Manual Configuration of ADSL in SuSE 7.0 or Later Versions
Support knowledgebase (hoe_adsl_manuell_pppoe)
Applies to
Kernel: Version 2.2.x
Situation:
You have an ADSL access and want to use it under Linux. You have set up an Ethernet card in
your computer and you have connected it to the ADSL modem.
However, you cannot use Yast2
because you have not installed X Windows
or you do not have enough memory.
If you are using a SuSE version prior to SuSE Linux 7.0, please read --> hoe_adsl_pppoe_vor70.html.
Note for SuSE 7.1 users
These instructions apply to 2.2.x series kernels only. In case you use a 2.4
series kernel, please read --> jsmeix_adsl-71-kernel24.html.
Procedure:
- Configure your network card with the text-based
Yast
.
- First of all, you have to integrate your hardware component into the system.
For this purpose, select in YaST: System Administration -> Integrate hardware into system ->
configure networking device and look for your network card type on the
list.
- Then enter the required parameters in the mask System Administration --> Network configuration -->
Network base configuration.
- Select the device
Ethernet
- A pseudo IP address not yet allocated on the Internet or a private
network must be assigned to the network card.
A good choice is, for example, 192.168.22.1
.
- Enter
255.255.255.0
in the field netmask
.
- Activate the card with F4 and save the changes.
- You must be careful not to enter anything in the field
default
Gateway
if yours is a single-user system.
- The values for
IP address
and Netmask
are only
wild cards. They do not have any relevance for the ADSL connection setup and
are only necessary for the activation of the network card.
- In the YaST menu System Administration --> Network configuration
--> Configuration name server, you must define a server and domain name.
Nowadays, most of the ISPs use the dynamic DNS (name server) allocation,
i.e. a current name server's IP address will be assigned on every connection setup.
However, first you have to define a wild card for a DNS server on your stand-alone computer.
A good choice would be 192.168.22.99
.
If your DNS is not assigned dynamically, enter the IP address of your provider's name server
here.
You can also add additional values for the domain search list
.
- The configuration of the
pppoed
daemon is performed in the file
/etc/pppoed.conf
:
- Enter your login name at the parameter
user
.
This is made up of:
- Connection identification
- ISP (e.g. T-Online) number
- User number and
- ISP's suffix (e.g.
@t-online.de
)
In case your ISP number has less than 12 digits, please enter a # before the user number.
An example would be:
- The parameter
password
must contain your password.
- Insert the interface of the ethernet card in the line
interface
. For example:
interface = eth0
- Finally restart the network or the computer.
The ADSL connection is now ready to work.
- You can start the connection as administrator
root
with:
rcpppoed start
- and close it with:
rcpppoed stop
- Alternatively, you can also start the connection automatically. Please
refer to the article --> hoe_adsl_dod.html
for this purpose.
Should you encounter any problems during the configuration, you can find some diagnostic
instructions in the article --> hoe_adsl_diag.html
See also:
ADSL in SuSE 7.0 or Later Version, Dial on Demand
ADSL from SuSE 7.0, Diagnosis
T-DSL and ADSL with SuSE Linux 7.1 and kernel 2.4
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