How do set up Tiscali Broadband in Debian?
 

I've just started using Debian and I have noticed that there is a driver for my SpeedTouch USB ADSL modem (finally, a distro that it works with!). It has installed correctly, and my modem is detected, but how do I connect to the Internet? In Windows, the setup CD automatically installed everything and placed a dial-up connection that dials '0' and validates my usernams/password, but the CD won't work in Linux (even with WINE)and I don't know how to configure it. Can I just use KPPP to dial '0' and verify my username/password?:confused:

adsl connexn
 

U need to run 'pppoeconf' and follow prompts for username,pw etc. To connect at bootup u need to edit /etc/network/interfaces as follows:
auto ppp0
iface ppp0 inet ppp
provider dsl-provider
#please do not modify the following line
pre-up /sbin/ifconfig eth0 up # line maintained by pppoeconf
Good luck and have fun with debian.

Thanks! I've also realised that I need to download the SpeedTouch modem firmware from it's site; the program from speedtouch.sf.org is only a wrapper (<-correct?:scratch:) so I'm going to do that now. If I connect, I'll post again saying so.

Thanks for your help! :p