How to: Configure Modem & LAN settings for your BSNL Broadband Connection

Swashata85

BSNL broadband BSNL is one of the best Internet Service Provider available in India. It gives a 2mbps connection with unmetered bandwidth during night, at really reasonable prices. Although the service of BSNL is pretty good, but the worst part is in the initial setup. Even if you have your username and password and your link is connected then also, you can not get connected to broadband without proper setting of your ADSL modem and LAN.

For this setup, BSNL modem comes with a CD, which frankly speaking, is the worst manual I have ever seen. We have to wait for almost a week for the BSNL guys to come at our home and do the necessary configuration.

So today we are going to share A-Z everything you need to know to properly configure your BSNL Modem and LAN without the BSNL guys 😉 . The next time you format your PC, you don’t have to wait for a long time to reactivate your net. You can make it directly using this tutorial…

#1: Configuring your ADSL Modem:

This is the most important part and requires only one time customization. Once done, you don’t need to do it again even if you format your PC. Do this only if you are connecting to internet for the first time. If you have formatted your PC then directly jump to Step2, as this is already done in your Modem.

  •  modem hardware connectivity Connect your Modem using Ethernet or USB cable and wait for the PC/USB light to flash constantly. This means that the Modem has successfully integrated to your LAN system.
  • Now open up a Browser, Firefox or Internet Explorer and in the Address Bar type http://192.168.1.1/ . This will take you to the Modem Configuration page. Enter username: admin and password: admin when prompted. If it fails to authenticate then check your BSNL manual to get the username and password.
  • Now Click on the “Internet Connection” tab on the left. This will lead you to a page like this…modem homepage click to enlarge
  • Delete any PPPoE connection you notice on that page. By default BSNL Modem comes with an active PPPoE setup which we need to delete.note and delete the PPPoE connection Just press the delete Tab after the configuration.delete the PPPoE

Now we need to create a Bridge connection with proper settings to make a dial-up settings through LAN. It is very much simple… Just follow the steps…

  • Click on the “Add” button on that page. This will bring you a wizard to create a new Protocol.
  • Enter the following settings in Configure ATM PVC…Configure ATM PVC Now click “Next”;
  • On “Connection Type” page switch the Protocol to Bridging and click “Next”;Configure Connection Type
  • Now finally click Next one more time and on the “Summary” page click Apply.Finally click Apply on the summary page

You are all done on the modem part. Simply Switch off the Modem and Switch on it again to apply the new settings and then move to the next step…

#2: Configuring your LAN Setting:

I will give both Windows XP and Windows 7 /Vista method. But the screenshot will be of only of Win7.

  • Go to Control Panel > Network and Sharing center > Change Adapter Settings [From the left sidebar of the control panel window in windows7] and Right Click your Local Area Network and select Properties.go to the LAN properties
    In Windows XP you simply open the “Network Connections” and right click and access the properties of the Local Area Network.
  • Now on properties, make sure that “Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)” is checked. Double click on it to acce
    ss the properties.
  • Now enter the following details in the respective fields.Settings for TCP-IP for BSNL Hit OK and you are done.
  • In Windows XP, there is only a “Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)” checkbox. Make sure to check it and access its properties and do the necessary things as stated above.
  • Save all the settings and you are done configuring your LAN.

#3: Connecting to the BSNL Broadband:

Everything is done now. Only thing left is making a dial-up connection to your High-Speed Internet. Simply follow these instruction:

  • On Windows7/Vista go to Control Panel > Network and Sharing Center > Set up a New connection or Network.
  • Select the first option, i.e, Setup a Wireless, Broadband or Dial-up and hit “Next”.setting up a connection
  • Select the Broadband PPPoESelecting Broadband PPPoE and enter your username, password provided to you by BSNL. Also name the connection accordingly (say, BSNL BB).Type the username and password
  • Now simply connect to internet and you are done. Also make a shortcut to your desktop for easy access.
  • That was for Windows7/Vista. For XP the method is almost the same. You need to access the wizard from Network Connections > Network Tasks > Create a new connection. You can find more info about this from here.
So that was a complete tutorial related to BSNL Broadband connectivity and setup. I hope it was useful for you. Do give us your feedback. Also if you face any problem, feel free to ask!

