Re: pppd and dhcp questions [WAS: demon usb modem [WAS: suggestions of uncapped Broadband >512Kbp in UK]]

2005-08-16 Thread TreeBoy
On Tuesday 16 Aug 2005 17:23, michael wrote: > > okay, it should be my demon login. but althought it says > > ADSL line is up (...) > > it then does several > > DHCPDISCOVER on eth0... > > ending with > > No offers received > > > > but once in to X I can do 'sudo pon speedtch' and am away... so

pppd and dhcp questions [WAS: demon usb modem [WAS: suggestions of uncapped Broadband >512Kbp in UK]]

2005-08-16 Thread michael
On Mon, 2005-08-15 at 00:00 +0100, michael wrote: > On Sat, 2005-08-13 at 14:51 +0100, linux wrote: > > At 11:33 13/08/2005, you wrote: > > > > >At 12:22 12/08/2005, you wrote: > > > > > >>On Friday 12 Aug 2005 12:03, TreeBoy wrote: > > >> > The instructions I followed were: > > >> > > > >> > http

Re: demon usb modem [WAS: suggestions of uncapped Broadband >512Kbp in UK]

2005-08-14 Thread michael
On Sat, 2005-08-13 at 14:51 +0100, linux wrote: > At 11:33 13/08/2005, you wrote: > > >At 12:22 12/08/2005, you wrote: > > > >>On Friday 12 Aug 2005 12:03, TreeBoy wrote: > >> > The instructions I followed were: > >> > > >> > http://linux-usb.sourceforge.net/SpeedTouch/docs/sargehowto.html > >> >

Re: demon usb modem [WAS: suggestions of uncapped Broadband >512Kbp in UK]

2005-08-13 Thread linux
At 11:33 13/08/2005, you wrote: At 12:22 12/08/2005, you wrote: On Friday 12 Aug 2005 12:03, TreeBoy wrote: > The instructions I followed were: > > http://linux-usb.sourceforge.net/SpeedTouch/docs/sargehowto.html > > However, you do *not* need to do configure the kernel. > > You *do* need to "

Re: demon usb modem [WAS: suggestions of uncapped Broadband >512Kbp in UK]

2005-08-13 Thread linux
At 12:22 12/08/2005, you wrote: On Friday 12 Aug 2005 12:03, TreeBoy wrote: > The instructions I followed were: > > http://linux-usb.sourceforge.net/SpeedTouch/docs/sargehowto.html > > However, you do *not* need to do configure the kernel. > > You *do* need to "apt-get install speedtouch"! > > Y

Re: demon usb modem [WAS: suggestions of uncapped Broadband >512Kbp in UK]

2005-08-12 Thread Peter Simpson
On Friday 12 Aug 2005 12:03, TreeBoy wrote: > The instructions I followed were: > > http://linux-usb.sourceforge.net/SpeedTouch/docs/sargehowto.html > > However, you do *not* need to do configure the kernel. > > You *do* need to "apt-get install speedtouch"! > > You do *NOT* need to install hotplug

Re: demon usb modem [WAS: suggestions of uncapped Broadband >512Kbp in UK]

2005-08-12 Thread TreeBoy
On Friday 12 Aug 2005 12:03, TreeBoy wrote: > The instructions I followed were: > > http://linux-usb.sourceforge.net/SpeedTouch/docs/sargehowto.html > > However, you do *not* need to do configure the kernel. > > You *do* need to "apt-get install speedtouch"! > > You do *NOT* need to install hotplug

Re: demon usb modem [WAS: suggestions of uncapped Broadband >512Kbp in UK]

2005-08-12 Thread TreeBoy
The instructions I followed were: http://linux-usb.sourceforge.net/SpeedTouch/docs/sargehowto.html However, you do *not* need to do configure the kernel. You *do* need to "apt-get install speedtouch"! You do *NOT* need to install hotplug - 'cos it's already there. You *do* need to get the firm

Re: demon usb modem [WAS: suggestions of uncapped Broadband >512Kbp in UK]

2005-08-11 Thread linux
At 19:20 11/08/2005, you wrote: On Thursday 11 Aug 2005 18:19, michael wrote: > On Wed, 2005-08-03 at 13:13 +0100, various wrote: > I've signed up with Demon and got their USB modem - but Debian doesn't > bring up eth0. Do I have to anything extra before I can use their modem? > Thanks, Michael

Re: demon usb modem [WAS: suggestions of uncapped Broadband >512Kbp in UK]

2005-08-11 Thread TreeBoy
On Thursday 11 Aug 2005 18:19, michael wrote: > On Wed, 2005-08-03 at 13:13 +0100, various wrote: > I've signed up with Demon and got their USB modem - but Debian doesn't > bring up eth0. Do I have to anything extra before I can use their modem? > Thanks, Michael Ooh bum - you've selected my sugg

Re: demon usb modem [WAS: suggestions of uncapped Broadband >512Kbp in UK]

2005-08-11 Thread James Burke
On Thu, 11 Aug 2005 18:19:34 +0100 michael <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, 2005-08-03 at 13:13 +0100, various wrote: > > > > > > I'm with Demom, its £25 per month, 2mb, uncapped with a static ip. Havn't > > > been with them long so cant comment on how reliable they are. > > > > I've been wi

demon usb modem [WAS: suggestions of uncapped Broadband >512Kbp in UK]

2005-08-11 Thread michael
On Wed, 2005-08-03 at 13:13 +0100, various wrote: > > > > I'm with Demom, its £25 per month, 2mb, uncapped with a static ip. Havn't > > been with them long so cant comment on how reliable they are. > > I've been with Demon for more years than I care to remember. > > They're not bad. DNS can be a