Alright, I have ubuntu ultimate on my desktop. We had cable so everything was going okay and I got the usb wireless working on the desktop through ndiswrapper. So now my dad got DSL and it doesn't work. I talked to the guy at at&t about it and he told me that I couldn't use linux with DSL and I took it that he didn't know what he was talking about. I don't want to use virtual machine because it'll take forever to boot my laptop. So I did some research and to find out that I need to install pppoe point to point protocol over ethernet) package on my ubuntu desktop. I can't do it because I have no connection because it needs to communicate tot he website and get more packages. Any suggestions?
8:36 pm on Mar. 1, 2008 | Joined Feb. 2008 | 150 Days Active Join to learn more about jamescolemanMichigan, United States | StraightMale | 1087 Posts | 2607 Points
N e o
Connoisseur Patron
If you are using a router, and the router is configured correctly. Assuming that your wireless card/ethernet port is correctly working, the configuration would be EXACTLY the same as far as your computer is concerned.
8:40 pm on Mar. 1, 2008 | Joined Jan. 2004 | 406 Days Active Join to learn more about N e oArizona, United States | GayMale | 5978 Posts | 7858 Points
espresso8097
Guru Patron Tech Support Leader
Not sure what the PPPOE manager in Ubuntu is, but that is what you need.
If I remember the command is something like pppoeconf.
------- We do what we must because we can. Guess who just got a red bar, finally! "ur wrong again.. damn u can't do any thing wright" ---aGIRLunknown
8:54 pm on Mar. 1, 2008 | Joined Jan. 2005 | 727 Days Active Join to learn more about espresso8097Illinois, United States | GLBT AllyMale | 7214 Posts | 21778 Points
drifting
http://tinyurl.com/5rgwvv Patron
You can use Linux with DSL.
Was your cable router provided? That was probably it. If you have a new router, you just need to reconfigure it.
Mess around with it. It will work. I have DSL and its always worked fine for me.
------- We are the result of your laws. We are the result of your democracy. We are the result of your corruption.
9:00 pm on Mar. 1, 2008 | Joined Jan. 2007 | 413 Days Active Join to learn more about driftingIndiana, United States | StraightMale | 10509 Posts | 25122 Points
( jamescoleman )
Dairy Product Addict
ya one of the steps was to use pppoeconf. it couldn't configure the devices. the cable had two routers on the network and the DSL now has just the modem with the wireless and swtich on the back. i try to connect to the router/modem by wireless and it keeps trying to get an ip address and it never connects.
9:10 pm on Mar. 1, 2008 | Joined Feb. 2008 | 150 Days Active Join to learn more about jamescolemanMichigan, United States | StraightMale | 1087 Posts | 2607 Points
Tangaroa
Lord of the Slackers Patron Support Leader Tech Support Leader
Are you using an ADSL router, or a PCI ADSL card?
If you are using the latter, drivers for linux may or may not exist, and if they do exist, it may or may not be easy to set it all up. It is probably not worth the effort though if you can afford an ADSL router.
If you have an ADSL router (or another computer connects and shares its internet connection), then everything is fine, just point your computer to use that as the gateway.
Post edited at 11:38 am on Mar. 2, 2008 by Tangaroa
11:38 am on Mar. 2, 2008 | Joined Oct. 2002 | 1980 Days Active Join to learn more about TangaroaNew Zealand | StraightMale | 8417 Posts | 36122 Points
( jamescoleman )
Dairy Product Addict
we're useing a dsl router. don't know what else to tell about it.
3:18 pm on Mar. 2, 2008 | Joined Feb. 2008 | 150 Days Active Join to learn more about jamescolemanMichigan, United States | StraightMale | 1087 Posts | 2607 Points
501 users online 
173670 members 
You have 1 new message.
Patron
