On Mon, Jan 22, 2007 at 12:20:35PM +0530, Atul Vidwansa wrote: > Correct. There is no way in my modem configuration to supply > username/password. So any suggestion for creating a dialer > (PPP?)? Regards, > -Atul >
Atul, Do you have an ADSL modem or an ADSL router ? For Airtel, it is "modems" which are installed by default for most users who use Windoze. This device has a dialer and has a username and password to negotiate the Airtel side of the connection. This system does not work under *nix systems, to the best of my knowledge. I too have an Airtel broadband, but I am connected over a router (ZyXEL Pestige 600), not a modem. This does not need any username and password, since these two are fed into the router during initial install. The username (rather complex) is given by touchtel. You can only change the password, and that too in the router itself. You need to telnet into the router or use the http interface of the router at 192.168.1.1 for changing the configuration. I set my box up static under this network on one of the ethernets. The second serves my NAT. There is no "dialing" needed here. You are online as long as the devices are on. My guess is that yours is the Windows-only modem. You may need to change to a router for *nix. You need to contact Airtel for the change. Oh yes, the router works under Windows too, so no hassels on a dual boot. Bish
