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Topic: Connecting to Internet through a DSL link, Unable to connect

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ragdsl06

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Posted: Feb. 25 2006,18:41

Yes larkl I can ping that address, which is the address provided by the router. Sorry I used wrongly DHCL instead of DHCP. Thanks!

Hello doobit,
I have checked again the setup of my router. The DHCP is Enabled. The router is configured to ask for an IP Automatically. In the Status section of the router, called DHCP Active IP Table, I can see listed, my Dell XP and the ''box'' from my HP corresponding to DSLinux.

Additionnal information: when the DSLinux boot, just after the ''Autoconfiguration Device'' searching, I do get this message: Network card eth0 detected, DHCP Broadcasting for IP (Backgrounding).

Following your comments I went just after DSLinux is ready, to System-Control Panel and saw that DHCP Client was depressed.

So from my understanding up to now, is that the electronic and the local networking with the router and the DSL modem are working well. The proof I can communicate with you from my Dell XP.

But what I have to be able to do on the HP DSLinux, is to trigger some kind of window in order to say to my ISP I am there and I want to get connected, so that I can entered both the requested username and password. They only place I see, that I can do that, is through System-Net Setup-DSL/PPPoE-PPoEconf. There, I have access to a serie of window asking questions one after the other for configuring the PPPoE. But I have to answer YES to most questions, if I do not want to be flushed out of the dialog boxes. Finally, in one of those dialog boxes, there is one asking for a username and a password.

However, when I get out of this procedure, clicking to APPS-Net-Browser-Firefox, it is unable to connect to the web.

Since I am not very familiar with Linux and even less with DSLinux, should I go into a shell, then type something like pon -username - password or something like this, in order to tell my ISP that I want to get connected on the Internet Network?

Thank you very much for you assistance. Regards ragdsl06.???

larkl

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Posted: Feb. 25 2006,20:35

It seems to me (as Doobit already indicated) that all of the logon/ISP specifics are resident in the router. It's doing whatever magic (IP spoofing, passwords etc), that it needs to do to allow you to hookup. Unless there's some unusual setup with your ISP. Have you been connecting with multiple PC's using this router/configuration?

larkl

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Posted: Feb. 25 2006,20:37

One additional thought. Can you try accessing the router configuration from the DSL box (I'm guessing that it's some sort of web-based config)? This would tell you if you're really getting to the router, but the ping worked - didn't it?

ragdsl06

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Posted: Feb. 25 2006,21:33

Hello larkl,

In order to simplify the problem I have connected the HP with the DSLinux directly to the DSL Modem. Then I have turn on both. Then since my ISP requires that I connect throught PPPoE, I have lauch pppoeconfig then answers all the questions with YES, entrered my username and password. The program tells me that I am connected to my ISP.

But Firefox cannot connect to the Web.

So, I am the only one having the DSLinux, trying to get it work through a DSL (phone line) connection, having to enter a username and password, or I am the only one that cannot make it work?

Thanks for your try! Regards, ragdsl06.

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