First DSL attempt

Forum: User Feedback
Topic: First DSL attempt
started by: JasonT

Posted by JasonT on Dec. 29 2003,21:45

Well, I downloaded the iso, burned it, booted it. Beautifull. Detected everything ( I thought) a working sucess. Two caveats however. 1. it would not use the network connection through USB i.e. dsl modem. 2. It has yet to utter a peep. It detected a via sound chip set. corect I belive. But is not installed and i am stumped. but will keep workign with it . Any suggestions would be enjoyed. Next is to figure out how to get my settings saved to a little slice of my hard desk.

A great distro. Gonna get a pocket cd to burn it to next.

Posted by cbagger01 on Dec. 30 2003,08:06

What is the Manufacturer and Model Number of the USB network device that you own?

There may be a Linux driver that will work with the USB connection. Otherwise, it should definately work with an Ethernet card.

For example, with a Motorola Surfboard Cable Modem, you can talk to the Internet via USB connection by doing the following from inside an Xterminal shell (rxvt) window:

sudo su
/sbin/modprobe CDCEther
/usr/sbin/netcardconfig
exit
exit

Who knows. For your DSL Modem, it might be just as simple as:

Code Sample

sudo su
/sbin/modprobe CDCEther
/usr/sbin/pppoeconf
exit
exit

Posted by JasonT on Dec. 30 2003,08:25

I am sorry I wasnt clear. I just switched over to ethernet and it worked fine. Not too worried about getting usb modem to work.