internet connection blues!
Hello,
I've been attempting to connect to the t'internet for ages, first with a usb adsl modem, with no success, and now i've got a router i thought everything would be simpler, but i'm still struggling. The router is a Voyager 220V which was given as a freebie when i upgraded my isp account. It works fine under XP but i'm confused 'cos when i look at the set-up it says the protocol is PPPOA, (which after reading many pages on this forum over the lastr few weeks i expected to be PPPOE) even though i'm not sure i should be using PPPOE or not
I'm running knoppix live from a DVD (V5.01) and have configured eth0 (i think) when i run ifconfig eth0 is listed and is given an ip of 192.168.1.1 (and get a response when i ping it) so i think its working, so the problem is getting to the WAN. When i run the DSL config script from the knoppix menu it tells me that it could not find an ethernet connection!
On XP when i look at config page of the router and try to configure a new connection i get an error message saying that because the router was supplied by the isp, i can only use it for the isp, which is fine cos i do, but with unix. Is this a ball-breaker or not?
If anyone can give me the benefit of their wisdom i would be very gratefull.
Thanx
Re: internet connection blues!
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Originally Posted by muppet
I'm running knoppix live from a DVD (V5.01) and have configured eth0 (i think) when i run ifconfig eth0 is listed and is given an ip of 192.168.1.1 (and get a response when i ping it) so i think its working, so the problem is getting to the WAN. When i run the DSL config script from the knoppix menu it tells me that it could not find an ethernet connection!
Boot the CD/DVD and then hit:
Penquin Icon, Configure Network/Internet then, NETWORK CARD configuration. Dont use the DSL/PPPoE script your not running the PPOE on your computer, thats the routers job and for you ISP its using PPPoA.
When the script runs it will ask if you want to use DHCP broadcast. Hit yes
See if the router supplies an IP etc.. and if the script closes with out an error. Then run a Konqueror sesssion and just try to go to the Knopper site or any other site. Continue on if you don't have working internet, otherwise stop here.
Boot under winviurs, and do a START, RUN, type CMD (hit return) then at the C:\> prompt type ipconfig /all (hit enter)
Write down: IP address, DNS servers, default gateway IP addresses.
If the netcard script under Knoppix doesn't work RERUN the same Network Card config, Answer NO to DHCP broadcast Then answer the questions using the values from the winvirus session. See if that brings your network up.
Try these first, and post back results, and worst case if it comes to it you may have to edit some things by hand.