On Nov 27, 2007 3:21 PM, Prashant Shah wrote: > This guide is to setup Ubuntu Linux with Worldnet / Exattnet.
Ok, so I'm not the only one who had to struggle to get connected to worldnet. ;-) > Assume the following : > > Username : abc > Password : xyz > Server : worldnet002 > > Lets get started .... > > 1. Get a dlink card - DFE-530TX (it has original realtek chipset which > if fully supported in linux as 8139too kernel module) > > Note : There are other lan cards in market available under Realtek > chipset - but they didnt work for me. I read about them that they are > not original realtek chipset. I've also had the following cards working perfectly well: DFE-520TX DFE-530TX > 2. Run the following command from the shell prompt (needed to set the > link speed to 10MPBS and Half duplex) > > $mii-tool -F 10baseT-HD eth0 > > Add this line to /etc/rc.local so that it runs at every boot > > /etc/rc.local > mii-tool -F 10baseT-HD eth0 What exactly does this do? I haven't performed any such step and everything seems to work fine. > 3. Install the pppoe package (google them) > > modconf_0.3.1_all.deb Why is this needed? > pppoe_3.8-1.1_i386.deb > pppoeconf_1.13_all.deb > > 4. configure the /etc/ppp/pppoe.conf (substitute the username and passowrd) > > /etc/ppp/pppoe.conf > ETH='eth0' > USER='abc' > DEMAND=no > CONNECT_TIMEOUT=60 > CONNECT_POLL=6 > PING="." > PIDFILE="/var/run/$CF_BASE-pppoe.pid" > TERMINATEFILE=/var/run/pppoe.stop > SYNCHRONOUS=no > CLAMPMSS=no > LCP_INTERVAL=20 > LCP_FAILURE=3 > PPPOE_TIMEOUT=80 > FIREWALL=NONE > ACNAME='worldnet002' > SERVICENAME='worldnet002' > DNSTYPE='SERVER' > PEERDNS='yes' You may also have to add the line DEFAULTROUTE=yes to set this connection as the default route. > 5. Run the following command and fill in the details > > $pppoe-setup > > 6. Verify the following > > /etc/ppp/chap-secrets > "abc" * "xyz" > > /etc/ppp/pap-secrets > "abc" * "xyz" > > 7. Start the internet > > $sudo pppoe-start > ...Connected ! > > Note : > > Sometimes the worlnet DNS servers will not assign you a IP address. So > when you boot into windows note down the IP address assigned to you. > Then when you boot into Linux just assign the same IP address to the > LAN card as static ip address. > > This is just a basic hack to get it working. If any improvements or > mistakes please suggest. I've noticed that there are 2 methods for configuring PPPoE: 1. Using "pppoe": Install the "pppoe" package. (Its in the Ubuntu universe repositories*) Configure it by running pppoe-setup The settings are saved in /etc/ppp/pppoe.conf To start the connection use pppoe-start To stop the connection use pppoe-stop To check the status of the connection use pppoe-status 2. Using "pppoeconf": Install the "pppoeconf" package. (It comes installed by default as of Ubuntu 7.10) Configure it by running pppoeconf The settings are saved in /etc/ppp/peers/dsl-provider To start the connection use pon dsl-provider To stop the connection use poff dsl-provider To check the status of the connection use plog In both the above methods, when you run the respective configuration tool, it doesn't prompt you for the access-concentrator name and the service-provider. This is fine only if you have a single access-provider on your LAN. In case you have multiple access-providers on your LAN (as in the case of exatt/worldnet), you'd have to edit the configuration files manually to add this detail. In case of "pppoe", you can add it to the file /etc/ppp/pppoe.conf as you have already mentioned: ACNAME='worldnet002' SERVICENAME='worldnet002' In case of "pppoeconf", I haven't yet found a location to insert the values. -- Regards OSRIC XAVIER FERNANDES --- ... .-. .. -.-. Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
