dodgy adsl setup

**doesnotcompute** · 03-12-2005, 09:57 PM

hey, I'm having a weird problem with my modem. It used to work fine, but I was tweaking the etc/init.d/rc file, and now weird things are happening. Every time I boot up, Knoppix detects my adsl modem on eth0. Then I get a message: "starting ppp services". Once I get into knoppix, I can't access the internet (The website could not be found), although ping and ifconfig indicate that eh0 seems to work, no problem. So I have to run the ADSL/PPPOE configuration tool in the KNOPPIX menu on the taskbar in order to get the modem to work.

I used to be able to use the internet from bootup, without having to run pppoeconf, but now it's not the same. Plus, I never used to get the "starting ppp services" thing at boot up. Any ideas how to fix this?

**doesnotcompute** · 03-15-2005, 01:33 AM

I'm thinking it's something to do with the fact that my dsl-provider script is not being loaded at bootup. Any ideas?

**Harry Kuhman** · 03-15-2005, 06:37 AM

Originally Posted by doesnotcompute

....Knoppix detects my adsl modem on eth0. ....

Originally Posted by doesnotcompute

I'm thinking it's something to do with the fact that my dsl-provider script is not being loaded at bootup. Any ideas?

But I doubt that the script ever was being loaded by Knopix, so how could it be that you say it used to work?

You might want to tell people what modem you are using, it makes a big difference.

If you are not already using a modem with a built-in router, here my idea. Get a very inexpensive DSL/Cable router (frequently $10 US or less after rebate). This will take care of PPPoE and all of the stuff that your provider script does, you just boot Knoppix (or Windows) and get assigned a local IP address by the router. It all works. No scripts or PPPoE or logging in under Knoppix or under Windows. Plus you have the basis of a local network if you ever add another computer (all can use the Internet at the same time) and you have the safety of a hardware firewall protecting you from the Internet (I would never use Windows on a high speed connection without one).

**doesnotcompute** · 03-18-2005, 02:29 AM

When i say "it used to work", I mean "it used to work before I started messing around with the /etc/init.d/rc script".

It's a Netopia Cayman 3000 Series modem. It's definitley not a problem with the modem, because I'm in knoppix right now, connected to the internet using the modem. But every time I boot to my HDD-install of Knoppix, I have to type in either "pon dsl-provider" or "pppoeconf" to enable my internet connection, which I find really annoying.

**Harry Kuhman** · 03-18-2005, 02:46 AM

Originally Posted by doesnotcompute

When i say "it used to work", I mean "it used to work before I started messing around with the /etc/init.d/rc script".

It's a Netopia Cayman 3000 Series modem. It's definitley not a problem with the modem, because I'm in knoppix right now, connected to the internet using the modem. But every time I boot to my HDD-install of Knoppix, I have to type in either "pon dsl-provider" or "pppoeconf" to enable my internet connection, which I find really annoying.

Oh, well what else is new? Just another case of "the network used to work when I ran from CD but stopped working after I installed to hard disk". You might want to look in the hdd forum, it been discussed over and over again. And I think you should have posted this in the hdd forum.

**tdjokic** · 03-30-2005, 06:18 PM

But every time I boot to my HDD-install of Knoppix, I have to type in either "pon dsl-provider" or "pppoeconf" to enable my internet connection, which I find really annoying.

I know this situatiion. I went to /etc/ppp/peers/dsl-provider and made some changes, nothing special - I am sure you will understand what to do, now ADSL starts on boot. I start Firefox and I am on net, no more "pon.....".