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Do you connect with a dialup modem? If so, is it internal (i.e. do you plug the phone line into your computer) or external (a box that the phone line plugs into that is connected to your computer via a serial cable)? Maybe a DSL or cable modem? Do you have a router in addition to the modem? The possibilities are almost endless. Should we guess your setup until we get it right? C'mon, a little help from your end please...
EDIT: Brand names and model numbers would be very helpful too.
Ok, I'm just not aware of what you're asking, that's all I am a newbee! I connect to the internet via the phone line with an external modem. It is a DSL modem, model P-2602HW-D1A. I don't have a router. My computer is from Dell. When I ask for its type on the dell.com site (with the so-called Service Tag Number) it says System Type: Dimension 1100/B110. I hope this helps .....
No Problem, it's just that we're not clairvoyant is all. Your posted info led to this page and this page, which unfortunately doesn't tell us which NIC (Network Interface Card) you have. If you could open a terminal (I don't remember exactly how in suse, in debian its Applications>Accessories>Terminal, should be similar for suse) and type
Code:
lspci -vv
and paste the output here, wrapped in [CODE][CODE] tags please (you can find these if you click post reply instead of quick reply, it's the button with the # symbol).
00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corporation 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 02)
Subsystem: Dell Device 01d5
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 0
Interrupt: pin B routed to IRQ 17
Region 0: I/O ports at ee00 [size=256]
Region 1: I/O ports at edc0 [size=64]
Region 2: Memory at feb7fa00 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512]
Region 3: Memory at feb7f900 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=375mA PME(D0+,D1-,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold+)
Status: D0 NoSoftRst- PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
Kernel driver in use: Intel ICH
01:08.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82562EZ 10/100 Ethernet Controller (rev 02)
Subsystem: Dell Device 01d5
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV+ VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 64 (2000ns min, 14000ns max), Cache Line Size: 64 bytes
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 20
Region 0: Memory at feaff000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
Region 1: I/O ports at df40 [size=64]
Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 2
Flags: PMEClk- DSI+ D1+ D2+ AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0+,D1+,D2+,D3hot+,D3cold+)
Status: D0 NoSoftRst- PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=2 PME-
Kernel driver in use: e100
linux-449f:/home/sjors/Documents # inux-449f:/home/sjors/Documents # lspci -vv
bash: inux-449f:/home/sjors/Documents: No such file or directory
linux-449f:/home/sjors/Documents # 00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 82865G/PE/P DRAM Controller/Host-Hub Interface (rev 02)
bash: syntax error near unexpected token `('
linux-449f:/home/sjors/Documents # Subsystem: Dell Device 01d5
If 'Subsystem:' is not a typo you can use command-not-found to lookup the package that contains it, like this:
cnf Subsystem:
linux-449f:/home/sjors/Documents # Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- DisINTx-
If 'Control:' is not a typo you can use command-not-found to lookup the package that contains it, like this:
cnf Control:
linux-449f:/home/sjors/Documents # Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort+ >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
bash: MAbort+: No such file or directory
linux-449f:/home/sjors/Documents # Latency: 0
If 'Latency:' is not a typo you can use command-not-found to lookup the package that contains it, like this:
cnf Latency:
linux-449f:/home/sjors/Documents # Region 0: Memory at f0000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=128M]
bash: syntax error near unexpected token `('
linux-449f:/home/sjors/Documents # Capabilities: [e4] Vendor Specific Information <?>
bash: syntax error near unexpected token `newline'
linux-449f:/home/sjors/Documents # Kernel driver in use: agpgart-intel
If 'Kernel' is not a typo you can use command-not-found to lookup the package that contains it, like this:
cnf Kernel
linux-449f:/home/sjors/Documents #
