Subject: Re: Getting Online! (Me too)
From: Carolyn Jean Fairman (cfairman@Stanford.EDU)
Date: Mon Jun 18 2001 - 22:50:27 MDT
Did you run adsl-setup? This does most of what you need for
setup. Then try adsl-start and see if you get a connection. I put this
in /etc/rc.local so it ran everytime. Try it as root first and if this
works but it doesn't as a user you have to check permissions on
/etc/resolv.conf (644 I think and owned by root).
Everything was fine for me after that but now I went out and got a
router!
I figured static IP is easiest so I set the mac to 192.168.0.50
(ifconfig eth0) where the router came as 192.168.0.1 and I edited the
hosts file to have the pacbell DSL nameserver's IP addresses (and then
the line stavia 192.168.0.50).
I'm now stuck about the router. What the heck do I do with it? Don't
I have to tell the system its IP address or that it is there? How do
I do that? What does it want from me? :)
Pinging myself to the 192.168.0.50 address works but when I try
outside I get a network error.
--Carolyn
PS odd thing, when I run startx I see
hostname hostname lookup failure
but x starts and runs just fine.
Larry Blodgett wrote:
> Your are going to need to describe your physical connection. Are you
> connected via ethernet to the DSL modem? Are you connected through
> USB? Are you using a firewall router? Do you have a fixed IP address
> or is this DHCP? If you answer these questions we may be able to
> help.
>
> >I have been trying to get online for the past two weeks with no luck. I
> >have DSL through SWBell and have been told I need Roaring Penguin's
> >PPPoE program (rp-pppoe-2.8-1.ppc.rpm) to access the net. I've
> >downloaded it, burned it on CD so I could put it on my Linux desktop. If
> >
> >I'm on the right track with this course of action I need someone to tell
> >me the next steps (simple instructions) to take as I am a completely
> >new Linux user. If not, then what do I need to do. Linux has obviously
> >peaked my interest, however If I cannot access the internet with it
> >then It's no good to me. Your help is much appreciated!
> >Brooksias
> >
> >p.s. I am using the KDE environment.
>
> --
> Thanks,
> Larry Blodgett (blodgett@telocity.com) (leb@wt.net)
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