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ubuntu 7.04 connection to ISP via modem

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How do I get my MSI laptop M670, using ubuntu 7.04 to recognise the BT Voyager 220 ADSL Voice Router. It will only do so after first starting up the computer on Vista Basic, and then restarting on Ubuntu? Please help, someone.

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Roald (roald) said : 		#1

I have no personal experience with that particular modem/router but from a quick google it looks like it supports always-on mode. This means you can have the modem connect to your ISP once and don't need to stop/start it after that. Windows (or the applications that ISP's provide with their modems) sometimes disconnect the modem, but this should not be necessary.

You should be able to use a browser (Firefox or any of the standard Ubuntu browsers) to connect to your modem and start the connection. Please consult the manual that came with your modem for instructions for this.
The only thing you may need to do on Ubuntu to get to the modem is add a direct route to the modem as follows:

- open a terminal and type the next command
- sudo route add -host 10.0.0.138 dev eth0

Replace 10.0.0.138 with the actual IP address of your router and eth0 with the name of your ethernet card installed in your computer. You should now be able to reach your modem with a browser and inspect the connection settings, in particular the always-on settings. At the least it should allow you to connect/disconnect from your ISP.

Hope this helps.

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