linux-449f:/home/sjors/Documents # 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 82865G Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
bash: syntax error near unexpected token `('
linux-449f:/home/sjors/Documents # Subsystem: Dell Device 01d5
If 'Subsystem:' is not a typo you can use command-not-found to lookup the package that contains it, like this:
cnf Subsystem:
linux-449f:/home/sjors/Documents # Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERRinux-449f:/home/sjors/Documents # lspci -vv
If 'Control:' is not a typo you can use command-not-found to lookup the package that contains it, like this:
cnf Control:
linux-449f:/home/sjors/Documents # 00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 82865G/PE/P DRAM Controller/Host-Hub Interface (rev 02)
bash: syntax error near unexpected token `('
linux-449f:/home/sjors/Documents # Subsystem: Dell Device 01d5
If 'Subsystem:' is not a typo you can use command-not-found to lookup the package that contains it, like this:
cnf Subsystem:
linux-449f:/home/sjors/Documents # Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- DisINTx-
If 'Control:' is not a typo you can use command-not-found to lookup the package that contains it, like this:
cnf Control:
linux-449f:/home/sjors/Documents # Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort+ >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
bash: MAbort+: No such file or directory
linux-449f:/home/sjors/Documents # Latency: 0
If 'Latency:' is not a typo you can use command-not-found to lookup the package that contains it, like this:
cnf Latency:
linux-449f:/home/sjors/Documents # Region 0: Memory at f0000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=128M]
bash: syntax error near unexpected token `('
linux-449f:/home/sjors/Documents # Capabilities: [e4] Vendor Specific Information <?>
bash: syntax error near unexpected token `newline'
linux-449f:/home/sjors/Documents # Kernel driver in use: agpgart-intel
If 'Kernel' is not a typo you can use command-not-found to lookup the package that contains it, like this:
cnf Kernel
linux-449f:/home/sjors/Documents #
linux-449f:/home/sjors/Documents # 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 82865G Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
bash: syntax error near unexpected token `('
linux-449f:/home/sjors/Documents # Subsystem: Dell Device 01d5
If 'Subsystem:' is not a typo you can use command-not-found to lookup the package that contains it, like this:
cnf Subsystem:
linux-449f:/home/sjors/Documents # Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR
The P-2602HW ADSL modem's product page is here and includes links to the datasheet and product manuals (thank you, ZyXEL -- a nice change from Cisco's website ).
It is a richly featured router so better (for security, flexibility, simplicity ...) set up as a standalone device rather than using PPP from the computer.
@petitemoin: do you know what network settings were you using with this ADSL modem on Vista? If you don't know it was probably set to get its configuration automatically.
If Vista was set for automatic network configuration then the easiest way to get petitemoin online will be to configure Suse to use DHCP on eth0 ...
Last edited by catkin; 05-03-2010 at 04:24 AM.
Reason: comprehensibility
It looks like it is a suse-live.
I just put mine in.
commands can be only invoked by going to the folder
linux@linux: > cd /usr/sbin
linux@linux: /usr/sbin > modem-manager
also apropos -command shows low results. mandb: error to create.... several times.
At the moment it is detecting/scanning for modems. And I am too lazy to search for the commands to put in at xterm while browsing dolphin. I have no modem there. My BB sticks at vista at the moment because my provider did not turn on the speed at first may. Epidemic-linux failed comming from brasilia after more than half of the 700 MB.
Two TABS: Modem Devices | Providers.
Add | Edit | Delete
Modem Device > Details : mainly Init-Strings.
I copy the link anishakaul gave me at my post. At #5 at the very top I think you would find some examples for the Init-strings.
it is for mobile broadband but perhaps you can make the struggle through the menu there.
I am not proud about this but at the moment suse really makes me mad (p.p.o.v.)
XUbuntu 9.10 or 10.04 or Crunchbang 8.10 if you need mobile Broadband.
The Ubuntu all differ slightly.
Last Chance: yast Yast yast2 Yast2 should invoke the setup-tool (yet another setup tool) .
It is the icon now (new) with the "Ameisenbär" - the african wombat that eats ants and termites.
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