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

[Peter Simpson <peter@petethetree.co.uk>]

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 - 'cos it's already there.
>
> You *do* need to get the firmware!
>
> You do not need to install the hotplug script the "apt-get install
> speedtouch" inserts that for you.
>
> You need to configure PPPoA and create your /etc/pppp/peers/ file. I called
> mine "demon" and it looks like this:
>
> debug
> lcp-echo-interval 10
> lcp-echo-failure 3
> noipdefault
> defaultroute
> user "mydemonusername@myaccesspoint.demonadsl.co.uk"
> noauth
> noaccomp
> nopcomp
> noccp
> novj
> holdoff 4
> persist
> maxfail 25
> updetach
> #usepeerdns
> plugin pppoatm.so
> 0.38
>
>
> Notice that I have commented out "usepeerdns" this is because of other
> parts of my setup.
>
> Next, you *do* need to setup chap-secrets and pap-secrets with your
> details.
>
> libatm1 should be installed as a dependency of speedtouch.
>
> That should be it - now just "Plug and Play"!
>
> Good luck.
>
> TreeBoy

Some of this may not be necessary if you are running a >2.6.10 kernel.

This explains:

http://www.debianhelp.org/module-pnForum-viewtopic-topic-9551-start-0.html