A description of the wiring for the FlowPoint routers

• Router to Wall
  • Use the cable that Covad provided to connect the port marked DSL on the router to the wall. This cable looks like a phone cable and has an RJ-11 plug on the wall end, and a larger RJ-45 plug on the end that connects to the router.
• Router to Computer
  • Up to four computers can be directly connected to the router's ethernet ports using regular ethernet cables (as opposed to crossover cables). If more than four computers need to be connected then a hub will be needed.
  • The LED on the computer's NIC card should be lit.
• Console Port
  • The unlabled port on the router is the console port. This port can only be used for configuring or troubleshooting the router using the command line interface. You need to connect to the router using a regular ethernet cable and an RJ-45 to DB-9 adapter.
  • HyperTerminal can be used to connect to the router: Name the new connection FlowPoint. Set the terminal program for correct serial port (Select direct to ComX (X is the Com port number) on the screen that asks you for the phone number, etc.) and configure for 9600 baud, N, 8, 1, NO flow control.

1. Login to the system.
   
   

2. System commands - these affect the behavior of the box as a whole.

   system name FlowPoint144

3. Ethernet commands - these affect the LAN interface of the box.

   eth ip enable

4. Remote commands - these affect the WAN interface of the box.

   remote disable internet
remote add dslip
remote setdlci 16 dslip
remote setproto ppp dslip
remote setauthen chap dslip
remote disauthen dslip
remote setOurSysName CovadLogin dslip
remote setOurPasswd CovadPassword dslip
remote addiproute 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 1 dslip
remote enable dslip
remote disbridge dslip


5. Enable NAT

   remote setiptranslate on dslip

6. DHCP commands - these are commands that affect the behavior of the DHCP server

   dhcp enable all
dhcp add 192.168.254.0 255.255.255.0
dhcp set valueoption domainnameserver 199.181.164.1 199.181.164.2

7. Save the configuration.

   save all
exit

Windows: The following information is entered on the properties of the TCP/IP protocol bound to the network card adapter. (In the Network control panel.)

• IP Address Tab: Obtain automatically.
• Gateway Tab: No installed gateways.
• DNS Configuration Tab: Disable DNS.
• * Windows users may need to reset the information for their ethernet interface using the built in utility (for Win 95/98) called winipcfg. After running the utility, select release all and renew all from the lower buttons. Try this solution if the router appears to connect, but the Windows box won't resolve names, yet pings numeric addresses fine.

Macintosh: The following information is entered on the TCP/IP control panel (Connect via: Ethernet)

• Configure: Using DHCP Server. Leave the "DHCP Client" box blank (If this box appears).