On 08/08/2009 04:09 AM, Dale wrote:
Nikos Chantziaras wrote:
On 08/08/2009 02:45 AM, Dale wrote:
Hi folks,
Anyone here have AT&T DSL? Is there anything special software wise that
I need to get it to work or do I just point to the URL of the modem and
set it up that way?
If your "modem" is connect by Ethernet, then it's probably a
router/modem/switch combo device. Those don't even need drivers. You
just go to its IP and configure it there and Linux will get internet
access through Ethernet.
If it's a USB-only device, then it's a simple modem and you will have
to pray there are Linux drivers for it.
I was told it would be a ethernet modem so sounds like I will be good to
go without to much trouble. I messed with one of these things a long
time ago but I couldn't remember what I had to do to set it up. I also
figured things may have changed since then too. It was several years ago.
Thanks for the info. I guess I don't need rp-pppoe for this to work.
Nothing is needed. Only Ethernet support. The configuration of the
router itself mainly consists of entering your DSL account's username
and password. The device will then connect on its own (it has its own
OS) and offer Internet access to any device connected to it through
Ethernet. You will need to configure your network in Linux though. The
easiest solution is to install net-misc/dhcpcd and set it up to
automatically talk to the router using DHCP. This happens in
/etc/conf.d/net:
modules="dhcpcd"
config_eth0="dhcp"
Or you could install "wicd" instead if you prefer a GUI for the local
network setup.
