BSNL broadband in 9.10

ssaha · 11-05-2009, 10:35 AM

I am using BSNL broadband and I have connected to the broadband by the help of nm-applet in 8.10 and 9.04 with no problems...
now in 9.10 I cannot connect by that applet any-more...
I have to use terminal every time I try to connect to the broadband...from the terminal it's working fine but why not from the nm-applet?
pls help...

tredegar · 11-05-2009, 11:24 AM

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from the terminal it's working fine but why not from the nm-applet?

.. Because nm-applet is "poor quality software" (TM).

uninstall it and please use wicd instead.

ssaha · 11-05-2009, 12:39 PM

wicd does not support pppoe/dsl...but bsnl broadband uses pppoe to connect to the internet...so it's not a valid choice...

tredegar · 11-05-2009, 12:53 PM

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bsnl broadband uses pppoe to connect to the internet

I wish you had told us that earlier.

So, just, exactly, what, are the commands you use from the terminal that allow you to connect?

ssaha · 11-05-2009, 07:13 PM

to configure the connection i have to type

Code:

sudo pppoeconf

then to connect to the net

Code:

sudo pon dsl-provider

and to disconnect

Code:

sudo poff

tredegar · 11-06-2009, 08:42 AM

You should only need to do sudo pppoeconf once

Then you could put the lines

Code:

#  Bring up the internet connecction
pon dsl-provider
exit 0

in the file /etc/rc.local as an extra line, just before the final exit 0

As that file is executed by root, you do not need to use sudo

Then your connection should be brought up at boot time

ssaha · 11-09-2009, 11:03 AM

that is a good one...but will I not be able to connect through network manager??
it's full of bugs in this karmic i think...many people are facing the same problem...

tredegar · 11-09-2009, 01:34 PM

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that is a good one...

Do you mean that "it worked" ?
If so, please say so. If not, please provide the details of what did not work, with the error messages.

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...but will I not be able to connect through network manager??

I do not know. My suggestion should just bring up your connection at boot time. I tried NM a few times but did not find it useful, so I uninstalled it.

ssaha · 11-15-2009, 11:40 AM

yes...it works fine for me...and thanks again for this wonderful tip...