Troubleshooting guide

Cisco DSL Router Configuration and Troubleshooting
Guide
Step−by−Step Configuration of a PC Acting as a PPPoE
Client
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.
Step−by−Step Configuration
Important: Before you begin, close all programs on the PC that might be monitoring your COM port.
Devices such as PDAs and digital cameras often place programs in the system tray that will render your COM
port unusable for configuring your Cisco DSL Router.
Connect the Cisco DSL Router and Your PC
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, see 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.
1.
Connect the RJ−45 connector at the other end of the console cable to an RJ−45 to DB9 converter.2.
Connect the DB9 connector to an open COM port on your PC.3.
Start and Set Up HyperTerminal
Start the HyperTerminal program on the PC.1.
Set up your HyperTerminal session.2.
Assign a name to your session, and click OK.a.
From the Connect To window, click Cancel.b.
From the File menu, click Properties.c.
From the Properties window, in the Connect Using list, select the COM port where you
connect the DB9 end of the console cable.
d.
From the Properties window click Configure and fill in the following values:
Bits per second: 9600
Data bits: 8
e.
Cisco DSL Router Configuration and Troubleshooting Guide