USB DSL modem

USB DSL modem

[Paul Furness]

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 all
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 up
doing that if I have to. But it needs to include a wireless connection
to my PC, so would cost £70 plus and I'd like to try and avoid spending
any money on it if I possibly can; I already own the modem I have, since
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.

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Re: USB DSL modem

[pa3gcu]

On Wednesday 10 December 2003 12:33, Paul Furness wrote:
> 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 all
> about how to make a USB modem wake up and connect.

I dont have one of these's things to be able to tell your howto do anything, 
normally i would not even reply to any mail unless i have had experiance with 
such a thing, however i will need to do the same as you very shortly so i 
went hunting and found some nice URL's for you (and me then...)

I use www.google.com/linux and used ;
 Alcatel 'Speedtouch' USB
As the search words, one which may interest you is;
http://linux-usb.sourceforge.net/SpeedTouch/
There are more links there, i suggest;
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=3581

I am not saying you "will" find what you need there but it seems a pretty good 
place to start.

-- 
If the Linux community is a bunch of theives because they
try to imitate windows programs, then the Windows community
is built on organized crime.

Regards Richard
pa3gcu@zeelandnet.nl
http://people.zeelandnet.nl/pa3gcu/



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Re: USB DSL modem

[Ray Olszewski]

At 11:33 AM 12/10/2003 +0000, Paul Furness wrote:
>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 all
>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 up
>doing that if I have to. But it needs to include a wireless connection
>to my PC, so would cost £70 plus and I'd like to try and avoid spending
>any money on it if I possibly can; I already own the modem I have, since
>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 -- Like Richard, I have no experience with this hardware. (When I got 
DSL several years ago, my local carrier was trying to push USB-based 
hardware, but I successfully demanded Ethernet equipment. So did a lot of 
its customers, apparently, since it reverted to Ethernet for all customers 
soon after.) I have seen references to it on the leaf-users mailing list 
(leaf.sourceforge.net), so you might want to take a look at the archive of 
that list for leads.

I did want to point out, in case it is not already clear to you, that your 
message describes two separate and distinct problems:

1. You need to get the USB modem itself working with the Linux kernel.

2. You need to get PPPoA working.

The second would remain a problem even if you replaced the hardware with an 
Ethernet-based DSL modem.

That said, the Debian package "speedtouch" appears to provide both the 
needed userspace driver for hardware connectivity and a PPPoA daemon. You 
might see if your distro has this package in its packaging system.



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Re: USB DSL modem

[Jeremy Reeve]

Hi,

This all very much depends on what chipset your modem was built with. 
The speedtouch package will only work with the Alcatel based designs,
for others you might have to search around for the hardware driver.  It
could be that there is currently no support for your modem (I too have
had this problem and resorted to buying the Conexant PCI one that Dabs
is doing) but there are a few out there especially if your Spanish is
good!

Jeremy

On Wed, 2003-12-10 at 15:54, Ray Olszewski wrote:
> At 11:33 AM 12/10/2003 +0000, Paul Furness wrote:
> >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 all
> >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 up
> >doing that if I have to. But it needs to include a wireless connection
> >to my PC, so would cost £70 plus and I'd like to try and avoid spending
> >any money on it if I possibly can; I already own the modem I have, since
> >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 -- Like Richard, I have no experience with this hardware. (When I got 
> DSL several years ago, my local carrier was trying to push USB-based 
> hardware, but I successfully demanded Ethernet equipment. So did a lot of 
> its customers, apparently, since it reverted to Ethernet for all customers 
> soon after.) I have seen references to it on the leaf-users mailing list 
> (leaf.sourceforge.net), so you might want to take a look at the archive of 
> that list for leads.
> 
> I did want to point out, in case it is not already clear to you, that your 
> message describes two separate and distinct problems:
> 
> 1. You need to get the USB modem itself working with the Linux kernel.
> 
> 2. You need to get PPPoA working.
> 
> The second would remain a problem even if you replaced the hardware with an 
> Ethernet-based DSL modem.
> 
> That said, the Debian package "speedtouch" appears to provide both the 
> needed userspace driver for hardware connectivity and a PPPoA daemon. You 
> might see if your distro has this package in its packaging system.
> 
> 
> 
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