i tried this with pppoeconf, and for only 1 time did it connect. basically, i am having more than 1 pppoe servers in my area. my pppoe-discovery displays the list of it. Also, I do not have problem connecting to the same isp's if i am configuring it for Fedora, RHEL or Centos.
Ratnakar Koli ----- Original Message ---- From: Mahesh T. Pai <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: linux-india-help@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Friday, November 9, 2007 10:08:38 PM Subject: Re: [LIH] ADSL connecting problem on Debian etch. Ratnakar Koli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I am trying to install Debian for the first time, version is > etch. While trying setup adsl, using pppoeconf, i dont have problem > configuring it. But I am not able to authenticate my ISP. Please can > you help me? Err... is this problem with the install process, or have you run pppoeconf _after_ completing installation process and reboot?? Hope you configured things using pppoeconf. > I have 3 different PPPOE Servers of 3 different ISPs, providint 3 > different access-concentrators, and i can see it when i do a > pppoe-discovery. > > I am able to connect to my desired ISP, if i using fedora (which I am > currently using) or any other distributions like Ubuntu or Open Suse. > > In fact, it simply tries to connect to the PPPOE servers randomly, > while I am using Ubuntu or SuSe. With fedora I do not have any > problem. > > Debian, I've noticed tries to connect on the 1st ISP in > pppoe-discovery, as that is the MAC I see in the /var/log/messages. > > I tried all the ISPs but none work on Debian alone. Please assist. I am afraid some info is lacking. Please try reading the comments in /etc/ppp/peers/dsl-provider -- Mahesh T. Pai <<>> http://paivakil.blogspot.com/ With freedom comes responsibility. Do not use unauthorised copies of copyrighted material. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ linux-india-help mailing list linux-india-help@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ linux-india-help mailing list linux-india-help@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help