From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: chuck gelm Subject: Re: AT&T/sbcglobal setup for Linux Date: Thu, 08 Jun 2006 22:44:02 -0400 Message-ID: <4488E072.8000402@gelm.net> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT Return-path: In-Reply-To: Sender: linux-newbie-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format="flowed" To: James Miller Cc: linux-newbie@vger.kernel.org James Miller wrote: >This is just an attempt to get some information out there about how Linux users can get and, most importantly register for, AT&T/sbcglobal's DSL service. They're running a special currently for $13/mo. The problem is the setup utility they send, that includes a registration wizard, is a Win (or Mac) program. So, once you've got your kit (DSL modem, filters, etc), how can you create/register your account so you get a uname and password for PPPoE authentication? I thought about trying to run the installation disk in a Win install in qemu, but it didn't work for me because it couldn't detect the modem through the virtual NIC. I thouhgt of WINE but, despite the fact that it's gone from alpha to beta, it's as broken on my system (Ubuntu) as any alpha release ever was. In short, I couldn't run the necessary executables under WINE. I finally managed to discover that there is an online registra tion procedure for new AT&T/sbcglobal DSL accounts. The routine uses alot Java, so if you wanna do this be prepared with a java-enabled browser. Once you have access to such, just go to https://sbcreg.sbcglobal.net and go through the registration procedure. Despite the fact that I was unable to complete the process owing to some glitches with their web programming (couldn't download some patch they thought I needed, and the continuation page [resume_dsl] was blank), I was still able to authenticate using the uname/passwd I had managed to enter earlier in the registration procedure. Other Linux users may run into the same problems I had, so I wanted to make this info available for them. > >James > > http://www.roaringpenguin.com/penguin/open_source_rp-pppoe.php I used an earlier version with both Earthlink and SBC DSL service. I now have cable modem access that uses DHCP. Chuck - 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