Luis Rodrigues wrote: > > I used an ADSL USB modem in the UK with AOL. > > I got it working perfectly with EciAdsl > > (http://eciadsl.flashtux.org/) > > > > However, connecting to the internet always required a > > root user command (issued in terminal, or with a > > gksudo launcher on the panel). I didn't work out how > > to integrate it better into the system (so it would > > connect automatically on startup, or on USB plug-in). > > Hope that helps. > > Our problem is that people use lots os different modems (speedtouch, > icedata, etc) and we would like to create a common framework to > configure them in gnome.
Well we had the same problem in Belgium for our custom Debian derivative (<http://www.librassoc.be>) and started working on something (<http://networkfoo.labs.libre-entreprise.org>) but got distracted by other things (like working on an applet to initiate connections since networkmanager was not appropriate by that time) and never got around to really have something working. You could contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] where the main developer (Didrik Pinte) could perhaps share some ideas. > So we need ideas how to implement this a a way it is usefull for > everyone. The general idea was to use the project utopia stack (dbus / hal) to match against USB ADSL modem .fdi files and then having an application much like gnome-volume-manager that would detect the modem being plugged in. This is definitely an array where work is needed, probably by integrating ADSL support to NetworkManager (PPP support is now available thanks to VPN support so this would be easier than before). Regards, Frederic _______________________________________________ gnome-love mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-love
