Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (3470 mails)

[Ben Rosenberg <ben@xxxxxxxxx>]

* Casey Petersen (enforcer007@xxxxxxxxxxxxx) [030929 18:29]:
>I'm a linux newbie, and I've just signed up for SBC DSL Internet Access, and
>I'm having a world of trouble getting it to work with Linux.  After speaking
>with the tech support idiots (they told me Linux doesn't support DSL), I've
>spent quite a bit of time trolling the internet for answers.
>
>I'm running Suse 8.2, I have a Speedstream DSL modem that SBC gave me,
>connected via Ethernet.  I installed Roaring Penguin's RP-PPPOE but it still
>won't recognize the modem and the connection won't work.
>
>Does anyone use SBC or a similar service that can help me out getting it up
>and running?  It already works on my windows computer, so I don't need to
>sign up with them, just get linux to recognize the connection.  Also, as far
>as the Ethernet settings, should DHCP be turned on for this, or should I use
>a static IP address?

Well, SBC told my father to uninstall Zone Alarm because it interferes
with his DSL connection, so SBC's tech support are pretty dumb. They
told him that it was a pppoe connection when it was DHCP and needed no
pppoe software. If you hadn't ordered SBC already I'd recommend
Speakeasy but since you have it. Try setting Linux up to get a DHCP
connect to see what happens. It maybe that you don't even need pppoe.

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