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Re: [SLE] Setting up DSL on SUSE 10.1
- From: Kai Ponte <kai@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2006 17:57:21 +0000 (UTC)
- Message-id: <200611020955.33166.kai@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
On Thursday 02 November 2006 09:43, QiuFeng wrote:
> I'm new to Linux as I mentioned before. However, I tested a couple other
> Live CD distros. PCLinuxOS and SimplyMepis 6.0.
How did you like those? I hadn't used either.
> Both of these distros
> enabled me to easily go online in China. I was rather suprised that
> PCLinuxOS actually had the China Telecom provider in their list!
> SimplyMepis didn't but I just put in one IP address and it went online
> fine. I can't get SUSE to do anything? I am not sure if it's due to the
> lack of DNS address. After trying several combinations of settings I am
> nowhere near getting online. I doubt it's an issue with the modem as the
> other distros read it fine. It's not a special modem. They tend to use the
> easiest and most readable things they can find here since they typically
> don't want to spend much time setting anything up.
>
> I am not doing any networking. I'm using a Laptop and PPP ethernet
> connection.
That may be your problem. For DSL or cable, you're inside a LAN connected to
the outside world. I'm assuming you are connecting your laptop to a modem or
router first, right? If so, the modem and/or router is handling all the PPP
handshaking for you. You simply need to setup your system to enable TCP/IP
and that's it. I don't know whether or not your need a fixed IP or a DHCP
setup. YaST is able to handle both.
Simply to go Geeko (the start menu icon) > System > Yast (Control Center) and
then enter your root password.
Click on Network Devices and Network Card. (You should ignore DSL unless your
connecting directly to the service using your laptop.) Click on User
Controlled (With Network Manager) and then select which network card you have
connected (wireless or wired) to connect.
In my case I have both network connections set to defaults with DHCP. My
router has all the Static IP address information for my provider.
Hope that helps get you in the right direction.
I wish you much luck.
--
kai ponte
www.perfectreign.com
> I'm new to Linux as I mentioned before. However, I tested a couple other
> Live CD distros. PCLinuxOS and SimplyMepis 6.0.
How did you like those? I hadn't used either.
> Both of these distros
> enabled me to easily go online in China. I was rather suprised that
> PCLinuxOS actually had the China Telecom provider in their list!
> SimplyMepis didn't but I just put in one IP address and it went online
> fine. I can't get SUSE to do anything? I am not sure if it's due to the
> lack of DNS address. After trying several combinations of settings I am
> nowhere near getting online. I doubt it's an issue with the modem as the
> other distros read it fine. It's not a special modem. They tend to use the
> easiest and most readable things they can find here since they typically
> don't want to spend much time setting anything up.
>
> I am not doing any networking. I'm using a Laptop and PPP ethernet
> connection.
That may be your problem. For DSL or cable, you're inside a LAN connected to
the outside world. I'm assuming you are connecting your laptop to a modem or
router first, right? If so, the modem and/or router is handling all the PPP
handshaking for you. You simply need to setup your system to enable TCP/IP
and that's it. I don't know whether or not your need a fixed IP or a DHCP
setup. YaST is able to handle both.
Simply to go Geeko (the start menu icon) > System > Yast (Control Center) and
then enter your root password.
Click on Network Devices and Network Card. (You should ignore DSL unless your
connecting directly to the service using your laptop.) Click on User
Controlled (With Network Manager) and then select which network card you have
connected (wireless or wired) to connect.
In my case I have both network connections set to defaults with DHCP. My
router has all the Static IP address information for my provider.
Hope that helps get you in the right direction.
I wish you much luck.
--
kai ponte
www.perfectreign.com
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