85 comments

  1. Nasif

    Hi, I am from bangladesh. How much speed do you get from BSNL boradband? Is it from the telephone line? Over here, a private company started their ADSL service but I i am wondering how is it possible to achieve such high speed with telephone line.

    Thanks
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  2. Swashata

    Hi Nasif! First of all welcome to inTechgrity. I get an average speed of 2mbps==256KBps from my BSNL Broadband. My Torrent download speed is always more than 220KBps and with proper seeds it touches the maximum bandwidth.

    See, in ADSL, the internet signal is sent over the same telephone line via a different frequency. So it does not overlap with the signal of the telephone line. If you use proper splitter then you will be able to use internet and telephone simultaneously [which is not possible in dial up internet connection from telephone providers]… To know more about this have a look at here or here

  4. Swashata

    So you are from Kolkata too! Nice to meet u Arafat 🙂

  5. Nirmal

    Is there a way to enter the username and password in the router settings itself so that we do not need to use the dial-up connection each time we need to connect, and that it could auto-connect?

  6. manigandan

    hey swashata….
    i have a bsnl broad band connection which works good in my desktop loaded with xp .
    i recently purchased a dell laptop with windows 7 home basic.if i tried to connect to the net using the same modem it shows an error msg :”Error 651:-The Modem (or other connecting device) has reported an error”.
    let me know what should i do to connect to the internet in my laptop

    • Riya Mishra

      I am Having d sme problem with my sony Vaio havin Windows 7 Premium, after all these steps still it gives error

  7. Varun

    sir,

    is there any way to modify or reset something such that i can get nearly 1 mbps speed …………. i am using bsnl landline internet…….. .. My modem is old type……

  8. vishnu

    whenever i enter the “http://192.168.1.1/” site it says ‘page load error…it is not connecting…plz somebody help me…i’m using ‘iti dna a211 modem’..i hav also checked the default gateway..it is also not working…

  9. Ganesh

    hey swashata…., Hi… Greeting to you…

    Please help out me in this regard. My bro stays in 2nd floor of the building and my self at ground floor. Now i want to connect the internet from one account only. I thought that my self will use USB and will supply lan cable by using an Switch board. Look the concept should be, the Modem will be on 24 hrs, and any one can start the internet without depending on each other computer/laptop for connection. Is it possible?

    Please Guide

  10. Kushal Agarwal

    hiiiiiiiiiii
    I m getting very slllllllow speed from BSNL broadband 40 to 50 kbps at torrent can u guide me hw to speed up my connection

  11. Dhawal

    Thanks Swashata. I recently upgrade my modem firmware and all the settings were changed. Because of this article i am now able to connect the internet. 🙂 thanks

  12. Anup

    I am having trouble with connectivity. I connect my BSNL and then open torrents. Sometimes the connectivity gets cut off and it automatically redials,the problem is that when it redials(not always sometimes) it shows connected but actually its disconnected. I have to restart again to make it active.Any solutions. If u have solution please send it to my mail.
    Thanks in Advance

  14. Sumeet

    dude…thanks!

    it was so damn helpful!

    u doin a grt job!

    cheers!

  15. ram

    Hey Swashata,

    Writing a thanking note is the first thing, ia m doing after connecting to net.

    It’s real helpful and could connect to the net.

    great article man

    thanks a lot,
    bb

  16. mutum devarishi

    i have a nokia2690,i want to make my mobile as an modem,i tried using pc suite ver6 but prove futile.when i go to printer and hardware option<phone and modem option<modem tab i didnt found my nokia2690 modem.i tried using pc suite and nokia connectivity cable driver(of course i know nokia connectivity cable driver is included in pc suite)so how would i configured my nokia2690 modem??pliz help me as im in desperate.thanking you in advance and looking further ur reply too!!

  17. Hegel

    Thank you very much friend.
    This helped me immensely.

  19. Dakshak Nagrale

    Hi
    I am having BSNL Internet Connection.But it’s very slow.So is there any setting to increase Broadband speed upto 2 mbps speed.Bcoz my Internet speed is very slow.My download speed is 0.24 mbps and upload speed is 0.34 mbps.Plz tell me the settings if they are present.My BSNL Modem is Teracom.

