Hi could any linux veteran please give a complete guide as to how establish an internet connection using pppoe using an ethernet(not USB)
i have been banging my head for last 48 hours to do so only getting adhoc ideas on setting it up.

The most important issue that the guide should address is what to do if pppoe is connected but even then u cant access any site(the case for me)

Highlighting my personal case my ethernet automaticaly takes an ip on bootup(i dont know wheter its right or wrong)


So please write a tutorial(some generous fellow) for newbies like me who have been doing their homework but still cant figure out s solution.

I have already read all of them (and even more infact b'coz for past 5 days i've been doing only that) but it doesn't solve the problem forPPPOE connection

HELP NEEDED BADLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

just run pppoe-setup and answer 'servers' to the DNS question. Choose the default firewall(make sure you have iptables installed). Then start it with pppoe-start, ppoe-stop to kill. What browser are you using?

If you get a IP on boot you probably have a DHCP server, that means, you've something (a PC, a router, a modem) that's doing it.
If your PC is connected directly to the modem, then probably the modem is configured as router, just leaving as it is probably you're already connected, just try to ping some IP address or set a DNS server in /etc/resolv.conf and try.
You can also just set a Static IP address to the ethernet card it will be ignored since pppoe creates another interface called ppp0 when you connect.

The best thing you can do is explain your situation. How's your configuration (one PC connected to the modem, etc)? What settings do you have for your card?

Well my computer is connected to an external modem through an ethernet i.e i am using PPPOE for internet.
is this the reason that it acquires the ip addres?
Please let me know in detail about things like DHCP,DNS
and what does netconfig do?(anyway i've got the internet working now thanks to all of you)
noob here
Thanks

Thanks everyone!!!!!