Hi all: For those of us (including me) that are/would like to connect to internet using BSNL DataOne, here is one of the possible approach.
What BSNL provides ? . a Type 1 modem . userid and password The CPE (Customer Premise Equiment) or modem provided by BSNL has a few useful capabilities . it runs Linux . it bridges ethernet to ATM . it runs PPPoE . it runs DHCP . it runs a Webserver In the typical scenario what we do is run PPPoE or Windows dialer on our machine and type the userid/passwd to connect to BSNL dataone and eventually to the Internet. However, an alternative approach is possible and viable. Connect your laptop/desktop to the BSNL modem, through a UTP cable. Start a browser eg. firefox and type http://192.168.1.1/ as the url. You will be prompted for userid/passwd of the router. Just type in 'admin' as userid and 'admin' as password. In the settings for your connection, enter your dataone userid/password and then apply the changes. To make sure you got it right, please click the 'test settings' link which will show PASS and FAIL for each of the connections. Finally logout from the modem/router. What we have achieved by the step above is that everytime, we power on the modem, it will get connected to BSNL dataone. Now configure, your laptop/desktop to acquire IP address from a DHCP server. For Gentoo Linux, your settings look like this. In /etc/conf.d/net file, config_eth0=( "dhcp" ) dhcp_eth0="nodns nontp nonis" On OpenSuSe Linux, you need to configure DHCP for your NIC card using the KNetwork manager. Everytime, you power on the machine, you get a IP address from the BSNL modem eg. 192.168.1.2 . The DNS entries in the /etc/resolv.conf file are automatically updated from the entries sent by the BSNL modem as part of the DHCP response. You can now seamlessly connect to the internet. As a final note, just in case you want/have to connect through a dialer, please feel free to use Kppp on OpenSuSe Linux. Hope this helps. thanks Saifi.
