Re: Setting up my DSL

[Steve Holdoway]

Andrew M. Packer wrote:
On Sat, 2005-02-05 at 11:04 +1300, Judy & Lindsay Roberts wrote:
 

I have finally gotten Ubuntu installed on a PC.   All went without
bother.
   

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I have put the DSL setting in my browser using 192.168.1.1 as
indicated in Router setup Guide.  I cant get back to that address this
morning for some reason to check that I did it right.
What I cant work out is where I put in my ISP's address.  I got it
from my ISP and it works in Windows (I'm talking to you now aren't
I??)  
   

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I found myself temporarily Internet-free after my own Ubuntu
installation, having entered incorrect IP addresses for Xtra's DNS
servers.  I can't recall the exact sequence by which I sorted things
out, but try the following.  

Computer > System Configuration > Network Settings > Connections
You want to see something like a tick under Active, "Ethernet LAN card"
under Type and eth0 under Device.  Click Properties:
Connection
        Device: eth0
        Ensure Activate when the computer starts is ticked
Connection settings
        Configuration:  Manual
        IP address:     192.168.1.2 (should work for you if your router is
192.168.1.1)
        Subnet mask:    255.255.255.0
        Gateway address: 192.168.1.1
OK.
 

Doesn't the router offer dhcp services? If so, there must be an option 
to 'get configuration automagically from the net'. This'll set up your 
dns settings as well - should be a line
nameserver 192.168.1.2
in the file /etc/resolv.conf otherwise ( or the dns servers provided for 
you by your isp )

General
Put whatever clever name you want for your host, in Hostname (I don't
think this section is vital anyway).  For argument's sake call it
ourbaby.
DNS
The two Xtra servers are 202.27.184.3 and 202.27.184.5.  I assume your
ISP has given you one or more IP addresses for their DNS servers?  (Or
you can find them in your network settings in your Windows partition.)
Hosts
Should contain  127.0.0.1  	localhost ourbaby localhost.localdomain 
		192.168.1.2	ourbaby
 

ourbaby should only appear in the 192.168.1.2 line.
OK.
Any help or have I just reasserted my own ignorant newbiehood?  ;<}
=====Andrew