--- On Thu, 12/24/09, Kevin Ross wrote:
> Try adding "maxfail 0" to your config file.
Thanks for this suggestion. I have added the 'maxfail 0' line to my provider
file but it does not seem to have solved the problem. When I boot into Linux
from cold, iceweasel cannot connect to the internet
stephen...@yahoo.com wrote:
Just to update this old thread a bit: actually this didn't work
perfectly, it only worked when I started up Linux when the PC was
already switched on beforehand. When switching the PC on from cold and
booting into Linux, it did not work, I think because it was trying
Thanks Stan but my modem is powered from the PC - it has no other power supply.
(Here is a picture of the model I have, which I found on the internet:
http://www.sbazar.cz/img/big/74/2917974_1.jpg ). And I wouldn't like to leave
the PC on all the time, I don't think its power would be negligib
stephen...@yahoo.com put forth on 12/23/2009 8:37 AM:
> --- On Tue, 11/3/09, stephen...@yahoo.com wrote:
>
>> --- On Sat, 10/31/09, Kevin Ross wrote:
>>
>>> If you want to have your connection
>>> be established on bootup, the "Debian
>>> way" is to add your PPP connection to your
>>> /etc/netwo
--- On Tue, 11/3/09, stephen...@yahoo.com wrote:
> --- On Sat, 10/31/09, Kevin Ross wrote:
>
> > If you want to have your connection
> > be established on bootup, the "Debian
> > way" is to add your PPP connection to your
> > /etc/network/interfaces file,
> > like:
> >
> > auto ppp0
> > iface
--- On Sat, 10/31/09, Kevin Ross wrote:
> If you want to have your connection
> be established on bootup, the "Debian
> way" is to add your PPP connection to your
> /etc/network/interfaces file,
> like:
>
> auto ppp0
> iface ppp0 inet ppp
> provider dsl-provider
This worked perfectly - I no
Hi,
On Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 08:15:25PM -0700, stephen...@yahoo.com wrote:
> --- On Sat, 10/31/09, Stan Hoeppner wrote:
> > Maybe I missed something in a previous post. If you
> > don't have
> > ethernet, then how are you connecting to the dsl
> > modem? USB?
>
> Yes USB to ADSL modem to POTS.
--- On Sun, 11/1/09, Stan Hoeppner wrote:
> stephen...@yahoo.com
> put forth on 11/1/2009 3:19 AM:
> > No not absolutely sure, I just assumed...
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point-to-Point_Protocol_over_ATM
>
> By saying
> "DHCP" for all dynamic IP allocations, you're in essence
> doing wha
stephen...@yahoo.com put forth on 11/1/2009 3:19 AM:
> No not absolutely sure, I just assumed that was what was being used as I get
> different IP addresses every time I connect. I am pretty sure pppd IS
> working, which from what you write suggests I am not using DHCP. However I
> vaguely re
Klistvud:
> Well, another, quite intuitive way of achieving what you want would be
> to write a script to launch Iceweasel
Good idea, should have thought of that myself. On reflection though, although
my guests will only want to use iceweasel, I occasionally use other internet
programs such as
Kevin Ross put forth on 10/31/2009 4:36 PM:
> If there's any uncertainty on your part, maybe you could tell us what ISP
> you're using, and in what geographic region.
DHCP = username and password _not_ required
DHCP has no concept of security credentials
PPPoE = username and password _required_
> From: stephen...@yahoo.com [mailto:stephen...@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2009 5:16 AM
>
> My current ISP uses DHCP - does that change anything you've written?
>
Are you absolutely sure of that? ISP's mainly use two different methods of
assigning IP addresses to their customers.
Well, another, quite intuitive way of achieving what you want would be
to write a script to launch Iceweasel, and use that script instead of
the Iceweasel icon. In the script, you could type in all the commands
you currently type by hand, then type iceweasel on the next line, and
finally, type
H.S.:
> 3. Make a shortcut on everyone's desktop to call the pon command ("sudo
> pon dsl-provider").
