slackware and PPPoE (broadband accounts)

[nemernic]

Hi! ..I have slakware 10.2 and XP ..dual boot ..and 2 weeks ago I had connect 2 internet with modem ..but now I change the provider and now 2 connect 2 internet I use an accout with username and password .. PPPoE ..broadband ...my question is how do I connect 2 internet from slack cuzz I don't find anywhere an option or something 2 create the account for broadband..it has option only 4 modem and dialup.

pls help me

tnx 4 ur time and Merry Christams :P ..(hope is not 2 early 2 say it

[MMYoung]

pppoe-start

This is a script file that brings up your PPPoE link. I've never had to use it but I *think* it's a "qestion and answer" type thingy. I have my DSL modem connected to a Linksys Router and have it set up the PPPoE link.

Read more about it:
man pppoe-start
man pppoe

Later,
MMYoung

[Gnux]

No pppoe-start is not a question-type thing: that either adsl-setup or pppoeconf. Thx to those two scripts u can configure pppoe easily under linux. Indeed u could do it by hand reading the man pppoe it's really not difficult...

[THEcheesedog]

Depending upon the type of modem you shouldn't even need to enter the un/pw in the os. On some of them now it is stored in the flash memory of the modem. What type of modem is it?

Jeremy

[nemernic]

I don't have a modem ..they didn't came with one ...they just came with the cable UTP ...

anyway I tried with "pppoe-setup" and i got this:

root@slack:~# pppoe-setup
Welcome to the Roaring Penguin PPPoE client setup. First, I will run
some checks on your system to make sure the PPPoE client is installed
properly...

Looks good! Now, please enter some information:

USER NAME

>>> Enter your PPPoE user name (default my.username):

INTERFACE

>>> Enter the Ethernet interface connected to the DSL modem
For Solaris, this is likely to be something like /dev/hme0.
For Linux, it will be ethn, where 'n' is a number.
(default eth0):

Do you want the link to come up on demand, or stay up continuously?
If you want it to come up on demand, enter the idle time in seconds
after which the link should be dropped. If you want the link to
stay up permanently, enter 'no' (two letters, lower-case.)
NOTE: Demand-activated links do not interact well with dynamic IP
addresses. You may have some problems with demand-activated links.
>>> Enter the demand value (default no):

DNS

Please enter the IP address of your ISP's primary DNS server.
If your ISP claims that 'the server will provide DNS addresses',
enter 'server' (all lower-case) here.
If you just press enter, I will assume you know what you are
doing and not modify your DNS setup.
>>> Enter the DNS information here: server

PASSWORD

>>> Please enter your PPPoE password:
>>> Please re-enter your PPPoE password:

FIREWALLING

Please choose the firewall rules to use. Note that these rules are
very basic. You are strongly encouraged to use a more sophisticated
firewall setup; however, these will provide basic security. If you
are running any servers on your machine, you must choose 'NONE' and
set up firewalling yourself. Otherwise, the firewall rules will deny
access to all standard servers like Web, e-mail, ftp, etc. If you
are using SSH, the rules will block outgoing SSH connections which
allocate a privileged source port.

The firewall choices are:
0 - NONE: This script will not set any firewall rules. You are responsible
for ensuring the security of your machine. You are STRONGLY
recommended to use some kind of firewall rules.
1 - STANDALONE: Appropriate for a basic stand-alone web-surfing workstation
2 - MASQUERADE: Appropriate for a machine acting as an Internet gateway
for a LAN
>>> Choose a type of firewall (0-2): 1

** Summary of what you entered **

Ethernet Interface: eth0
User name: my.username
Activate-on-demand: No
DNS addresses: Supplied by ISP's server
Firewalling: STANDALONE

>>> Accept these settings and adjust configuration files (y/n)? y
Adjusting /etc/ppp/pppoe.conf
Adjusting /etc/ppp/pap-secrets and /etc/ppp/chap-secrets
(But first backing it up to /etc/ppp/pap-secrets-bak)
(But first backing it up to /etc/ppp/chap-secrets-bak)



Congratulations, it should be all set up!

Type 'pppoe-start' to bring up your PPPoE link and 'pppoe-stop' to bring
it down. Type 'pppoe-status' to see the link status.
root@slack:~# pppoe-start
. Connected!
root@slack:~# ping www.google.com
ping: unknown host www.google.com
root@slack:~# pppoe-status
pppoe-status: Link is up and running on interface ppp0
ppp0 Link encap:Point-to-Point Protocol
inet addr:86.127.30.194 P-t-P:212.93.137.170 Mask:255.255.255.255
UP POINTOPOINT RUNNING NOARP MULTICAST MTU:1492 Metric:1
RX packets:9 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:6 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:3
RX bytes:213 (213.0 b) TX bytes:69 (69.0 b)

root@slack:~#

it said it's all ok ..but not working ...any ideea..what should I try next?

tnx

[operator]

hi there,

I'm not a big techie linux engineer but been getting around it and love it more and more - anyway, getting to your problem, (I had the same problem and it took me about 2 months to find out this) I believe that one can get their linux online ONLY through an ethernet cable connected to an normal modem/router - be aware that many modems supplied by broadband ISPs are USB modems and often are not compatible or not even seen by linux (especially slackware - I have heard that more user-friendly distros i.e. mandriva and redhat, now can) - you should be ready to rock as soon as you connect an RJ45 cable from the LAN port on your box to a standard modem/router which should obviously be permanently connected to the internet through the telephone socket in your home - all you need to do will be to set up your username and password within the modem/router set-up page and ... job done! - everytime you start your PC the modem/router will automatically signin and let you go online - good luck

[serz]

root@slack:~# pppoe-status
pppoe-status: Link is up and running on interface ppp0
ppp0 Link encap:Point-to-Point Protocol
inet addr:86.127.30.194 P-t-P:212.93.137.170 Mask:255.255.255.255
UP POINTOPOINT RUNNING NOARP MULTICAST MTU:1492 Metric:1
RX packets:9 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:6 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:3
RX bytes:213 (213.0 b) TX bytes:69 (69.0 b)

root@slack:~#

it said it's all ok ..but not working ...any ideea..what should I try next?

Well, it looks to be working.. you even have an IP. Have you added your ISP's DNS's in the pppoe-conf or /etc/resolv?

[lestoil]

I had to run 'pppoe-setup' but my provider requires username and provider. I connect from wall to dsl to eth0. No router. Not networked.
1st do 'ifconfig' to see if eth0 is found. If u connect cable direct to eth0 all u may need is to use 'netconfig' and tell it to use DHCP, then when asked for hostname leave it blank.
Someone else may help with connexn with dsl-router setup. Good luck.

[Gnux]

Lo
Oki u're connected as the final pppoe-start word say
So now u should fulfill ur /etc/resolv.conf file with the right values. That is to say: the ips of the primary and secondary dns servers of ur provider.
For me:
search neuf.fr
nameserver 80.118.192.100
nameserver 80.118.196.36
Change the ips by urs and it should work
PS:I cant find the [code] quote where are they?