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Need help to set up ADSL for internet

Asked by Theo Venter

I'm trying Ubuntu 7.10 live cd before I install it. Want to make sure I can at least connect to internet to get help after installation.

I have an ADSL Router D-Link DSL-502T

Cant get to connect to internet.
 And from ifconfig I get this:
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ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo ifconfig -a

eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:15:F2:95:0E:B2

          inet addr:10.1.1.3 Bcast:10.255.255.255 Mask:255.0.0.0

          inet6 addr: fe80::215:f2ff:fe95:eb2/64 Scope:Link

          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1

          RX packets:38 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0

          TX packets:132 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0

          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000

          RX bytes:5345 (5.2 KB) TX bytes:15340 (14.9 KB)

          Interrupt:19 Base address:0xb000

lo Link encap:Local Loopback

          inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0

          inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host

          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1

          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0

          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0

          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0

          RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)

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Please help pppoeconf dont work as i get "Access Concentrator do not respond"

Please help

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Theo Venter (ventertmzl) said : 		#1

Can some please tell me step by step how to get connected/setup. I'm a newbe to Linux. Realy want to switch to Ubuntu, but need support. So please can someone help me?

Thank you

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Theo Venter (ventertmzl) said : 		#2

Looks like I can't get any help in this forum. Its been 2 days now and no1 has posted a reply.

And I thought this is a helpfull community? You all just proved me wrong.

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Milduser (ytchwa) said : 		#3

Hi Theo

I'm also new to ubuntu and have face similar problem you're facing. From the readings i gone thru the forum & help sites, i think there's still a unresolved bug with the Network app.

You can try this work around. anyway it works for me. Do u have dual boot, ie windows or ubuntu when the PC up? If yes, run windoze, initiatel ur modem connection and ensure u 're connected to the internet. Shutdown and immediately reboot to ubuntu and try to browse once ur OS is up and running. See what happens.

I've been using this method for about 2 weeks now. Looks like I'll still be locked to windoze for quite a while until someone resolves this or provide some help in this forum.

Cheers

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Theo Venter (ventertmzl) said : 		#4

Thanx for you reply. Good thing I've just been running the livecd and no installation yet. Thought I'd check first to see if I'm able to connect to the internet before installing Ubuntu. Will try dual boot.
Can I create dual boot when installing Ubuntu or how does this work?

Thank you

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Milduser (ytchwa) said : 		#5

U can install from the live cd without connecting to the internet. Just follow the steps but be careful when it comes to partitioning the hardrive. Backup ur important data before u install dual boot, just in case! If u are unsure get help from the ubuntu site for documentation before u do anything. We are all learning, mostly thru trial and error. Hope this help.

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