Networking :: Connecting  DSL using UBS1



I use Damm Small Linux for the first time. I use a Thinkpak 120mb. I can connect without problem on the Internet with windows Me. But I can not connect with DSL. I use USB1 and DSL(broadband or fast internet).
I tried to clik on PON but nothing happens.
Would you please help.

Thank You,

Robert
It's a little unclear, but I'm assuming you have your thinkpad laptop, connected to your external DSL modem through USB, which in turn is connected to your phone line.

I have a few questions and a suggestion. What is the brand and model of your DSL modem? Who is your DSL provider? Most of them do not officially support Linux, but some of them are more friendly to it than others. Also, what do you mean when you say you "clicked on PON?" I couldn't find a PON to click on. Did you mean that you ran the pon program at the command line? I think that is only for dialup modems. You might be able to set up DSL(internet) by opening the DSLPanel, and clicking on PPPoE. Also, what version of DSL are you using?

Does your DSL modem have an ethernet port? Does your laptop have an ethernet port? If so, try connecting with that. Connecting through USB requires a driver, which may or may not be included with Damn Small Linux. Connecting through ethernet only requires a driver for your ethernet card, which is much more likely to work out of the box.

In summary, the problem is most likely either that you don't have the correct driver (brand and model helps here), or that you just haven't properly set up your DSL connection in Damn Small Linux yet.
Thank you for the reply. I didn't know that not all ISP work with Linux. I checked with my ISP which is tiscali.co.uk and it is written that they provide service and support for Windows,  service only for Mac, and no mention of Linux.

That probably the reason I can not connect.

Thank you
Actually, I didn't mean it like that. Almost all ISPs can be used with linux. Most ISPs will support Windows and Mac, and not mention linux.

I like to think of ISPs linux support in tiers. There is the highest tier, which is official support of Linux Distros. They will work with you with your chosen distro to get you connected. Then there is the red had binaries support. They offer binaries for their modem drivers, but only in a way that one or two distros can easily use. Then there is the "Linux, what's that?" but it works anyway. This is the tier most ISPs fall in. Then there is the "We don't support standard networking, but we supply these files (Windows executables) for you to get up and running in no time." Netzero used to fall into this last tier. Now they sort of fork into the last and second.

Your ISP probably supports linux, even if they don't know what that is. Such is the beauty of standard networking. I only asked what your ISP was because it might have helped.
Hello Again,

Thank you again for your messages.

I try this time to be more accurate. As I said, I try to use live Damm Small Linux on my laptop which has 120 mb RAM. I can not connect but with Windows ME there is no problem.

So this is the information I found about my connections:

Thank You
Virtual Circuit Identifier - VCI
38

Virtual Path Identifier -   VPI
0

Encapsulation Mode
VCMux

Authentication Type
CHAP

Protocol
(For 150k Broadband this value should be G.Lite/MultiProtocol)
RFC 2364:
PPP over ATM (PPPoA)
PPPoAvcmux

Modulation Type
G.DMT or Auto

Tiscali Primary DNS Server
212.74.112.66

Tiscali Secondary DNS Server
212.74.112.67


Also I found this information: TCI/IP   USBADSL-Line-02  PPP
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