Hello.
Can anyone point me at some useful information about setting up a DSL modem connected to a linux box via USB?
What happened here is that I recently got a DSL connection set up at home. Part of the sign up package included an Alcatel 'Speedtouch' USB connected modem and some filters. I plugged it all in and set it up under windows without a hitch, and it's working beautifully. However, I want to connect when I'm booted into linux (currently RedHat 9 although probably Fedora soon).
I spent an age hunting around for HOWTOs and so on, and while there are a few things written about how to configure the networking so it will connect to a DHCP/DSL router and such like, I can't find anything at all about how to make a USB modem wake up and connect.
I know that the kernel supports USB fine, and when I do 'lsusb' the modem appears in the list, so that's working. But I don't know what to do next.
I know that I could buy a router with a modem built in, and I may end up doing that if I have to. But it needs to include a wireless connection to my PC, so would cost £70 plus and I'd like to try and avoid spending any money on it if I possibly can; I already own the modem I have, since it was 'free'.
Oh, when it's connected in Windows, the modem shows up as using PPPoA, which I think means that roaring penguin won't help.
Can anyone give me any leads?
Paul -- Like Richard, I have no experience with this hardware. (When I got DSL several years ago, my local carrier was trying to push USB-based hardware, but I successfully demanded Ethernet equipment. So did a lot of its customers, apparently, since it reverted to Ethernet for all customers soon after.) I have seen references to it on the leaf-users mailing list (leaf.sourceforge.net), so you might want to take a look at the archive of that list for leads.
I did want to point out, in case it is not already clear to you, that your message describes two separate and distinct problems:
1. You need to get the USB modem itself working with the Linux kernel.
2. You need to get PPPoA working.
The second would remain a problem even if you replaced the hardware with an Ethernet-based DSL modem.
That said, the Debian package "speedtouch" appears to provide both the needed userspace driver for hardware connectivity and a PPPoA daemon. You might see if your distro has this package in its packaging system.
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