RTL-8139 Ethernet

[4EIGNER]

Currently just installed Mandrake 9 on my P.1.7Mhz. I have a Realtek RTL8139/810X PCI Fast ethernet card. Which mandrake is picking up however evertime I try to set up internet connection through contol the connection well not establish. It's an ADSL connection using pppoe. Anyone have any advice, I've exausted every effort trying to get it to work. I've tried setting it up several times thinking I was mabye entering in wrong username or something however still no resolution.
Cheers

[mdwatts]

See if this Speedtouch/pppoe howto (http://linux-usb.sourceforge.net/SpeedTouch/howto.html) helps.

You can also try forum searches for 'adsl' and/or 'pppoe' as there have been quite a few previous threads on the subject that may help.

[4EIGNER]

After fighting with sympatico customer care they gave me a link to download the files I need. Check it out (http://www1.sympatico.ca/help/local/bell/hsedownloadslinux.bell.html)
So I downloaded the files and followed the instructions on altering and placement. However when I run it in the console it says files does not exist. So here's the thing. 2 of the files download as .exe files and show up as a gear when viewed in linux. However the other 3 files example: options-pppoe just open up text files in explorer. Should I be saving those test files and converting them to exe files somehow as well?

[mdwatts]

Those text files are the configuration options for pppoe and should be text files.

[4EIGNER]

To execute the files it says to use the command /usr/local/bin/start-pppoe, now start-pppoe is one of those text files and when I enter that into the console it says file cannot be found. When I'm downloading it in windows which ext should I give it. I just saved it as txt is that why it's not finding the file, or should I reflect that in the command to say /usr/local/bin/start-pppoe.txt
Thanks again for all your help
Cheers

[mdwatts]

Downloading in Windows has stripped off the permissions.

Try

mv /usr/local/bin/start-pppoe.txt /usr/local/bin/start-pppoe

chmod +x /usr/local/bin/start-pppoe

or

chmod 744 /usr/local/bin/start-pppoe

and then try the command again.

[4EIGNER]

After all the headache a simple download solved everything. Found the downlad at Roaring Penguin (http://www.roaringpenguin.com/pppoe/) Simply type in the command and a simple gui comes up to enter username and pass. Thanks everyone especially md youve been a major help.
Can't thank you enough

[mdwatts]

You're quite welcome.

Glad we could help AND you got it working. Good job!!!

I always forget about Roaring Penguin though it has often been posted here. I've bookmarked it now.