Having Problems Configuring my ADSL connection

[PimpHolic]

i just installed Mandrake 7.2 (first linux distro) and i am VERY new. like 10 minutes experience. i cannot get my adsl connection up. i went by the instructions it gave me, entered my info but nothing. i know it detects my ethernet card but i don't know what to do :( . any help would be greatly appreciated

[PatG]

I do not have ADSL but I think you need to try using the rp-pppoe setup. It was most likely in the distribution. If not, do an internet search for Roaring Penguin PPPOE. Most ADSL these days uses PPPOE.

Pat

[Tyr-7BE]

if you're SURE it detects your ethernet card (absolutely sure), open a terminal window, type "su" to become root, and then type "netconf". It will have and option to set up your adsl, and from there you can connect. I do recommend roaring penguin though...simple little pppoe script. I think it's at www.roaringpenguin.com. (http://www.roaringpenguin.com.) Easy as hell to configure, and you can just add the adsl-start command to your /etc/rc.d/rc.local file once you're certain it works (this will automatically start up your ADSL at boot time). Try netconf first though and see how that goes.
Are you certain it's detecting your ethernet card? Are you certain that your ethernet card is up? Try typing "lsmod" in a terminal window (you'll have to be root), and take a look at the driver for your network card. Does it say (unused) next to it? If it does, come on back and do a forum search, and if that doesn't help, give us a post because that's a whole new problem.

[ 04 March 2001: Message edited by: Tyr-7BE ]

[PimpHolic]

great.......as i much as i wanna do all this stuff. all of a sudden my mouse cursor totally won't move at all :confused: i have tried fooling around to get it to work but i can't - so i am using my keyboard to get around my desktop. any suggestions for getting my mouse to work???

[Tyr-7BE]

All of a sudden? Are you in linux or windows? If it's linux, you might take a look around for "mouse won't work" posts...they're everywhere. Mice shouldn't just stop like that. Check your connections, and reboot to ensure that everything is fresh and clean.

[PimpHolic]

thanx for all your help so far. my mouse is back working and it turns out my ethernet card is NOT installed. i thought it was because if i go to dratk or something like that (i forgot) and go to configure hardware, it says my ethernet card their so i don't know how to get that to work. a whole new story.....

[Tyr-7BE]

I had problems with my ethernet. Do you have plug 'n play DISABLED in your BIOS? It should be DISABLED. Linux is a non-plugnpray OS and will not recognize the irq of a piece of hardware if plug n pray is enabled. To check and make sure that your ethernet has an IRQ, type "dmesg | more" and look for the section about your ethernet card. It should give some sort of IRQ info. If it's not zero, try typing "modprobe eth0" (this assumes that you have only one ethernet card). If you get no error messages after typing that, then your ethernet card should be running until you reboot, and you can now configure your pppoe. I should mention that all of this should be done as root.
What type of ethernet card are you using? What model number? Go to mandrake's website and check their hardware compatibility list to ensure that it's supported under linux.

[PimpHolic]

i will try that out.
i couldnt find a section on the mandrake homepage that listed which hardware it supported, but here are the specs of my ethernet card.

called : Linksys LNE100TX Fast Ethernet Adapter

Linksys Model No.: LNE100TX version 2
Max Speed: 10Mbps (10BaseT) & 100Mbps (100Base-TX)
Connectors: 10BaseT & 100Base-TX
LED Indicators: Link, Activity, 100Mbps, Full Duplex

[PimpHolic]

turns out my irq for my card is at 0 ?
any other suggestions?? by the way, thanx for all the help you are giving me Tyr-7BE

[bdl]

AFAIK, most DSL connections do NOT use PPPoE and you should really look into your connection before you waste time installing and configuring crap that's not going to do you any good anyway. You've got to know if your connection is static / dhcp / PPPoE before you start and then configure accordingly.

BTW, your card should be using the 'tulip' module, and there is a NHF here (http://www.linuxnewbie.org/nhf/intel/hardware/linksys_LNE100TX.html).

[Tyr-7BE]

No prob on the help...that's what we're here for. Try this: reset your computer, and when it's counting up all your ram, press <delete> (right under the insert key...not backspace!) to enter the BIOS (there should be some text on the screen to tell you when...something like "press delete to enter setup). Poke around a bit and see if you can disable Pnp (or Plug 'N Play/Plug And Play). That way, IRQs will be assigned at bootup, and you should be able to proceed with a modprobe of eth0.
And from what I've seen posted, PPPoE is quite a bit more common for a lot of ADSL providers. Who's your provider and maybe we can help you out with this one? I know that Bell Sympatico in Canada uses PPPoE, and if I'm not mistaken, all of Bell's services use PPPoE. From what I've seen, an ADSL connection using DHCP is not rare, but uncommon.

[ 05 March 2001: Message edited by: Tyr-7BE ]

[Tyr-7BE]

Originally posted by bdl:
AFAIK


Alright...I've gotta ask...what does that mean? I see it all the time but it's just one of those thing I've never learned.

[bdl]

As Far As I Know

:P