Matthew Miller wrote:
On Thu, Dec 23, 2004 at 07:50:38AM -0500, Mehdi Bouhalassa wrote:
You don't generally need KPPP to connect via DSL. Is this an internal DSL
card of some sort, or is it external? If external, how is it connected?
It is an external modem that uses phone line for high speed.
Yeah, I know what DSL is. :)
The important thing is, it connects to your computer via ethernet. (The
model you have is exactly the same as the one I have, in fact.)
Also, what's your ISP?
www.radioactif.com
It's a local internet service provider.
If you're lucky, you can just treat the modem as any other DHCP ethernet
connection -- configure it normally, activate it, and go. More likely, you
have to configure PPPoE. That's not terribly difficult to configure -- if
you use system-config-network (on the Gnome menu, that's under System Tools
-> Network), create a new device, and choose xDSL, and go from there.
But personally, I generally find the least painless way is to get one of the
router/firewall/switch boxes I mentioned. (And if you have a laptop too, you
can get one with wireless as a bonus.) You can get 'em for, like, $50. Then,
you can configure the actual DSL connection using the little box's web-based
interface, and all of the computers on the network just use plain no-fuss
DHCP.
However, if you don't have an extra $50 and have no need for multiple
computers to use the connection, the first option should be fine.
wireless is evil! ;)
--
Mark
"If you have found a very wise man, then you've found
a man that at one time was an idiot and lived long enough
to learn from his own stupidity."
