Dial-in with DD-WRT possible?

[konio38]

I just rememberd something is it possible to use a DD-WRT compatible router to do some dial-in? similar to the netopia method but without using the expensive router? just a tought i dont dont if anyone has tried this before.

Cheers

[proxxshot]

Idk, but if your having a hard time finding a Netopia, I have a few brand new ones in the box. I can hook you up with one.

[SEGA RPG FAN]

I don't believe DD-WRT has support for a user directly dialing into the router.

On ebay right now there are a bunch of 3com superstack 1500's with analog modules dirt cheap that can be used similar to the netopia (I use one and it works great).

They are big and you'll need a serial port (or adapter) on your PC to reset it and do the initial programming, after that it can be accessed through a browser like a modern router.

One big plus though: You don't need a line simulator
You can manually tell the thing to answer. Hanging up is a different matter though...have to power cycle

[konio38]

Thank you for the answers proxxshot thank you for the offer but i assume you are in the US and im from europe so mostly the shipping costs are compleatly insane, same goes for sega RPG Fan i would love one of those superstacks but as i said shipping is a pain. Thank you again for the answers

[proxxshot]

I don't believe DD-WRT has support for a user directly dialing into the router.

On ebay right now there are a bunch of 3com superstack 1500's with analog modules dirt cheap that can be used similar to the netopia (I use one and it works great).

They are big and you'll need a serial port (or adapter) on your PC to reset it and do the initial programming, after that it can be accessed through a browser like a modern router.

One big plus though: You don't need a line simulator
You can manually tell the thing to answer. Hanging up is a different matter though...have to power cycle

Have a tutorial on how to get that superstack working? I'd really be interested.

[noiseredux]

how much are the superstacks?

[SEGA RPG FAN]

$28.98 BIN Free shipping. Tested working: http://www.ebay.com/itm/3COM-SUPERSTACK ... 3a8e271b0d

$29.99 BIN Tested working: http://www.ebay.com/itm/3Com-SuperStack ... 4ac5154112

$18.12 BIN from Canada: http://www.ebay.com/itm/3COM-3C421600-S ... 2ec9dda3f9

$49.95 BIN 30 day warranty: http://www.ebay.com/itm/3COM-SuperStack ... 2c75f27833

As long as they have an analog card in them, they should work. I'd be happy to help anyone set it up and troubleshoot. If there's enough interest I can put together a tutorial.

I also have a spare base unit without any cards that I would sell for the price of shipping. If someone ends up getting one with dual cards they could donate one of the modem cards.

[noiseredux]

damn dude. Those are good prices. But BEFORE buying one, can you give me/us the "short version"? I mean, not a guide or anything, but just walk us quickly thru the process... let us know any possible downside/etc?

I currently use dialup, but should I be considering one of these instead? (It allows you to play all of the dialup games, right? Does it let you play Doom as well, which isn't playable via dialup?)

I have a good buddy who is not much of a tech/PC geek at all - how easily could he follow a proposed guide and get one of these setup? ...or is it def a geek-only project?

[SEGA RPG FAN]

The general process for setting these up is this:

1. You need to connect to the serial port on the superstack via a terminal program like hyperterminal and send a command to wipe the current configuration. This is the only way to wipe the current settings whithout knowing the previous user's login and password.

2. Via your terminal program you assign the superstack an IP address on your LAN and tell it your internet gateway IP address (usually your DSL/cable modem or router).

3. At this point you can connect the ethernet port on the superstack to your router and it will configure itself on your LAN.

4. Open a web browser and enter the IP address of the superstack. You will get an interface similar to most modern routers. Here you create your user and password (The same as what you enter in your DC internet config) and assign an IP address for when the user connects. You are all set up at this point and shouldn't have to mess with anything again.

5. If you have a line simulator connect it up to the DC and an open modem port on the superstack. When you dial in, it will automatically answer, authenticate and if everthing is set up right, get you online.

6. If you don't have a line simulator it can get a little tricky if you aren't too familiar with command line usage. You have to connect to the superstack either via the serial port, or telnet (standard in windows or linux) into the superstack and issue a command to answer the line when the DC is dialing out. I could probably create a one click windows batch file to automate the process that people could use.

The one downside to not using a line simulator is that if you disconnect on the DC side, the superstack doesn't know you hung up so you won't be able to immediately dial back in. You have to power cycle the superstack to reset it (which takes a few minutes). It's also better to use a revision A modem if you don't use a line simulator, you'll get better connect speeds.

I've heard that the netopia has trouble with gamespy games and I haven't had any trouble connecting to either starlancer or 4x4 with this setup.

[noiseredux]

really interesting stuff. Thank you for taking the time to explain all this. It's always good to know when more options are out there.