Hi thnaks a lot . My DSL connection is working fine , infact I am sending this mail using the connection. TIA Anirban Biswas On Thu, 14 Oct 2004 21:20:47 +0200, patheve2 <patheve2@tele2.fr> wrote:
Hello Anirban
I suggest you to buy a DSL modem for ethernet port. This is the best and easiest way for Linux system. A DSL modem on USB port implies a driver. I am using a Bewan ethernet modem with my Asus L5D laptop on which there are Suse 9.0 AMD64, SuSE 9.1 AMD64 and Win XP. A DSL ethernet modem should have an IP address by default, and even a small http server which allows to configure the modem from Mozilla or other (see the doc of the modem). If it is the case, notice the fixed IP address or modify it (for example : 192.168.1.1). Configure with Yast the ethernet card : attribute an IP address such as 192.168.1.2 if modem has 192.168.1.1, an mask address (255.255.255.0) , the gateway address is the IP address of the modem. Then go to the DSL modem configuration and put all the required data given by your access supplier. You manage your connection with kinternet. The used protocol should be PPPOe. Between laptop and ethernet modem you must have an ethernet crossed cable.
About boot of XP : I use the bootloader of XP. I can select one of the three OS. I use lilo for Linux. If grub, put it on the MBR as the main bootloader for the OS.
Regards
Pascal
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