On 21 August 2011 21:20, Camaleón <noela...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Sun, 21 Aug 2011 21:07:50 +1000, Heddle Weaver wrote: > > > On 21 August 2011 19:51, Camaleón <noela...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >> (ppp are a different method to get a connection over Internet, nowadays > >> mostly used for dial-up modems or USB DSL modems but I'm afraid that's > >> not your case...) > >> > >> > > Will check out /etc/ppp/peers/dsl-providers. Sounds like I might have > > screwed something up in there. > > But do you really need it? I mean, does your ISP require you to use a PPP > connection with your router? I also use a DSL connection and don't need > PPP for nothing. >
No I don't. I need pppd of course, but not ppp. > > Can you point me to somewhere on the Internet where I can see what are > your ISP connection settings? > I'll bring them into town and post them on the next trip, probably tomorrow. > > >> It is still not clear what steps did you follow to get your XP laptop > >> connected to the router :-? > >> > >> > > Just the ethernet cable, that's all. The pop-up for the quick connect > > just appeared on the screen. I didn't have to go looking for anything. > > Different laptop, mainboard. > > Okay, that's what I thought. Then the same has to apply for your linux > box. Can you check if DHCP is enable on the windows laptop? > It's not mine. so I've given it back, but to establish a connection immediately, it must have been as I would have needed an IP address to connect. > > >> > [ 252.853480] tg3 0000:02:0e.0: eth0: Failed to load firmware > >> > "tigon/tg3_tso5.bin" > >> > >> (...) > >> > >> The network card requires a firmware, you should download from non-free > >> repos. Additional information here: > >> > >> http://wiki.debian.org/Firmware > >> > >> > > Further along in the sequence, eth0 and the firmware seem to connect up, > > so I don't think there's a problem there. > > Anyway, you should install it. > O.K. I'll do that with aptitude when I get a connection. > > > O.K., thanks. So good to have constructive mentalities to talk to. Maybe > > I'll be able to help you one day. > > As you were saying, with eth0 and a cable, there's nothing much that can > > go wrong, so with the disconnects, it looks like the problem is before > > that. Regards, > > In fact, the same you did in your windows box you have to do in your > linux box. If DHCP is enabled on windows, enable it on linux. If no > dialer was used in windows, do not use a dialer in linux, and so on... > Well, I'm actually getting an IP address on the Linux laptop, so DHCP must be active. I'll post that when I get back in also, although I'm sure I've done it already somewhere. I recall my IP, the peer's IP, DNS primary and secondary, amongst other things, but I'll get proof positive. Regards and thanks, Weaver. -- Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful. — Lucius Annæus Seneca. Terrorism, the new religion.
