Hi,
Well I do believe that it is being initialized at boot up and I am not sure
how to stop it. Also how do I check to see if it has an IP address?
Joe
----- Original Message -----
From: "Glenn Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, December 10, 2000 6:34 PM
Subject: [newbie] Bell Atlantic Infospeed DSL
> Joe, I'm using BA Infospeed also, and aside from stumbling on the first
> few attempts to set it up, I basically have had no trouble. I too use
> the Roaring Penguin software. You need to make sure that your net card
> is not initialized at boot time, and that it has no IP address asigned
> to it. Run the rppppoe setup program, and answer all the q's. Make sure
> you answer 'server' at the point where you actually have that option.
> Finish up the install and reboot your system. Try to log on. If you
> can't get on or you can get on but can't route, you need to make sure
> that the nameservers are configured in /etc/resolv.conf and
> /etc/ppp/resolv.conf. If they aren't listed in these 2 files, add them,
> save the changes, and reboot again. Try to log on again. This is usually
> what I need to do to get my internet connection working.
>
> Add a couple aliases in your .bashrc file for the adsl-start, adsl-stop,
> and adsl-status commands. This beats typing those commands all the time.
> I used the following:
> aa=adsl-start
> ab=adsl-stop
> ac-adsl-status
>
> Not very imaginative, but they work!
>
> Let me know how you make out.
>
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