Hi Peter, > New subscription to Optus broadband in Australia is presenting > difficulties getting ADSL online with both computers. > Optus supports only Microsoft software, and the D-Link modem they > supply might be running a non-standard USB protocol.
which D-link modem is it? You wouldn't want to use kppp (dialup) for ADSL; the modem calls on its ownsome, without any assistance from you. A simple connection should do the trick, with you setting all the stuff up on the machine using ifconfig <interface>. The device you set up is the connection interface at the machine end; you don't set the modem up as a device like you do a dialup modem. Do you have a static or dynamic IP address from Optusnet? It shouldn't make much difference either way - let the ADSL modem make the connection, and then use DHCP to get the IP address to the machine(s). Someone else might like to chime in about USB connections - but I can maybe help with the ethernet stuff. Cheers, -- Trish Fraser, W1S0B 8Q2KH ma sep 26 21:47:21 EST 2005 GNU/Linux 1997-2004 #283226 counter.li.org andromeda up 1 day(s), 5 hour(s), 28 min, 26 sec kernel 2.6.12-12mdk --
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