> The Telstra BigPondDirect - ADSL Linux Howto type document This refers to an installation on RedHat 7.2 so ymmv.
When the Telstra "Technician" came to my door to install my Telstra ADSL I was curious why he had this massive hand book. Telstral _DO NOT_ support Linux, the reason for this is that the "Technicians" are incompetent. Had I not been on hand to install the NIC, this guy would still be here, it was pathetic. could not even add a windows driver for the NIC, I had to do it for him....</rant> OK, I had the card put in a Windows 98 machine because that is all they support. If you do not have a second machine, you may choose to dual boot, just to get the thing running and tested in the presence of the Telstra "Technician". He will give you a username and password as well as setting for mail www news servers. He will also "give" you a adsl modem ( the price of this is part of your contract) He will try to install a USB-to-10baseT ethernet adapter, just say "no thanks, I want a PCI network card". The card I got was a SMC EzyConnect PCI. It is support in the linux kernel and for RedHat users, kudzu will find it. You will need to have rp-pppoe installed, (PPP Over Ethernet). for redhat users this is part of the rp-pppoe rpm, install it if it is not installed already. For other distroes check out http://www.roaringpenguin.com/pppoe/ for the latest source and install instructions. Installation for this package is very simple - unpack, ./configure, make, make install, adsl-setup, adsl-start It really is that easy.... mostly rp-pppoe contains several programs to help with your connection, adsl-connect, adsl-start , adsl-status and adsl-stop. When kudzu finds your network card do not give it an IP address or other information. just be sure that it is UP, for those not using RedHat a simple ifconfig eth0 up" should do it (this assumes the NIC is eth0) Now we have the NIC in place and UP and rp-pppoe installed we can setup the adsl For this we use the command #adsl-setup you will be prompted for Username -> [EMAIL PROTECTED] password -> lowercase_password // do not be trapped by what the "Technician" writes.... Interface -> eth0 // assuming only one NIC Dial on-Demand -> No // this is a permanent connection This writes to both /etc/chap-secrets and /etc/pap-secrets Telstra ADSL uses CHAP and not PAP for authentication so you can check your /etc/chap-secrets and /etc/pap-secrets thats about it as root run #adsl-start and away you go To stop the interface use #adsl-stop and to check the status of the connection (if it is up or down) #adsl-status Additional Machines.... When you order your Telstral ADSLyou will be asked it you want more than one machine connected to the network, I think this costs about and extra $10.00 per month per machine. Check with telstra for pricing. How ever, if you have more than one machine you can simply use ipchains/iptables to masquerade your internal network/s. Firewalls..... ADSL gives you a semi permanent connection to the internet. It is HIGHLY recommended you use some sort of firewalling with your connection. Particularly if you are a business or have an internal network. Even home users need to be vigilent. Telstra AUP... This is the Telstra Acceptable Use Policy. It is a lame document outlining "General Obligations" of using the ADSL and Cable service. eg, not using the connection for illegal , malicious blah blah blah. read this exiting tome at http://www.bigpond.com/broadband/support/aup.asp What it does not say is anything about running servers eg, http, ftp etc The AUP makes reverence to "terms and conditions" but I have been unable to find this document on the Telstra site. Linus makes good use of the client/server relationship of its applications and, if I recall, some SLUG people were approaching Telstra regarding this issue, I would be pleased to know more Kevin -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