    • Arjun 45

      Hello iam also having the same problem my download speed is very low as compared tomy freinds same broad band connection (plan bsnl home unlimited)

  20. Rahul

    i formatted my pc few days before now i’m unable to access any site i can only access http://www.bsnl.co.in and 192.168.1.1 on pinging through name(ex:-www.google.com) it says 10.239.56.1 net not reachable .By the way i’m using xp sp2.Please help me to solve the problem i’m really suffering

    • Swashata Post author

      The tutorial is mainly for configuring the Nokia Siemen C2110 modem! You may need to contact your local BSNL exchange to get help

  21. Mukul

    hey i just formatted my pc and while configuring i am unable to find LAN icon in networks. Can you help me?

  22. Udit

    Hi,

    I configured the BSNL broadband in my laptop using the above mentioned step, but is is not able to connect. OS on my appy is Windows 7.

    Plz help.

    Thanks

  23. Satishkumar

    Hi Swashata,

    This Satishkumar from hyderabad we have airtel internet modem connection. We have 9 systems connected with lan switch. We need to connect airtel internet for 9 computers.
    Plese tell me the Process.

    Thanking You,

    R.Satishkumar.

  24. Rudy

    hi frnz,
    i am rick..i want to know if i can make a lan connection from my personal computer, as i am using BSNL unlimited personal scheme. can i use this to surf net from 2 or more pcs simultaniously.and i am from kolkata too…pls tell me how to configure this lan connection to several pc s in my room..

  25. Jameeluddin

    I have a D-Link Adsl 2+ Modem. Recently i got my BSNL internet connection. But when i connect my d-like modem the ADSl Led is always blinking i.e the BSNL link is not connection. Then i took the same modem to my office and connected the modem to my office BSNL net. The ADSL led is not always on. But as mention in ur steps i tried to connect but not connecting.
    So i directly called the BSNL area Manager and fired him about there service. The same noon BSNL gay came to my house with BSNL Modem (UTSTARCOM UT300R2U)in his had.When he connected BSNL modem ADSL led got withstand. Then he tried to connect using all his setting but was not successful. In between he made some call (may be to telephoen exchange gays in our localiy and in main office) and after 2 hrs of setting he finall got succecful. I asked him what was the real problem. he said the username & password got strucked in Exchange due to frequent dial up. I told my boss to get reset it. Ok i got my net connected.
    Now i conneted my D-link modem. Againg ADSL led is still blinking. I disconnect D-link modem & connected BSNL modem The ADSL led got withstand & also Internet got connected. My u-torrent download speed around 150-200Kps. for two days i download about 7 Gb video using BSNL modem. Noe againg i tried to connect my D-link Modem but same problem.
    Not bothering about the ADSL led i stared to configure my D-link modem as mentioned in ur steps. But was in vein. I also seen the BSNL modem setting it was same as u had mentioned.

    What would be the problem?????

    The same modem my fried was successfully using for 4 months. I called my fried and narreted the problem. He said that the D-link modem will not connected until the BSNL link is fully OK.

  26. jagdeep

    I am having BSNL Internet Connection. connected auto but (google page and gmail opened but not other sites opened
    whats problom in modem or computer
    pls help me

  27. Lokhande Ameya

    sir i have a desktop having windows 7 premium and lan settings are not detecting my modem please help me soon

  28. gaurav

    thanks i must say this method always works

    used it on utstarcom type 2 modem
    this has worked twice ven even bsnl boys were clueless

    i have 2 questions

    vat is the purpose of entering the dns server addresses

    by default i think the fields are blank
    even bsnl people dont enter any values in the dns field

    also i was getting error 651

    the bsnl guy asked me were u using this connection somewhere else he insisted on this point i told him how is it possible to use a wired connection somewhere else

    though my connection now works fine THANKS TO YOUR METHOD
    his words have confused me
    frankly i do not trust these bsnl guys it is possible that after taking some money they might be allowing someone else to share this connection
    MINE IS AN UNLIMITED CONNECTION AND I DO NOT TRACK DATA USAGE SO I WONT NOTICE IF SOMEONE ELSE IS ALSO USING THIS CONNECTION

    I ALSO ASK OTHER USERS OF UNLIMITED PLAN TO LOOK IN TO THIS MATTER

  29. pawan

    how 2 make bsnl modem is always conected? means no need 2 dialing

  30. Deepak

    I have ASUS DSL-N10 modem with router. I can only open only few sites like Google, others are not displayed even after taking a long time. Youtube open but does not buffer.I maded every change possible, took help from internet. please help

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