Subject:  Verizon DSL with Mandrake - HELP have to post from Windows :oP !!! |
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Jonathan Knight
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Date Posted: 14:57:26 2004-04-02 Fri
Author Host/IP: 68.236.21.211
I am an avid techie with over 10 years computer experience. However, this is all Windows-based. I am venturing into Linux world with Mandrake (a newbie!) and would like some help setting up my Verizon DSL in Mandrake. Works fine in
Windows! Sorry this is long, but didn't want to miss any relevant details.
Specs:
OS: Mandrake Community 10.0
Ethernet card: ADMTek, PCI, ADM983 Linksys EtherFast 10/100
DSL Modem: Westell Wirespeed B90-210015-04 (2100 MODEL)
Provider: Verizon - 1.5 mbps / 128 kbps
Location: Perkasie, PA (Eastern PA)Untitled 2
Software: Roaring Penguin client 3.5
I have configured this as described in RP's "How to Connect" document. I have:
* Installed the rp-pppoe-3.5 software (no problems)
* Set up ethernet hardware ("ifconfig eth0" displays HW address, etc.)
* Edited PAP-SECRETS and CHAP-SECRETES with user & pswd
* Edited pppoe.conf
* Setup 2 DNS servers in /etc/resolv.conf
* Set up the firewall (more on this below - one error)
With Roaring Penguin's GUI, (./go-gui), clicking the "START" button very quickly turns the two red lights green. I assume this means there is a connection - but
to what???
I have configured this gui with:
* Verizon username & password
* Ethernet interface (eth0)
* Primary & Secondary DNS (used the ones I pick up if connecting from Windows)
* Checked "Allow use by non-root users"
* Checked "Use synchronous PPP"
* Firewalling is STANDALONE
* Advanced: Service-name & AC-name are blank
After doing this (Starting the connection from the GUI), trying to load a web page yeilds:
"An error occurred while loading http://www.nytimes.com/:
Unknown host www.nytimes.com"
QUESTION: What order do I have to run things (rp-pppoe, firewall, internet connection...) to get online???
I have an error with the firewall config which I have not been able to resolve. The script & error are in my 2nd post. I find it hard to believe that one line not working could be the entire cause of my connectivity issues??? When I run the firewall with "sh /etc/rc.d/init.d/firewall start" command. Appart from the error given below in the script, it executes fine. However, even after executing my firewall script, I still get the "unknown host" error when loading a web page in a browser.
I've also poked around in the Mandrake Control Center > Network & Internet
Manage Connections shows:
1 profile: default
TCP/IP is DHCP
IP address, Netmask & Gateway are all BLANK.
DNS servers are specified - "Search Domain" says "none"
Options:
* Start at boot: NOT checked (from what I read in docs, I think this is right)
* Track Network card ID: NOT checked
* Network Hotplugging: CHECKED
Information:
Vendor: ADMtek
Description: ADM983 Linksys EtherFast 10/100
Media class: NETWORK_ETHERNET
Mac Address: 00:04:5a:7e:ee:12
Bus: PCI
Mandrake Control Center > Intenet Access
This section is blank except for one DNS server. When I try to fill it in, and click ok, upon coming back to this page it is blank. Does not seem to want to save information. Even as root.
Mandrake Control Center > Monitor Connections
This section shows four tabs: eth0, sit0, ppp0, ppp1
If I click "Connect" it says "Connecting to internet....." and finally:
"Configuration failed - check your configuration in the Mandrake control center."
I've also gleaned, from the Windows side (don't know if any of this is useful):
* Sever type: ppp
* Authentication: PAP
* Transports: TCP/IP
* Compression: none
* PP multilink framing: off
Regarding the Windows Ethernet LAN connection:
* DHCP: yes
* IP 169.254.57.59
* Subnet 255.255.0.0
* Gateway & DNS Servers both blank
I can post other config files later if anyone asks for them. I'm not sure which ones might be useful. Help! See next post for firewall script.
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