Setting up internet

DfraGG3r · 07-22-2006, 09:08 AM

Hi there,

I just installed ubuntu 5.10 on my pc. Now i wish to setup internet. I'm ADSL, connected to my isp via VPN/PPTP.

I searched for some PPTP apps and found this: http://packages.ubuntu.com/hoary/net/pptp-linux

Downloaded it from a Windows pc and put it in a floppy, and went onto the linux pc. The floppy won't open, telling me cannot mount UDI etc.

Can someone please teach me the right way how to setup my internet and what apps do i need for the configuration?

Regards

PS: I am not behind a router, just dial the connection from the pc

DfraGG3r · 07-23-2006, 02:17 AM

bump

Micro420 · 07-23-2006, 02:17 AM

This guide on PPTP should get you started!

http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Dapper#H...nels_.28VPN.29

DfraGG3r · 07-23-2006, 02:38 AM

ok so now i know i have to download that app, any idea how to transfer it from the windows to the linux pc?

thx

Micro420 · 07-23-2006, 03:02 AM

Do you have the two computers networked?

Email it to yourself?

USB memory stick?

Burn to CD-RW?

blackhole54 · 07-23-2006, 03:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DfraGG3r

ok so now i know i have to download that app, any idea how to transfer it from the windows to the linux pc?

thx

I don't know about the GUI method from Ubuntu, but in the old days, if you owned the floppy device (check with ls -l /dev/fd0) and it is listed in /etc/fstab, you just grabbed a terminal window and mounted it: mount /dev/fd0. Then you just copy it normally. If you don't know the mount point, find out using mount w/o options.

Or ... If you have mtools (mcopy, mdir, etc) you can use those w/o mounting the floppy. They work similar to their MS counterparts. Check their man pages.

You could also have a hardware problem or a defective floppy.

Micro420 · 07-23-2006, 03:13 AM

Also, since you did a fresh install, why don't you try updating to Ubuntu 6.06? Might be some fixes in there.

DfraGG3r · 07-23-2006, 03:24 AM

Ill try different methods then, thx

regarding the version, those were the ones i got via shipit. will download to new version when i have time. thx again