Re: new debian user. help :)

["H.S." <hs.samix@gmail.com>]

Lorenas Bartkus wrote:
> hi,
> I'm new in debian and previosly i used windows xp. now i decided to try
> debian for the first time.
> i have downloaded boot cd to install debian from network, in the
> bigining everything gone well but when i was asked to choose the mirror
> i can't.
> because it was said no version in this server (i have debian 4.0). my
> internet connection is pppoe.
> i have read that pppoe is supported to install debian via network. maybe
> i did somethig wrong?
> by the way now it is installed only basical system of debian (i think) i
> can just use terminal to make a commands.
> is there any way to configure my pppoe connection and upgrade the
> system? what commands i shoud use?
> sorry i am just first time user :)
> * *

Welcome to Debian! I hope you love the experience.

In your Windows XP, if you had an icon on your desktop which you had to
double click to make your internet connection (using your internet
connection username and password), then your modem was working in bridge
mode and your computer was making the pppoe connection. If this was the
case, then you would need to set up pppoe connection in Debian as well.

However, if you did not have such an icon in XP, and you were connected
as soon as you switched on your modem (i.e. you did not have to double
click on any icon to make the connection), then your modem was working
in pppoe mode. In this case, your computer was getting an automatic
private IP address. It appears that, in your case, this isn't happening
else your Debian installation should have obtained an IP address
automatically.

So there are two method now to make your internet connection in Debian:
1. Configure pppoe in Debian and give your username and password. BTW,
is your modem connection to your computer via a LAN cable or a USB cable?
2. Boot into Windows XP and reconfigure your modem to work in pppoe
mode. Then your Debian installation should automatically get an IP
address if your modem is ON.

Ask here if you need more clarifications.

Good luck,
->HS