Globe Broadband: Setting up PROLiNK Hurricane 5200 with Linksys WRT54G2

Posted by Mikko at 28 June 2009

Category: How-To, Internet

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Last Friday, we had our Globe Broadband connected at the apartment. Globe Telecom deployed a PROLiNK Hurricane 5200 as our ADSL modem. Since we wanted to share the Internet connection throughout the room, we bought a Linksys WRT54G2 wireless router.

Woot

Configuring the PROLiNK Hurricane 5200 to work with Linksys WRT54G2 wasn’t that easy. Here’s a rough guide on how to do it. This guide must work with other models (such as Hurricane 9200) and other brands, but the steps will differ.

DISCLAIMER: Basic networking knowledge is a prerequisite. You must also know your Globe Broadband username (with the @globelines.com.ph or @visayas.globelines.com.ph) and password. If not, call customer service at (02) 919 8888. Toll charges will not apply if using a Globelines, Globe or Touch Mobile line.
  1. Place the modem to bridge mode.
    • Connect your modem to the computer thru the Ethernet (CAT5) cable.
    • Fire up your browser and go to http://192.168.1.1/globe
    • Go to WAN Configuration under Internet Interface.
      • You will be asked for a username and password. Use this:
        Username: Admin
        Password: 3UJUh2VemEfUtesEchEC2d2e
    • At the bottom of the page is the list of existing configurations. Delete them all by clicking the trash configuration icon.
    • On the same page, create a configuration. Fill in the VPI, VCI  and Channel Mode settings with the following:
      VPI: 0, VCI:35, Channel Mode: 1483 Bridged
    • Disable DHCP Server. Under LAN Interface, go to DHCP Settings. Choose None and click Apply Changes. unnecessary according to motion55 of PinoyDSL
    • Disable routing. Go to Routing under Advance. Choose None in Default Gateway and click Apply Changes. unnecessary according to motion55 of PinoyDSL
    • Restart your MODEM. Under Admin, go to Save and Reboot. Click Commit and Reboot.
  2. Disconnect the modem to your PC. Connect your PC thru Ethernet (CAT5) cable to your wireless router. Use any port in the wireless router EXCEPT the Internet port.
  3. Configure your router.
    • Fire up your browser and go to http://192.168.1.1/. The username is blank and the password could be one of the following: admin, password, pass.
    • The default page is the basic setup page.
    • Find the local IP address field. Change it to 192.168.1.2 to avoid conflict with your modem’s I.P. address.
    • After the changes are committed, you need to go to 192.168.1.2 and login again.
    • Still under basic setup, change Automatic Configuration DHCP to PPPoE.
      Automatic Configuration - DHCP to PPPoE
    • Enter your Globe Broadband username and password.
  4. Connect, connect and connect. Connect the Ethernet cable from the modem to the wireless router’s INTERNET port.
  5. Do a hard reset of  your modem and wireless router by depriving them power (unplugging) for at least 10 seconds. Power them up and enjoy!

If you run into any problems, just comment and I’ll try to answer them if I can. :D

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227 Comments

  1. niel says

    ask lang po bat po need pa resrt nung pc tska po nag kaka net… pag off ko ung pc tpos on ko wlang net then pag ni resrt ko nag kakaron na cya…

    Reply
    • Dogbert says

      Hello Sir/Ma’m

      Im bored and nothing to do so here goes.

      Ang tawag po diyan is “powercycling”.

      Here’s an explaination as easy as i can put it.

      Para gumana ng husto ang home network kelangan patayin ang mga equipment at least 20 seconds PERO kelangan mag perform ng tinatawag na “sequenced powercycle” when turning the devices on, one at a time.

      in correct order:

      1. Turn on Modem, wait 30 seconds
      2. Turn on Router, wait 30 seconds
      3. Turn on Computer.
      4. Bigyan mo ng mga two minutes, tapos check mo kung gumagana na ang internet

      ——
      Question: “Bakit kelangan pa patayin?”
      Answer: Lumang settings pa minsan ginagamit ng modem/router/computer mo. Para ma release yan, papatayin ang equipment para walang kuryente na dadaloy sa loob at ma refresh ang system nya.

      Question: Bakit kelangan in order? :D
      Answer: Ganito yan sa mga internet provider in a very basic explaination.

      1. First pag pa andar ng Modem, it will “contact” Globelines server and ask permission to connect. Tapos bibigyan sya ng IP address na magagamit.

      2. When we turn on the router, it will “contact” the modem and the modem will give it an IP address. Note na modem ang bibigay ng IP Address sa router, at hindi na Globe kasi sa loob na ng bahay at tawag na natin dito ay “home network”.

      3. Syempre, ang computer hihingi din ng permission to connect and IP address, pero ang router naman bibigay ng IP address sa computer.

      4. Pag sablay ang order, minsan gagana rin lang naman. Pero malaki ang chansa na hindi sya gagana. Wala rin mawawala kung mag powercycle sa tamang order. :)

      Have a nice day :)

      Reply
  2. Ton says

    Question: I login to 192.168.1.1/globe with admin password Why I still get user mode menu. No admin settings like WAN, LAN, DHCP?

