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Dataone Adsl in Debian Sarge 3.1..help

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praka123
praka123 Original post #1
Nov 5, 2005 at 7:24 PM
:D Hello i use Sarge 3.1 with Dataone using pppoe and configure with 'pppoeconf'.only problem is i need to brought up lan eth0 maually by running
Code:
debian:/home/prakash# ifconfig eth0 up
debian:/home/prakash# pon dsl-provider
Plugin rp-pppoe.so loaded.
here is my /etc/network/interfaces:
Code:
debian:/home/prakash# cat /etc/network/interfaces
# This file describes the network interfaces available on your system
# and how to activate them. For more information, see interfaces(5).

# The loopback network interface
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback

iface dsl-provider inet ppp
     provider dsl-provider
# please do not modify the following line
     pre-up /sbin/ifconfig eth0 up # line maintained by pppoeconf
While U noticed that 'pre-up /sbin/ifconfig eth0 up' is not working :cry:
I am using huawei mt880 modem/router.Somebody got it correctly?please help .........
praka123
Nov 6, 2005 at 3:39 AM
So noone using Sarge n dsl?,..........
praka123
Nov 7, 2005 at 9:33 AM
Hello All,I reconfigure network connexns and assigned IP addresses
for LAN etc and eth0 is starting at bootup.if i try 'pon dsl-provider', ppp0 is listed as active by ifconfig. however if i ran:
Code:
route add default ppp0
every time inorder to get connected :(
heres my /etc/network/interfaces:
Code:
# This file describes the network interfaces available on your system
# and how to activate them. For more information, see interfaces(5).

# The loopback network interface
auto lo 
iface lo inet loopback

# please do not modify the following line


# please do not modify the following line


iface eth0 inet static
name Ethernet LAN card
address 192.168.1.2
netmask 255.255.255.0
broadcast 192.168.1.255
network 192.168.1.0
gateway 192.168.1.1

auto eth0

iface dsl-provider inet ppp
     provider dsl-provider
# please do not modify the following line
     pre-up /sbin/ifconfig eth0 up # line maintained by pppoeconf
Please help me................
D
digen #5
Nov 8, 2005 at 12:27 AM
I dont see a point in bumping or quoting the same thing again.

If someone finds your post useful or has any questions,he/she will post.

I appreciate your work but I dont believe in "bumping" threads either.
Satissh S
Nov 8, 2005 at 11:42 AM
@prakash: Don't laugh, but did you add the following in /etc/resolv.conf?
nameserver 61.1.96.69
nameserver 61.1.96.71

If so, plz forgive me i don't know the answer. :) :roll:
praka123
Nov 8, 2005 at 2:45 PM
:D @Satissh S atleast u tried to help me that was gr8.

Solved.i deleted my username and passwd frm pap and chap files and dsl-provider file AND reinstalled old pppoe/pppoeconf debs.And now i can connect :lol: debian uses a diffrnt rp-pppoe way rather than same old RH way of adsl-start etc.
cool_dude_prav
Nov 9, 2005 at 4:23 PM
hmm... hey prakash,

I have a similar problem in Ubuntu... I configured pppoe using pppoeconf in sudo mode and set it to auto start during start up... Seems it is not doing so.... Any ideas?
praka123
Nov 9, 2005 at 10:12 PM
@Icool_dude_prav: Is your network starting at boot?also what ppp packages d u
installed for adsl @least ppp,pppoeconf needed.

For my case,i tinkered with webmin-adsl as a last resort editing pppoe paths etc and i removed webmin-adsl as its not able to configure properly.its got something todo with pppoe package as ubuntu works gr8 without it.
cool_dude_prav
Nov 17, 2005 at 3:43 PM
hmm... i have pppoe version is 1.5 i think

It did get started up at booting up only once...

So, must be I must play about with the settings, but by default, pppoeconf sets that the connection must be auto started at boot up.. So I wonder wat happened...
praka123
praka123 #11
Nov 17, 2005 at 5:32 PM
post ur /etc/network/interfaces