On Wed, 28 Feb 2007 18:36:22 +0800 "List Mail" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Sorry if this post is trivial or off-topic but my geek credentials are > on the line. Recently I had the chance to slip an Ubuntu LiveCD into a > friend's computer. The computer had a direct (router-less) Smart > Wireless Broadband connection. To my surprise, I wasn't able to > connect to the Internet out-of-the-box. I managed to play with the > computer for only a minute or two, so if I'm not sure where the > problem lay, whether it's because of an (un|mis)recognized LAN card, a > DNS/IP problem or something else. > > Does Smartbro require any special configuration options to work? I've > had no problems connecting to PLDT's MyDSL using the Ubuntu 6 LTS CD. > Any hints would be appreciated. I have the misfortune of being stuck using their service, and have experienced no special problems connecting to their service (when it is available anyway). I've tried plugging in directly to the Ethernet cable which they provide (there's a small widget that they plug into the main cable which goes to the antenna, and this widget is powered by a brick which plugs into the wall socket, and the other end of the widget is a usable Ethernet port), and get an IP address via DHCP. If it's a new computer whose MAC address is unrecognized by the system, using a browser to go anywhere sends you to a portal page, where you have to authorize. Since you are booting off a live CD on a machine that has used the connection before, you presumably have an authorized MAC address, and that shouldn't be an issue. It's more probable that the computer in question has an oddball NIC that Ubuntu is unable to automatically configure. Personally, I use a Linksys router I bought myself so that I can be connected anywhere in the house, and all it does is get an address via DHCP. -- 普通じゃないのが当然なら答える私は何ができる？ 普通でも普通じゃなくて感じるまま感じることだけをするよ！ http://stormwyrm.blogspot.com
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