From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Paul Furness Subject: USB DSL modem Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 11:33:47 +0000 Sender: linux-newbie-owner@vger.kernel.org Message-ID: <1071056027.19327.35.camel@Zebra.vil.ite.mee.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE Return-path: List-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=; e.com0=; charset="iso-8859-1" To: linux-newbie@vger.kernel.org Hello. Can anyone point me at some useful information about setting up a DSL modem connected to a linux box via USB? What happened here is that I recently got a DSL connection set up at home. Part of the sign up package included an Alcatel 'Speedtouch' USB connected modem and some filters. I plugged it all in and set it up under windows without a hitch, and it's working beautifully. However, I want to connect when I'm booted into linux (currently RedHat 9 although probably Fedora soon). I spent an age hunting around for HOWTOs and so on, and while there are a few things written about how to configure the networking so it will connect to a DHCP/DSL router and such like, I can't find anything at al= l about how to make a USB modem wake up and connect. I know that the kernel supports USB fine, and when I do 'lsusb' the modem appears in the list, so that's working. But I don't know what to do next. I know that I could buy a router with a modem built in, and I may end u= p doing that if I have to. But it needs to include a wireless connection to my PC, so would cost =C2=A370 plus and I'd like to try and avoid spe= nding any money on it if I possibly can; I already own the modem I have, sinc= e it was 'free'. Oh, when it's connected in Windows, the modem shows up as using PPPoA, which I think means that roaring penguin won't help. Can anyone give me any leads? Paul. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie"= in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs