Neil
I don't have the BTOpenworld service (NTL Cable is a breeze), so I cannot
help directly, but just in case you do not get any first hand help from this
list you might have luck with the linux-usb pages at
http://www.qbik.ch/usb/devices/
Do a search on Alcatel and you will get a list of posts from people having
trouble like youself, and with success stories. There is one guy in
particular
Brian Jones
(brianjjones at pobox.com)
He has managed to get it working with Mandrake 8.1. If he has put his mail
address on the list, I am sure he would not mind corresponding about it :-)
Good luck
Derek
On Saturday 10 November 2001 15:34, Neil R Porter wrote:
> Hi all
>
> I've got a 3 comp setup... 2xwindows and 1 mandrake 8.1 box. I am a
> complete linux newbie. I want to use the linux box as a server for the
> net/printer etc etc. They are all connected through a switch and at the
> moment one of the windows comps is connected to the net and serving the
> others (through ICS) with a net connection.
>
> I want to get it so I can use the modem with the linux machine.
> However, even though the drivers are installed (including the extra file
> mgmt.o that I had to d/l and stick in the correct folder) I can't seem
> to connect at all. In fact I'm not at all sure what to put in the top
> box for the server name even ("btopenworld.com"?), nor the DNS servers 1
> and 2... I am really stuck. I did install everything from the 3 disc
> distribution and selected all options. Perhaps I have a conflict?
>
> I'd really appreciate some help. I've fallen at the first hurdle.. Lord
> knows how I will get them all talking properly and being served from the
> linux machine if I can't even get the net connection to work! Lol
>
> Neil
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