I think it is better to describe the steps I perform.
1. Connect Ethernet cable comming from your provider to the network
card of your PC/Laptop.
2. Start the PC/Laptop with Debian 8.5 Cinnamon Live in the optical
drive (or on your USB stick).
3. Boot with the live CD.
4. Select in the main menu "Preferences/Network Connections".
5. In the "Network Connections" window press "Add".
6. In the "Choose a Connection Type" window select "DSL" and press
"Create".
7. In the "Editing DSL connection 1" window / tab "DSL" provide your
credentials in the "Username" and "Password" fields.
8. In the tab "General" tick "Automatically connect to this network
when it is avalable".
9. In the "Device MAC address" combo box in the "Ethernet" tab select
your interface (I have only one option).
10. In the "Editing DSL connection 1" window press "Save".
11. In the "Network Connections" window press "Close".
Now the connection is created but does not work, i.e. no Internet
access. This seems to behave the same for 8.2 and 8.3. I tested with
Cinnamon and XFCE. The same test works well for Debian 7.4 XFCE Live:
Internet access is provided.
*From:*Charles Chambers [mailto:[email protected]]
*Sent:* Donnerstag, 11. August 2016 14:36
*To:* Debian Live <[email protected]>
*Subject:* Fwd: RE: Problem with DSL setup in Debian Live 8
For the list - is there a PPPoE client in Debian Live 8? Does one
install if it's installed versus being run in live mode?
Is running PPPoE over wifi even plausible?
I'd propose a gateway server or a router, either one with a PPPoE
client, but that's me...
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From: "Oleksandr Melnychenko" <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>>
Date: Aug 11, 2016 2:15 AM
Subject: RE: Problem with DSL setup in Debian Live 8
To: "Charles Chambers" <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>
Cc:
Probably you misunderstood me. The point is that Debian 8 Live
does not setup DSL connection over Ethernet (PPPoE) if you use
desktop environment graphical tools. On the other hand, Debian 7.4
Live does it well. I talk about images tested in live mode
(without installation on the hard drive). Tests are done on the
same hardware, i.e. it is not an issue with non-free components.
An additional difficulty for me is that I do not have a DSL
connection of this kind in easy access, I have a wi-fi connection
currently. But when my parents try the same live media (8.5 live)
they cannot get Internet working due to the problem with DSL
connection.
*From:*Charles Chambers [mailto:[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>]
*Sent:* Mittwoch, 10. August 2016 19:14
*To:* Oleksandr Melnychenko <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>>
*Cc:* Debian Live <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>>
*Subject:* RE: Problem with DSL setup in Debian Live 8
Then you may need to do a full install, while making *certain*
your installation process (media) includes access to the nonfree
repository. Debian is fair at best on wifi due to licensing
requirements that prohibit some software from being freely and
broadly distributed. Wifi drivers, for the most part, fit that
description.
Look for live media that includes "nonfree" in the image name,
both Debian and Ubuntu (a Debian derivative).
On Aug 10, 2016 9:03 AM, "Oleksandr Melnychenko"
<[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Yes, at home I have a modem which shares Internet connection
via Wi-Fi.
*From:*Charles Chambers [mailto:[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>]
*Sent:* Mittwoch, 10. August 2016 17:34
*To:* Oleksandr Melnychenko <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>>
*Cc:* Debian Live <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>>
*Subject:* RE: Problem with DSL setup in Debian Live 8
What is your network media, wifi?
On Aug 10, 2016 7:25 AM, "Oleksandr Melnychenko"
<[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
I am able to install it as the only OS, but I have no
network connection provided via DSL. My connection is
provided in a different way, which works. The DSL
connection is at my parents’ place and it is physically
far away from me. This is the only connection they have.
Currently, they use Windows as the only installed OS,
which is quite old and needs to be replaced. I want them
to change to Debian, since I am also planning to change
from Mint to Debian. I am afraid that after installing
Debian from Live CD they will not be able to setup
Internet connection.
Anyway, I am sure about the bug. Few weeks ago I have been
on vacation, where I also had a DSL connection (from a
completely different provider). I had 20-30 free minutes
and tried live disks. 8.5 does not connect, while 7.4 is
excellent. Unfortunately, I had no time to look for
workaround while I had this connection available.
*From:*Charles Chambers [mailto:[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>]
*Sent:* Mittwoch, 10. August 2016 15:20
*To:* Oleksandr Melnychenko
<[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>>
*Subject:* RE: Problem with DSL setup in Debian Live 8
Are you able to just install it as the only OS?
On Aug 10, 2016 5:46 AM, "Oleksandr Melnychenko"
<[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
I tried with Ethernet only.
Not sure if it helps or not, but once I got the
following error: "(1) creating object for path
'/org-freedesktop/NetworkManager/ActiveConnection/1'
failed in libnm-glib".
Thanks
*From:*Charles Chambers [mailto:[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>]
*Sent:* Mittwoch, 10. August 2016 14:28
*To:* Oleksandr Melnychenko
<[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>>
*Subject:* Re: Problem with DSL setup in Debian Live 8
Are we doing Ethernet or wifi?
On Aug 10, 2016 4:21 AM, "Oleksandr Melnychenko"
<[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Dear Debian Live Team,
I have a problem with setting up a DSL connection
on Debian Live 8 using tools provided by desktop
environment. I tried with versions 8.2, 8.3 and
8.5. The same method works well with Debian Live
7.4. I have already asked this question in Debian
User Forums, but there is no answer for six
months. I am not an expert in Linux OS
administration and I am not sure if this bug
belongs to a specific package, version of a system
component or just these live builds. Could you
please look at the problem or tell me at least
where to post this bug?
Best regards,
Oleksandr Melnychenko
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