Red Hat Internet config
Pre-Requirements:
You need to know the following data to be able to install an ADSL link
with PPPoE:
- User Name
- Password
- The ethernet interface your ADSL-modem is attached to
- The IP of your ISP's domain name servers (DNS), if your ISP does not support
dynamic DNS
Installation:
You must have an Ethernet card attached to your computer in order to
use an ADSL modem. Just connect the ADSL-modem with this network card using
a cross-connected Ethernet cable. Now you have to configure your network
adapter hardware e.g. using kudzu. Read more about this in the Installation
manual accompanying your copy of Red Hat Linux.
Now you can set up ADSL/T-DSL using adsl-config. Just open X-Windows
and start adsl-config in a Terminal window. You will get a screen as
seen above:
Now you must enter your Connection data:
-
User Name:
Enter the username for dialin here which you were provided with by
your ISP.
T-Online-Users: Just enter the following: [Anschlusskennung][T-Online-Nr]0001@t-online.de
You will have to replace the Anschlusskennung-Field
with your Anschlusskennung you got from T-Online followed
by your T-Online Number.
Example: 0008774088253200120224770001@t-online.de
where 000877408825 is your Anschlusskennung and 320012022477
is your T-Online-Number.
-
Password:
Enter the password you received from your ISP
-
Ethernet interface:
Enter the name of the network interface your ADSL modem is attached
to here.
-
Domain name server:
Enter the IP-Address of the DNS server you want to use.
T-Online-Users: just use the T-Online DNS: 194.25.2.129
-
Dial on demand:
Check this box if you want your modem to dial automatically. You need
to enter a timeout if you want your modem to hangup after some time.
-
Start this connection at boot time:
You have to turn on it, if you want this connecntion starting at boot
time.
Usage of your ADSL link:
Once you've installed your link, you surely want to use your connection
aswell.
If you have not activated Dial on demand you can start your internet
connection with /etc/rc.d/init.d/pppoe start , stop it with /etc/rc.d/init.d/pppoe
stop and see if there is a connection alive with /etc/rc.d/init.d/pppoe
status.