Thanks for that suggestion H.S., yes I think my 'guests' could manage that. I
have added my guest accounts to the 'dip' group so the shortcut wouldn't need
to use 'sudo'. However, in light of
If you want to have your connection be established on bootup, the "Debian
way" is to add your PPP connection to your /etc/network/interfaces file,
like:
auto ppp0
iface ppp0 inet ppp
provider dsl-provider
Then, in your ppp options, add the "persist" option, which will cause your
connection to
stephen...@yahoo.com put forth on 10/30/2009 10:15 PM:
> --- On Sat, 10/31/09, Stan Hoeppner wrote:
>> Maybe I missed something in a previous post. If you
>> don't have
>> ethernet, then how are you connecting to the dsl
>> modem? USB?
>
> Yes USB to ADSL modem to POTS. I think your suggestion
stephen...@yahoo.com wrote:
> It is just that I would prefer that non-technical guests staying at
my house not have to learn to start an xfce-term and type 'pon' before
they can use the Internet. If it comes to that I would make the machine
boot up into Windows by default, but that would be an op
--- On Sat, 10/31/09, Stan Hoeppner wrote:
> Maybe I missed something in a previous post. If you
> don't have
> ethernet, then how are you connecting to the dsl
> modem? USB?
Yes USB to ADSL modem to POTS. I think your suggestion of buying a router was
still valid however, I found several rec
stephen...@yahoo.com put forth on 10/30/2009 9:39 PM:
> I have run pppoeconf as root, it is one of the things I tried over the last
> few days. I just did it again, since I couldn't remember what happened the
> last time. It just says no working Ethernet card can be found, not
> surprising rea
I have run pppoeconf as root, it is one of the things I tried over the last few
days. I just did it again, since I couldn't remember what happened the last
time. It just says no working Ethernet card can be found, not surprising
really since I don't have an Ethernet card. Am I missing somethi
stephen...@yahoo.com put forth on 10/30/2009 7:43 PM:
> It is just that I would prefer that non-technical guests staying at my house
> not have to learn to start an xfce-term and type 'pon' before they can use
> the Internet. If it comes to that I would make the machine boot up into
> Windows
stephen2eq writes:
> It is just that I would prefer that non-technical guests staying at my
> house not have to learn to start an xfce-term and type 'pon' before
> they can use the Internet.
Then why don't you just run pppoeconf as root, follow instructions, and
be happy? Why do you want to compl
Celejar:
> something using a local "firewall", plus something like fwlogwatch,
> invoked with the -R option for "realtime response mode". The idea
Thanks for that, I will have look at fwlogwatch if / when I have some more time
to spend on this (unfortunately, a week off work just ended today).
stephen...@yahoo.com put forth on 10/30/2009 9:49 AM:
> Hello all,
> new Debian user here, hope somebody can help.
What do you have against using a PPPoE broadband router, like (most of)
the rest of us? Masochist?
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> From: stephen...@yahoo.com [mailto:stephen...@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Friday, October 30, 2009 7:50 AM
>
> At the moment I have to start an xterm and explicitly type 'pon' before
> I can use any internet-based programs such as iceweasel or even ping.
> My question is, is there any way I can get icewe
On Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:49:34 -0700 (PDT)
"stephen...@yahoo.com" wrote:
...
> At the moment I have to start an xterm and explicitly type 'pon'
> before I can use any internet-based programs such as iceweasel or
> even ping. My question is, is there any way I can get iceweasel (or
> ping) to caus
Hi Michael
thanks for your help. I tried those three lines at the top of my provider file
but they do not seem to have made any difference. (As an aside I did find it
strange that if I put the 'connect' line somewhere else in the file other than
at the top, pppd complains that it is an 'unreco
* stephen...@yahoo.com 30.10.2009
> At the moment I have to start an xterm and explicitly type 'pon'
> before I can use any internet-based programs such as iceweasel or even
> ping. My question is, is there any way I can get iceweasel (or ping)
> to cause a GUI dialog to appear, asking me if
Hello all,
new Debian user here, hope somebody can help.
With no help, and asking no questions until now - but extensive use of Google!
- I have managed to partition my PC's hard drive, download the 5.0.3 net-inst
ISO image, install Debian on my new partition, find the firmware for my ADSL
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