Hi;

i've installed debian lenny 5.0.4 in my hp laptop,using an officiel cd , i've installed ppp, pppoe, pppoeconf to configure an adsl connection (the dhcp is automatically configured on eth0)

the trouble is : that ifconfig works fine, but when i want to connect it is impossible , this is my interfaces file:

# This file describes the network interfaces available on your system
# and how to activate them. For more information, see interfaces(5).

# The loopback network interface
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback

# The primary network interface
allow-hotplug eth0
iface eth0 inet dhcp

auto dsl-provider
iface dsl-provider inet ppp
pre-up /sbin/ifconfig eth0 up # line maintained by pppoeconf
provider dsl-provider


so please help me internet on my linux partition .

thanks.

ADSL uses standard telephone lines, so pppoe is not the correct connection type.

Please describe the connections between your computer and the wall :

Is there a modem ? How do you connect to the modem - usb, ethernet cable ?

Is there a router ? This should be an ethernet cable.

More information needed.

I have ADSL with ethernet cable modem, and I use pppoe and it works.

Did the OP mention a modem ?

No sir, I was just stating about the pppoe stuff

Looks like its one of those real cheap dsl modems that are setup in bridged mode or only in bridged mode.
I have come across these before.
Get a real modem and have the user/pass setup in it and all your problems will be solved.
Just thought i would throw my 2 cents worth in.

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hi smoker , thanks for your response

i've a modem freebox with an ethernet cable, i've used it with my old machine pentium4 in linux debian4.0 so what do you think in this case?

line of telephone connected to the box and the ethernet cable rj45 with my laptop .

thank you

Is there any documentation on the "freebox" we can see online -- either from your service provider or from the freebox vendor? Do you have any more specific information on the "freebox" -- make, model, firmware?

Hi;
my freebox is adsl modem: zte zxdsl 831A by zte corporation : www.zte.com.cn, i've 2 network cards one of ethernet , and one for wireless , while configuration of network it detects: eth0, and eth1 .
with eth0 : success , with eth1 : failed .
with ifconfig i got: eth0, lo, and ppp adress but i can't ping
also iceweasel print an error message.
thanks.

For those who prefer a direct link in English, the product page is here. I was not able to find the product manual on that site but it is available from BSNL here (thanks BSNL!).

It looks like a standard ADSL2+ modem/router with one Ethernet and one USB port for LAN connection.

@tripleh: the general idea with this type of device is:

1. Connnect your computer and the 831A via the Ethernet ports.
2. Configure your computer's eth0 to, say, 192.168.1.2 with a gateway of 192.168.1.1.
3. Browse to http://192.168.1.1 and log in.
4. In the system administration menus, configure the 831A according to information given by your ISP.
5. Win!

Which ISP are you using?

Hi ;

my isp is: algerie telecom because i'm located now in algeria
thanks.

Are you OK with following the procedure in my last post, using information from algerie telecom in step 4?

Step 1 assumes that eth0 is the wired Ethernet port.

In step 2 you also have to set a netmask of 255.255.255.0.

Tell us how far you got. If you get stuck it would be useful to see the output of
It would also be very helpful to know the algerie telecom instructions (not your username and password); are they available on the Internet?

Hi catkin;
thank you ; i've execute your procedure but still i can't connect to internet ,
here are the result of command lines and my usr/sbin/pppd which is encoded?!

i also find an error message while booting system:

usr/sbin/pppd : none of the availible password let the ip adress set : something like this ?

http://192.168.1.1 it can't be used : i enter password and my user name given by my isp? yes, i've the same message log in log in if i click cancel i got: 401 error?
192.168.1.2 : it works!
thanks advance

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In the manual, on page 10, it says this modem can be used in three modes -- PPPoE, PPPoA and bridged. In bridged mode your computer is directly connected to the Internet so it is less secure than the other modes. It is also harder to set up for more than one computer.

Do you have a special reason for using bridged mode? Perhaps you have another computer or another OS on this computer that is already using bridged mode.

Is your Algerie Telecom the FAWRI one? If so and you have no special reason for using bridged mode, we can set up the modem as a standalone PPPoE device (FAWRI use PPPoE, not PPPoA as described here and in the link below).

Regards "http://192.168.1.1 it can't be used : i enter password and my user name given by my isp? yes, i've the same message log in log in if i click cancel i got: 401 error?", you should use the modem username and password, not the ADSL connection ones. Try username admin and password admin or password ZXDSL. There's a great guide for setting up this modem for Algerie Telecom here but it is better not do as suggested on page 10 and give the whole 192.168.1.2-254 address range to DHCP.

EDIT:

Regards you thumbnails, if you are OK with not using bridged mode you don't need ppo0 and pppd. /usr/sbin/pppd is a "binary" so what you see is normal -- but no use!

Hi, catkin ;
it is so kind to give all this explanation to me, i didn't search a lot for this, i thaught that my isp may resolve me this trouble but ?
so i 'll execute your procedure and i 'll tell you the result