On Fri, Oct 15, 2010 at 1:38 PM, Mihir Mehta <[email protected]>wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 15, 2010 at 1:25 PM, Narendra Sisodiya < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> >> >> On Fri, Oct 15, 2010 at 1:13 PM, Mihir Mehta <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Hi people, >>> I'm having trouble connecting to the internet at home using Ubuntu >>> (though it is working fine using Windows 7). I have a broadband connection >>> which works through a Motorola SURFboard SB5101 modem (something called >>> PPPoe over WAN miniport is also involved). I have connected my laptop to it >>> using an Ethernet cable (or LAN cord as it is popularly called in IIT D.) In >>> Windows, I just needed to set up a new broadband connection, which is very >>> easy. But in Ubuntu, I am just not being able to connect, or to be strictly >>> accurate, it tells me that I am now disconnected from the wired network, a >>> few seconds after I turn on Ubuntu. So far, I've tried changing the MAC >>> address in 'Auto eth0' because my ISP (named You Telecom) checks the >>> machine's MAC address before allowing it to connect, but I am still not able >>> to connect. >>> >>> Does anyone have a clue about what to do in this situation? Please let me >>> know if I have left any information out. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Mihir >>> >> >> I am still not getting what kinds of device you have. >> But Change MAC address of Command line using ifconfig - somebody told me >> that in GUI , MAC address change is not effective. >> If you have Ethernet cable to connect then you do not need any driver or >> any stuff. So In my openion just set MAC using command line and that will >> work. >> >> If you are connecting with USB cable then it will become USB modem and >> then you need wvdial to configure it. >> >> >> -- >> ┌─────────────────────────┐ >> │ Narendra Sisodiya >> │ http://narendrasisodiya.com >> └─────────────────────────┘ >> >> -- >> l...@iitd - http://tinyurl.com/ycueutm >> > > > Hi Narendra, > Regarding the device: it is a Motorola SURFBoard SB5101 modem. > > Regarding MAC address: My ISP actually checks the MAC address and does not > allow me to connect if it does not match their database. Are you sure a > change of MAC address will help? If you are sure, please let me know about > the command line argument to change it. > > Another thing: The connection requires a user name and password, but I > don't know which protocol it uses to transmit these. > > Thanks, > Mihir > -- > Mihir Mehta, > B. Tech student, > Department of Computer Science and Engineering, > Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. > Update: I looked at the page Rajat sent and tried PPPOEconf. I followed the configuration steps, but was not able to connect. The plog command showed some kind of authentication failure. Is it necessary for me to change my MAC address? How can I change it using command line? -- Mihir Mehta, B. Tech student, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. -- l...@iitd - http://tinyurl.com/ycueutm
