[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Florin > > British Telecom requires you to connect via a Dial-up adapter through the > Alcatel USB modem - the problem I have is that I believe USB support below 2.4 > kernal is not ver reliable, also I have tried to follow Linux How-to's for USB > configuration, but have not managed to get Linux to see or dial from the USB > modem. > > Of course, everything works fine in Windoz's ! - So at the moment I am using > Windoz's XP professional and an internet sharing program called solid share, I > then run my linux box across the local LAN > > ;( >
Hi there, There is no such thing as : > So at the moment I am using > Windoz's XP professional and an internet sharing program called solid share, I > then run my linux box across the local LAN :) Ok, let's talk about the real stuff: You could use the SNF from cooker and configure your ADSL connection with draknet ... or do it by hand on an old SNF, based on 7.2 with a 2.2.x kernel. Requirements: - kernel One needs a kernel >= 2.2.19 in order to configure the usb Alvatel modem. (The latest one is 2.2.20) - the latest pppd package (ppp-2.4.1-2mdk.i586.rpm) Docs: web : http://speedtouch.sourceforge.net/download.php irc : #[EMAIL PROTECTED] (go to irc.openprojects.net and join the speedtouch channel) if you want to ask some questions about it ... There is a package in cooker about this: speedtouch-0.01_20010815-5mdk.i586.rpm or use the above web link to download the user side code. Configuration: Here above : (vpi = 8, vci = 35 in France) * Create the /etc/ppp/peers/adsl file and add the following entries (use real values instead of the __Entries__ ones) noauth noipdefault pty "/usr/bin/pppoa2 -vpi __VPI__ -vci __VCI__" sync kdebug 1 noaccomp nopcomp noccp novj holdoff 4 maxfail 25 persist usepeerdns defaultroute user "__LOGIN__" * also put the right infos in /etc/ppp/pap_secrets Add these aliases in modules.conf: 'char-major-108' 'ppp_generic' 'tty-ldisc-3' 'ppp_async' 'tty-ldisc-13' 'n_hdlc' 'tty-ldisc-14' 'ppp_synctty' 'ppp-compress-21' 'bsd_comp' 'ppp-compress-24' 'ppp_deflate' 'ppp-compress-26' 'ppp_deflate' * mgmt.o (this module is propretary --- yuck) : go to http://www.alcatel.com/consumer/dsl/dvrreg_lx.htm choose Binary, Download and untar (dosn't chose source because this is the kernel side code and you'll have to recompile the kernel and such) Copy only the mgmt.o module to /usr/share/speedtouch/mgmt.o Read the docs anyway ... Sincerely, -- Florin http://www.mandrakesoft.com
