox which is running under GNU/Linux kernel 2.4.17.
I did manage to successfully get my box to use Pipex (downloaded 80+MB of data with it) until I reflashed the Livebox and now cannot get back to a command prompt to do it again. If anyone has a Recovery/Rescue CD from Wanadoo ( not the one that comes with the box, but one that Wanadoo Tech Support send out) I would appreciate an image of it, then I can log and post what I needed to do.
I have seen posts stating there is supposed to be a code you can get from Wanadoo to release the Livebox to use any ISP but no-one has managed to get the code from Wanadoo, so I am not sure if it does exist.
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putasolutions
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I would suggest a properly configurable wireless router, at 2/3rd of the price
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AndyP
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I have a Belkin F5D7633 as my main router, which works OK, my Livebox is for playing with. I want the Livebox to work as its got a USB master port, Bluetooth and a PCCard slot for messing with. Plus as its runs Linux, you really can mess around with it.
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akmodi
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HI Andy---I am in a similar situation---got a Livebox second hand ---have a karoo connection (need to chnage VPI, VCI), also to use it on this ISP.
I have a small knowledge of linux, can follow instructions (running a Suse 9.3 box).
Can u give me the instruction to do this?
Thanks
akmodi
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