broadband connection how to PLS

anasmich · 09-16-2007, 06:29 AM

Guys
can any body advise how to connected Ubuntu 7 to Internet via broadband connection Wan miniport (PPPOE)
Im in China now get new apartment before leaving the hotel where the lan connection was perfect and automatically detected, I already update Ubuntu

Today the internet guy came at 7:15 in morning wake me up and put the machine ADSL I think first time I see. he connect the line under windows there is no IP address, and gave me the username and the password
was trying in ubuntu but get failed

can you please advise as here nobody speaks English and difficult to get translation.
thanks and stay safe

one more how can I improve the fonts in firefox I mean the Russian and Arabic they look awful and difficult to read the news
cheers

anasmich · 09-16-2007, 10:33 AM

I was googleing and found those commands sudo apt-get install pppoeconf

and the next sudo pppeconf
I followed the instruction out the user and password
the other command was sudo pon dsl-provider to connection sudo poff to disconnect

put still have no internet !!!

I type sudo ifconfig and got

Quote:

anasmich@HPlaptop:~$ sudo apt-get install pppoeconf
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
pppoeconf is already the newest version.
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
libkipi0 libexiv2-0.12 libkexiv2-0
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
anasmich@HPlaptop:~$ sudo pppoeconf
Plugin rp-pppoe.so loaded.
anasmich@HPlaptop:~$ sudo ifconfig ppp0
ppp0 Link encap:Point-to-Point Protocol
POINTOPOINT NOARP MULTICAST MTU:1492 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:3
RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)

anasmich@HPlaptop:~$ sudo pon dsl-provider
Plugin rp-pppoe.so loaded.
anasmich@HPlaptop:~$

so Gents can you advise?

fragos · 09-16-2007, 10:00 PM

Is your modem connected by an Ethernet cable? I don't recognize "ppp0" as a valid connection. Ubuntu will use "eth0". Try right clicking the network manager icon toward the right of the upper applet bar. It appears as two terminals. Select connection information. The interface: line tells you the device name as (eth0). It also tells you what IP addresses are assigned.

anasmich · 09-16-2007, 10:48 PM

1 can we call this machine a modem? because I dont have number to call the provider only user name and password

the wire extend from the modem and connected into laptop from the lane place not through the phone jack

will try again evening time
cheers

Wim Sturkenboom · 09-17-2007, 02:30 AM

Did sudo pppoeconf ask you some questions?

anasmich · 09-17-2007, 04:19 AM

Yes
user name password
and one question but dont remember what it was but remember the tips it says if I'm not sure enter yes
hope that would help
I have no mind to istall the PPP0 again and let you know the question
cheers

anasmich · 09-22-2007, 07:45 PM

Yes it asked, the question are located in Ubuntu helps (how to connect)
I followed the instructions, and the same result died internet but the funny the modems lamps working was trying to ping and nothing

cheers

anasmich · 09-23-2007, 08:41 PM

it works , I just reinstall the pppo and open the firefox network auto detect and every thing works!