Ramnarayan.K wrote: > so how should he connect the modem - since his computer *does not have > an ethernet port* > > should he used USB ?? > > ram I am presently using BSNL Broadband and Router is from UTStarcom. The USB doesn't work out of box. They provide a CD which has drivers for USB provided both for Windows and Linux. Windows USB driver works perfectly but you have compile the USB driver for Linux. I did try it out many many times by installing hell lots of tools and kernel headers. Everytime it fails. I went to #ubuntu and asked my problem, even gave them the error log only to find out that the driver provided was for 2.4.x kernel.
If he gets his USB connection working right that the pppoeconf command can connect him to the internet. I have another connection of Airtel which has Beetal router. USB for this works perfectly, creates an interface eth2 and loads the cdc_ether module to the kernel. So I can just assume that it depends on the router provided. Check this page from Ubuntu wiki. https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UsbAdslModem USB adsl modems have always been problematic.. -- Manish Sinha Personal Blog: http://www.manishsinha.info Tech Blog: http://manishtech.wordpress.com OpenPGP Key: 99E6658F -- ubuntu-in mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in
