Help with connecting to the internet in DSL

Forum: Networking
Topic: Help with connecting to the internet in DSL
started by: gamesmad

Posted by gamesmad on Oct. 20 2005,21:27

Hi,

I just got DSL and Im very happy with it, but I cant get connected to the net... My internet works fine in windows. Here are a few details:

Connection type : Broadband
Modem : External ADSL modem
Extra details : I have to dial the connection every time I want to access the internet (like dialup but quicker)

I know the username, password and number to dial, but I cant seem to get it setup within DSL, please help me out guys, I dont want to be stuck in windows for the rest of my life....

Will

Posted by Your Fuzzy God on Oct. 20 2005,22:07

You are not actually dialing up, you are verifing your account. DSL modems tend to verify accounts rather than check MAC addresses (like most cable modems). There is a Window$ program that SBC uses called Enternet that allows the computer to interface with the modem to verify the account. Lucky for you DSL comes with pppoe that does the same basic thing. I would start by running pppoeconf and see if it will allow you to interface with the modem.

--EDIT--

BTW, you will need to connect with a ethernet CAT5 cable, not USB.

Good Luck,

Posted by cbagger01 on Oct. 20 2005,22:45

It is preferred to connect with a LAN cable to a network card in the computer.

However, USB >>MIGHT<< work if you do this:

Open a terminal window and type:

sudo su
modprobe cdcether
ppoeconfig

Posted by gamesmad on Oct. 21 2005,08:32

Ok, unfortunately it is a USB cable, and I have no way of converting it to a LAN cable without buying a router... I will try what you said cbagger.

Thanks,

Will

Posted by gamesmad on Oct. 21 2005,21:28

Ive tried that, and it says that cdcether doesnt exist or something like that.... I typed all that into "XTerminal". Is my only option now to buy a router??

Will

Posted by Your Fuzzy God on Oct. 21 2005,22:39

Does your modem not have an ethernet port?

Posted by gamesmad on Oct. 22 2005,10:42

No, it has "Line" (phone line), and USB. Any other ideas/anywhere I can get a v. cheap router or something....

Will

Posted by brianw on Oct. 22 2005,20:39

Since you are using broadband internet you may want to think about using a firewall router (and you can have many computers on as well). Use a computer that is older but still has USB and get something like smoothwall (I use freesco for dialup but that kernel does not support USB according to the forums there). You could then get an inexpensive switch (or network card and crossover cable) between your smoothwall router/firewall and connect as many computers as you desire on your own lan. From reading the forums for smoothwall it supports USB modems and provides additional security for "always on" connection.

Posted by cbagger01 on Oct. 23 2005,08:01

Sorry. My bad.

The uppercase/lowercase letters matter.

Please replace:

modprobe cdcether

with

modprobe CDCEther

from my previous message.