broadband connection

[Gene Heskett]

On Friday 21 December 2007, Gene Heskett wrote:
>On Friday 21 December 2007, Nithin Gaurav wrote:
>>Hi,,
>>  I am new to linux..therefore I hav preffered using kubuntu..But, I cant
>>connect to internet.. I am using BSNL broadband that requires a username
>> and password. The modem tht I hav is dat of seimens... So pls help me how
>> to configure my broadband settings??...
>
>Generally speaking, that is a function of the broadband modem to establish a
>connection to their system only, aka a protocol negotiation.  Logging in is
> a separate function, usually handled by a SOHO router like a linksys 4
> porter.
>
>If you are not using a router between your box and the modem, then you will
>need to get into the networking settings and enable 'dhcp', giving it those
>username and password details.  That is not something I'm familiar with on a
>buntu system as my home network does use a router and it handles all those
>details, and does NAT so my home network addressing is at fixed addresses,
>all by the hosts file in the 192.168.xx.xx address range, a much more secure
>arrangement.  On the one kubuntu box I have, I gave it a fixed address in
>that block at install time and have never had to touch it.  Using dhcp, be
>sure and enable the firewall too.
>
I also forgot to mention that the protocol choice is probably going to be 
PPPoE, which stands for Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet.  My bad, no 
coffee yet.

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Cheers, Gene
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