Sorry Rik - the free modem from xtra closed on the 12th March.
-----Original Message----- From: Rik Tindall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, 13 April 2006 2:43 p.m. To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Ubuntu 5.10 and USB ADSL modems Wesley Parish wrote: > Ubuntu.. fails the user test of being able to > connect to the Internet. > > It's got a USB DSL modem, pppoa, and Ubuntu doesn't recognize that in > its > basic form. > > Does anyone have any experience with this problem? Any hints, ideas, > files, > etc? Does the PC have an ethernet port? Does the modem? If not, install both. In the case of the modem, termination of current ISP account then joining up (again? with Xtra) - to get the free modem which has an ethernet port - may prove economical :) hth, -- Rik Tindall, InfoHelp Services <http://www.infohelp.co.nz> on: Ubuntu GNU/Linux 5.10 free OS, 2.6.12-9-686 kernel, GNOME 2.12.1 desktop OpenOffice.org 1.9.129 suite, Mozilla 1.7.12 browser + Firefox 1.0.7 Thunderbird 1.0.7 email, Gedit 2.12.1 web editor, gFTP 2.0.18 file xfer