    Reply
    • Dogbert says

      plug ka directly sa modem bypass mo router

      Reply
  3. josh says

    i log in to http://192.168.254.254 but i cant go to setup cause i dont know the user and the password pls help T_T

    Reply
  4. pvtinternet.dyndns.org says

    [quote]
    1. First pag pa andar ng Modem, it will “contact” Globelines server and ask permission to connect. Tapos bibigyan sya ng IP address na magagamit.[/quote]
    Ammm.. Pag andar ni modem it will try to connect sa globe using PPPoe protocol with authentication. Kaya nga may account input sa index page ni prolink username:password. And modem ay kusang susunod sa subnet ng server hindi po si globe ang magbigay ng address sa modem. Prolink ay may default IP na po. Madalas 192.168.1.1 and 192.168.254.254 for wireless..
    [quote]
    2. When we turn on the router, it will “contact” the modem and the modem will give it an IP address. Note na modem ang bibigay ng IP Address sa router, at hindi na Globe kasi sa loob na ng bahay at tawag na natin dito ay “home network”.[/quote]
    As I said ang router ay my default IP na po hindi si modem ang magbigay ng IP sa router. Si modem ay gagamitin lang sa router as internet gateway and DNS para mag ka internet.

    3. Syempre, ang computer hihingi din ng permission to connect and IP address, pero ang router naman bibigay ng IP address sa computer.
    Ang computer ay susunod lang sa subnet ng router hindi ang router ang mag bibigay ng IP sa computer. Gagamitin lang sa computer si router as internet gateway and DNS.
    [quote]
    4. Pag sablay ang order, minsan gagana rin lang naman. Pero malaki ang chansa na hindi sya gagana. Wala rin mawawala kung mag powercycle sa tamang order. [/quote]
    Awtz! Pag sablay di talaga gagana walang minsan yan.

    BTW Prolink Hurricane is not just a modem, it is a modem router.

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  5. pvtinternet.dyndns.org says

    Here is an example.
    Prolink Hurricane 5200 default IP is 192.168.1.1
    for wireles 192.168.254.254

    Linksys WRT54G2 default IP is 192.168.1.1

    As you can see naman si Prolink at Linksys ay magkapareha ang IP except sa wireless.
    So kung hahayaan mo lang ang IP ni linksys mag ka conflict yan so walang internet lalabas sa pc mo.

    How to configure:
    1. Hayaan mo nalang ang IP ni prolink at wag muna ikabit si prolink kay linksys.
    2. Pasukin mo si Linksys sa 192.168.1.1.
    3. Goto Lan setup and find the LAN IP ni linksys. Pag may makita ka dun na 192.168.1.1 yan na palitan mo like 192.168.2.1.
    4. Hayaan mo ang subnet mask.
    5. Hanapin mo si default gateway mostly auto detect yan. Pero mas maganda e manual mo e type mo si Prolink IP 192.168.1.1
    6. Save and reboot. (Kusang mag reboot si linksys)

    So ang IP ni linksys ngayun ay 192.168.2.1 while the rest of the computer susunod sa subnet ni linksys like 192.168.2.2 etc. So there is no need to restart PC only the browser.

    BTW sa mga prolink na wireless na ang IP 192.168.254.254 hindi na dapat palitan ang IP ni Linksys kasi makikita mo naman di sila pareho so there is no conflict between them.

    Thank you..

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  6. pvtinternet.dyndns.org says

    And if you just share your internet in the room there is no need to set Linksys as PPPoe unless kung may balak ka gumawa ng Wifi Hotspots na binabayaran. Just set it to Automatic configuration – DHCP

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  7. seo-proxies says

    An interesting discussion is worth comment. I feel which you really should write a lot more on this topic, it might not be a taboo topic but frequently people are not adequate to speak on such topics. To the next. Cheers

    Reply
  8. Jan Guldvog says

    Password doesn’t work!

    Reply
  9. Mr. Hunt74 says

    Greetings!

    May question lang po ako regarding wireless bridging…. Mag kakabit ako ng CCTV system sa bahay ng friend ko. The problem is, the internet signal ay manggagaling sa office nila which is 10 blocks away sa bahay…Biinabato ang internet from office to bahay wireless— router to router… We are talking about 3 wireless router… 1st wireless router is from the ISP, modem router sya located at the 3rd floor ng building, binabato naman nito internet sa 2nd floor office sa 2nd router. 2nd router will transmit internet sa 3rd router na nasa bahay nila at doon naka install mga CCTV. we need internet connection para sa remote viewing. Nag port forward na ko sa router 2 and 3 pero when I check port kung open using canyouseeme.org nag error ang response, also when i ping ip address 192.168.1.135 ang result is “destination host unreachable” pero sa summary sa ilalaim ay:

    sent: 4 received: 4 Lost: 0…. Pano po nagyari na ganon ang summary sa pag ping ko ng ip address ng dvr???

    Reply
  10. Benjie says

    Di na po kailangan na iset to bridge and Prolink 5200 just set the Linksys wrt54g2 to an Access point, Disable DHCP on Linksys, DHCP will be handled by Prolink since router na po ito,

    Kung ang IP ng Prolink is on 192.168.1.1, sa Linksys set it to 192.168.1.2, DHCP IP’s on Prolink is from 192.168.1.100-200.

    The cabling would be different on this setup,… from ethernet port of Prolink connect to one of LAN ports of Linksys (do not use the WAN port). Wireless settings on the linksys will still be the same, just disable DHCP.

    Ang advantage po nito eh wala po tayong ginalaw sa original setup ng globe sa Prolink H5200

    Hope this helps

    Reply
    • john corteza says

      sir pano po kung may network hub ako? i connect ko po ba ung cable from prolink to linksys then to network hub?

      Reply
  11. Benjie says

    @Mr.Hunt74

    Sir set the 2nd and 3rd wireless routers to DHCP disabled, only the 1st wireless router will handle the DHCP. Also you’ll need to configure the 2nd and 3rd wireless router to a client bridge, similarly properly configure it’s wireless security so the 3nd wireless can access the 2nd and the 2nd can access the 1st wireless router see this link for more info…http://www.wi-fiplanet.com/tutorials/article.php/3639271..

    Reply
  12. alvin says

    panu po ba magpalit ng password ng wifi ……….

    Reply

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