From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Ray Olszewski Subject: Re: USB DSL modem Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 07:54:13 -0800 Sender: linux-newbie-owner@vger.kernel.org Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.1.20031210074608.01fca2a0@celine> References: <1071056027.19327.35.camel@Zebra.vil.ite.mee.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE Return-path: In-Reply-To: <1071056027.19327.35.camel@Zebra.vil.ite.mee.com> List-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"; format="flowed" To: linux-newbie@vger.kernel.org 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 althoug= h >probably Fedora soon). > >I spent an age hunting around for HOWTOs and so on, and while there ar= e >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 a= ll >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 =C2=A370 plus and I'd like to try and avoid sp= ending >any money on it if I possibly can; I already own the modem I have, sin= ce >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=20 DSL several years ago, my local carrier was trying to push USB-based=20 hardware, but I successfully demanded Ethernet equipment. So did a lot = of=20 its customers, apparently, since it reverted to Ethernet for all custom= ers=20 soon after.) I have seen references to it on the leaf-users mailing lis= t=20 (leaf.sourceforge.net), so you might want to take a look at the archive= of=20 that list for leads. I did want to point out, in case it is not already clear to you, that y= our=20 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 wit= h an=20 Ethernet-based DSL modem. That said, the Debian package "speedtouch" appears to provide both the=20 needed userspace driver for hardware connectivity and a PPPoA daemon. Y= ou=20 might see if your distro has this package in its packaging system. - 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