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Belloh01
Jun 28, 2018Aspirant
R7000 with DGND 4000 as modem
I am considering to buy the R7000 AC 1900 Dual Band WiFi and to download the ExpressVPN App. Currently I have my ADSL line linked to the DGND 4000 modem router. Will it be ok, when I link the the DGN...
- Jun 28, 2018
Thank you for your reply. My ISP is MWEB in South Africa. The connection is via PPPoE.
Before, I tried the Asus R AC68U. It did not connect to the internet. According to the Asus technical support the router does not link to ADSL, only to VDSL
Nevertheless i am going to buy the R7000 and give it a try.
antinode
Jun 28, 2018Guru
> [...] Currently I have my ADSL line linked to the DGND 4000 modem
> router.
Who is your ISP? How is the DSL connection configured? PPPoA?
PPPoE? Other?
> [...] Will it be ok, when I link the the DGND as "Modem only" -device
> to the R7000? [...]
It depends.
> [...] Does the R7000 accept ADSL?
Generally, I don't think that it cares about the DSL details.
> [...] I have just experienced, that some router support only VDSL.
Not a very detailed description of anything.
As the DGND4000 User Manual and BASIC > Internet page ask, "Does Your
ISP Require a Login?" If so, and you (and your ISP) are using PPPoE (or
PPTP, or L2TP), then an R7000 should be happy enough. If you're using
PPPoA, then I doubt that you can use a separate modem and router.
(Certainly, the R7000 User Manual does not mention PPPoA.)
- Belloh01Jun 28, 2018Aspirant
Thank you for your reply. My ISP is MWEB in South Africa. The connection is via PPPoE.
Before, I tried the Asus R AC68U. It did not connect to the internet. According to the Asus technical support the router does not link to ADSL, only to VDSL
Nevertheless i am going to buy the R7000 and give it a try.
- antinodeJun 28, 2018Guru
> Before, I tried the Asus R AC68U. It did not connect to the internet.
> According to the Asus technical support the router does not link to
> ADSL, only to VDSL
I looked quickly at the "ASUS RT-AC68U user's manual in English", and
the only reference to "DSL" I found was:
Check the status indicators on the ADSL modem and the wireless
router. If the WAN LED on the wireless router is not ON, check if
all cables are plugged properly.http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/wireless/RT-AC68U/E14013_RT-AC68U_manual_v2.pdf
> Generally, I don't think that it cares about the DSL details.
Still true.- Belloh01Jun 29, 2018Aspirant
Thanks antinode, the WLAN LED was on. I followed already the advice of the Asus specialist to return the router and I will now buy the R7000.