Trying to use SpeedStream 5100 with new DSL Provider

Purchase a low cost SOHO router/switch or just a plain 4 port switch.

1. In your web browser browse to »192.168.0.1 This address will be located on a yellow sticker on the bottom of your modem.
2. The first screen will ask you for your Modem Access Code. This also will be located on the same yellow sticker.
3. At the login screen type in your SBC/AT&T member ID and password.
4. Click Connect.
5. If everything is successful you will get a screen that says, "You Are Connected." and your Internet light will go solid green. If you username or password is invalid you will get a screen stating such. If there are other problems you will get a screen stating, "The DSL connection is down."

Ask your ISP. They can send you the DSL cable.

Here are the instruction link from Manufacturers website. You have to have basic network understanding to follow the steps.
http://portforward.com/english/routers/port_forwarding/Efficient-Siemens/Speedstream-5100/Command_and_Conquer_Generals.htm

Call your service provider.

i.e. Time Warner, Cox cable, Verizon, etc.

Talk to Tech Support. They'll run a line test and guide you through any problems.

Let me know if you have any other questions.

Best of luck!

Option 1 (easy)
you could buy a switch or router and put in line with your modem.
you will have to set up appropriate networking on the xbox
DSL --> MODEM --> SWITCH <-- PC
^---- XBOX

Option 2 (harder)
you could get a wired/wireless AP (Access Point) for your PC and run ICS (Internet Connection Sharing) through Windows. connect the XBOX through your PC

have hesitation in my speed stream 5100 modem

red light on DSL implies no ADSL communication to ISP. Check your phone line connection and make sure there are filters on all the other phone equipment in the home

FOR AOL Instructions see the first question in

http://www.smallbusinesscomputing.com/we...

As far as configuring the router try

http://www.dslreports.com/faq/efficient/7_Misc._Questions

or

www.waymark.net/tech_support/DSL/SBC/5260.pdf

or

http://whirlpool.net.au/index.cfm?a=h_view&model_id=112

FROM THE SECOND LINK --

Installation Requirements
To install the 5260 ADSL LAN modem, you will need the following:
• A computer equipped with an Ethernet network interface card (NIC) or
an Ethernet hub
• A DSL-ready telephone line installed at the desired installation site
Package Contents
Your package should contain the items listed below. If anything is missing
or damaged, please contact the dealer from whom the equipment was
purchased.
• 5260 LAN modem unit
• Power supply
• One RJ11 unshielded twisted pair (UTP) cable (for the DSL connection)
• One RJ45 UTP straight-through cable (for direct connection to a PC
with a NIC installed)
• Installation Guide, Safety and Certification booklet, and Release Notes
(if applicable).
.

Symptoms * You have a new router, and cannot get online to the Internet. AND * The Setupwizard will detect dynamic IP even though you have a PPoE connection. (Going to router status on the administration page, there is a private IP address on Internet port. 192.168.x.x range.) Cause The SBC DSL modem SpeedStream 5100b, used on new DSL and Yahoo SBC DSL installations since Feb. 2004, causes the NETGEAR router Setup Wizards to fail, and prevents routers from connecting to the Internet. This problem affects many router brands. The modem can be distinguished from the earlier 5100 by a 5th light labeled "Internet". The SpeedStream 5100b's default configuration is "PPPoE on the Modem" ? matching a built-in PPPoE client convenience feature that sends login ID and password to SBC. To Work Around These Issues, Configure the Modem for Bridged Mode Note: In Bridge Mode you cannot to connect to the modem's configuration menu, except by resetting it as described below. 1. Disconnect the router from your network, and connect the computer directly to the SpeedStream modem 2. Open an Internet browser. 3. Type 192.168.0.1 in the browser address field and click Enter. The modem displays a configuration menu. 4. Click Advanced. 5. Enter the "Access Code" printed on the bottom of the modem. 6. Click PPP Location. The PPP Location screen appears. 7. Select Bridged Mode (PPPoE is Not Used). 8. Click Save Changes. 9. Connect the router between the computer and the modem. 10. Power off the modem. 11. Power off the computer. 12. Connect the Internet port of the NETGEAR router to the Ethernet port of the modem. 13. Connect the computer to a LAN port on the NETGEAR router. 14. Power on the modem and wait for 2 minutes. Don't go to the next step until this is finished. 15. Power on the router and wait for 1 minute. Don't go to the next step until this is finished. 16. Power on the computer. 17. Log in to the router by typing 192.168.0.1 in your browser. 18. When prompted, using lowercase letters, type admin for the user name, and password for the password. Some older routers use 1234 for the default password. If you forgot your router password see http://www.fixya.com/ThreadView.aspx?thid=102081&prdid=252188 19. Use the Setup Wizard to connect to the Internet. To Reset the Modem To Enable Access to the Configuration Screen 1. Disconnect the computer from the modem. 2. Power off the modem. 3. Power off the computer. 4. Connect the Ethernet port of the modem to the computer Ethernet port. 5. Power on the modem and wait for 2 minutes. Don't go to the next step until this is finished. 6. Power on the router and wait for 1 minute. Don't go to the next step until this is finished. 7. Power on the computer. 8. Open an Internet browser. 9. Type 192.168.0.1 in the browser address field and click Enter. The modem displays a configuration menu. 10. Click Advanced. 11. Enter the "Access Code" printed on the bottom of the modem. 12. Click PPP Location. The PPP Location screen appears. 13. Select PPPoE on the modem. 14. Click Save Changes. 15. At the login screen type in your SBC member ID and password (which is usually the primary email address on the SBC DSL account and the password for the primary email address). 16. Click Connect. * If successful, a screen appears reading "You Are Connected", and the Internet light goes solid green. * An error will display if the username or password is invalid. * If there are other problems the message "The DSL connection is down" appears.