connect to an ISP provider

[Robert Holtzman]

On Thu, 16 Jul 2009, nico dehert wrote:

> I looked into the documentation (help.ubuntu.org/9.04/index.html / Internet)
>
> I am not sure what applies: there is a choice: wired / wireless /
> mobile broadband / VPN / DSL.
> If my wireless connection is active, wireless must apply. But the webpage
> doesn't provide any further information from the point where wireless is
> active what to to next (?).

Not necessarily. I change back and forth from being hard wired to the 
modem to being hard wired to the router and if I haven't forced the 
modem to get the router's MAC the network manager, in my case wicd, will 
tell me I'm connected to the wired network but I will have no internet 
access.

> I also tried with the fixed ethernet port on my portable  : in Network
> Manager, disabled wireless, Edit connections, clicked on 'Wired',
> entered the MAC address of my fixed network card, in IPV4 Setting
> left Method to Automatic (DHCP) which is the default, clicked
> Apply. This created a line "Wired connection 1"
> But in Network Manager it says: Wired Network: device not managed (?)
>
>
> I believe, I really need to do something equivalent as in Windows,
> once wireless connection active or wired connection defined :make
> the connection with my ISP provider, giving username and password,
> but can't find in the doc something about that ...

I have 3 different linux distributions on the desktop box and another on 
a laptop.All but one was installed after I got broadband and they all 
worked out of the box with no passwords or usernames entered.

>
> In the 'community contributed documentation', I also can't find a
> setup which mentions entering username and password provided by an
> ISP provider (?) help.ubuntu.com/community/InternetHowto
> I believe since my wireless say 'connected', the section
> 'Local Area Network - wireless, ethernet or other' applies,
> "if you connect via a router an a home network, ... the default Ubuntu
> configuration may work without further configuration", I believe this
> sentence applies. But nowhere I find anything about ISP provider and
> its username and password.

Not to be obvious but have you tried calling your ISP tech support with 
that question?

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