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ssaha 11-05-2009 10:35 AM
BSNL broadband in 9.10
 
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
Quote:
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
Quote:
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
Quote:
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.
Quote:
...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...


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