[Linux-disciples] Re: connecting to the internet

[Adam Rosi-Kessel]

Hmm. Usually if you are connecting through a router, the router should
do the PPPOE, not the computer.  The router than provides an IP address
and routing information to the clients.  Is your router set up to do
this?  Are you working with DSL, Cable Modem, or something else?

Karl Sokol wrote:
>
>> Sounds like eth0 is a wireless card?
>
> Sorry, I was not clear.  The computer is a desktop.  An Ethernet cable
> goes to a  router, which in turn is connected to a cable modem, which is
> connected to an antanae that picks up my wireless service.  (Though all
> the info on wireless networking will be helpful when we make the laptop
> Linux- but that is another day.)
>
>> (1) Does your computer see your network card?
>
> ifconfig  eth0 looks O.K.
>
> The address for the router configuration page is 192.168.8.1.  Pinging
> this address gives 'unable to access host'.  I connect through ppoe on
> windows.
> Running PPOE gives "Sorry I scanned 1 interface,but the Access
> concentrtor of your provider did not respond. Please check your network
> and modem cables. Another reason for the scan failure may also be
> another running PPPoe process which controls the modem"
>
> I killed everything that looked like it might be offending, but to no
> avail.
> I think have patchwork of trying different things may have caused a
> jumble mess.  Is there a way to start at square one?
>
> I am downloading ubuntu, and will try to connect through that.
>
> Thanks for the leads so far.
>
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