On Fri, Oct 15, 2010 at 7:58 PM, kshitij <[email protected]> wrote:
> Steps to Configure Broadband connection on Ubuntu > > > Step 1: > Go to your Network control panel. > Follow steps : Taskbar >> System >> Administration >> Network. > > Step 2: > Then click on the Unlock button and then it will ask for > Administrative password, Enter your Password. and click Authenticate > so that it will unlock the locked features. > > Step 3: > Click on Wired connection and then its properties, it will show you > “Connection setting tab” select “Automatic configuration (DHCP)” from > the list and click OK. > > Step 4: > Select Point to Point connection, and go to its properties. It will > pop up the pppo properties. > Check the “Enable this connection”, and select “PPPoE connection type” > and Enter the account data (Username and Password)in specified boxes, > > Step 5: > Go to Modem tab from same Window, select the Ethernet interface > (Generally the eth0) > Go to option tab select all check boxes. and then OK. and close. > > Now everytime you want to connect to net, just click on LAN Icon on > taskbar and go to Dial Up connections and click on Connect to pppOe > via modem and get connectiviy. > > So now just start your Firefox and start browsing the internet from > your Ubuntu. > > > -- > l...@iitd - http://tinyurl.com/ycueutm > Update: I am now able to connect to the internet. Thanks, Narendra and Rajat. However, I have a new problem: the LAN icon has disappeared from my taskbar! (my distro is Ubuntu 10.10) I know this is a somewhat trivial query, but can someone help? -- Mihir Mehta, B. Tech student, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. -- l...@iitd - http://tinyurl.com/ycueutm
