On 15-Oct-10 8:04 PM, Mihir Mehta wrote:
On Fri, Oct 15, 2010 at 7:58 PM, kshitij <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Steps to Configure Broadband connection on Ubuntu
Step 1:
Go to your Network control panel.
Follow steps : Taskbar >> System >> Administration >> Network.
Step 2:
Then click on the Unlock button and then it will ask for
Administrative password, Enter your Password. and click Authenticate
so that it will unlock the locked features.
Step 3:
Click on Wired connection and then its properties, it will show you
“Connection setting tab” select “Automatic configuration (DHCP)” from
the list and click OK.
Step 4:
Select Point to Point connection, and go to its properties. It will
pop up the pppo properties.
Check the “Enable this connection”, and select “PPPoE connection type”
and Enter the account data (Username and Password)in specified boxes,
Step 5:
Go to Modem tab from same Window, select the Ethernet interface
(Generally the eth0)
Go to option tab select all check boxes. and then OK. and close.
Now everytime you want to connect to net, just click on LAN Icon on
taskbar and go to Dial Up connections and click on Connect to pppOe
via modem and get connectiviy.
So now just start your Firefox and start browsing the internet from
your Ubuntu.
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Update: I am now able to connect to the internet. Thanks, Narendra and
Rajat. However, I have a new problem: the LAN icon has disappeared
from my taskbar! (my distro is Ubuntu 10.10) I know this is a somewhat
trivial query, but can someone help?
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Mihir Mehta,
B. Tech student,
Department of Computer Science and Engineering,
Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi.
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http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1109585
http://www.thebitguru.com/blog/view/328-%22device%20not%20managed%22%20in%20Ubuntu%20Karmic%209.10
http://www.craigmayhew.com/blog/2009/06/ubuntu-904-wired-network-device-not-managed/
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