On Sat, Feb 23, 2008 at 11:38:25PM -0500, Zach wrote: > I have the DSL modem, plugged the ethernet cable between ETHERNET port > on modem and my NIC, I attached the phone line into the DSL port on > the modem but I still don't see any network connection. My ISP said > they use PPPoE but they never told me a username or password. Assuming You definitely need some for pppoe > they tell me this how can I access the DSL modem and input these > settings? In the future I will do NAT and add a router, but for now I > want just a direct connection in Linux. Chances are your modem has a built-in web interface and a DHCP server. I would try 'dhclient' as root and see if I get an IP. If yes, then just connect to the ip address that gave you the IP. You should be presented with a web interface where you can configure your pppoe username and password. If this doesn't work you should have read the modem's user manual or at least provide the model. > The ISP said I get a static ip, how do I find out this IP and how do I > set things up so I have connectivity (and I'd like the settings to be > saved so if I reboot it will immediately reestablish connectivity and > using my same static IP when I login again). If what I wrote above works, all you need to do is write: allow-hotplug eth0 iface eth0 inet dhcp in /etc/network/interfaces. Regards, Andrei -- If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough. (Albert Einstein)
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