I will check out your suggestion and see if it is easier. I did manage to get it to work using some docs they have online, but for whatever reason, it disconnects after I close the browser. I have to do a ping a couple of times and then wakes up. Probably some unload/load parameter.

Are you using SuSE or Red Hat?

Also I am using this SuSE Live CD where you can just run it without installing it. It creates a 100MB file in the windows partition. It is very easy to install except for this ADSL thing.

Regards,

Costas


>>I have the SuSE 7.3 test CD-ROM version. It runs Linux right of the CD and seems to work really well. The only thing I can't figure out is how to make my ADSL work properly.
>>
>>I did what the instructions say but I can seem to only get it to work if I am logged in as root. When I log in as a user, the smpppd does not seem to startup properly. Does anyone know of the proper way of setting up ADSL?
>>
>>Thanks
>
>Costas,
>I didn't use a pppd when setting up my ADSl. I used YaST, not YaST2. I followed the directions found on page 87 of Network manual:
>
>First setup eth0 via System Administration --> Integrate Hardware into System --> Configure network device. For network device I entered eth0.
>For Networking device type I entered my ethernet card from the popup list. I didn't need to enter any Module options. Then I pressed continue and returned the the YaST main menu by hitting esc twice. Now I setup the DHCP. Go to System Adminstration --> Network Configuration --> Network base configuration. Now you will be in the window Select of network. Press F5 to setup the ethernet device if you didn't do the first part I told you about, otherwise it will show eth0. Press F3 and choose DHCP. Press F4 to activate this device. Press F10 to save the configuration. Leave YaST by pressing esc a few times.
>Don't forget to setup your DNS.
>
>
>I've pasted some other stuff from two of the configuration manuals. You can download english pdf versions of all the manuals from the SuSE website.
>
>ADSL since SuSE 7.1, configuration
>
>
>
>Support knowledgebase (hoe_adsl_arcor)Applies to
>
> SuSE Linux: Versions since 7.1
> Kernel: Version 2.2.x
>
>
>
>
>Request: You?ve got ADSL access over an ISP who uses the transfer protocol Point to Point over Ethernet (PPPoE) (e.g. Arcor) and want to use it with Linux. You?ve got an ethernet card in your PC that is connected to your ADSL modem.
>
>The following explanations are just valid for kernel versions 2.2.x.
>
>There?s an individual YaST module available for T-Online customers. More information about that, you can find in our support database article --> hoe_adsl_pppoe.html
>
>Procedure The configuration should be made with YaST2:
>
>First please start the module Network.
>
>
>In the dialogue Network card configuration
>please select the radio button Interfaceand click the line about your network card in the box below.
>Then choose Edit and afterwards the radio buttton Static address setup.
>Type in an IP address in the so called box, which however mustn?t already be used in the internet or in a private network.
> A good choice is for example 192.168.22.1.
>For Subnet mask type in 255.255.255.0.
>You need to make sure that by using a single system,no entry has to be made at the point Default gateway. Please make sure that no standard gateway was specified from the other side. This behaviour could e.g. appear in case that you have built in an ISDN card before.
> In case of doubt have a look at the file /etc/route.conf and see if there is a line beginning with the keyword default. If so you have to remove the standard gateway anymore. You can use the YaST2 module Routing or YaST1 and the menue network configuration.
>The values for IP address and Subnet mask are just wildcards. You don't need them for the dial up with ADSL. They are just needed to activate the network card.
>
>In the mask Configuration of the Nameserver you can place any server- and domainname you like.
> Most of the provider support the dynamic (DNS) nameserver transfer, i.e. while dial-up an current IP-address will be transfered by the nameserver.
> Anyhow there need to be an entry for a DNS-server as a wildcard even if you?re using a single system. A good choice is e.g. 192.168.22.99.
> If the nameserver isn?t assigned dynamically, you need to enter the IP-addresses of your ISP.
>Furthermore the values for the Domain-Searchlist can be defined.
>Complete the network base configuration.
>
>
>The ADSL-parameter are configured with the module ADSL:
>
>Fill out
>
>username,
>password
>The selected interface eth0 don't need to be changed for a single system.
>If the checkbox configure ADSL as default for standard internet connection is already chosen, you can re-establish the connection with kinternet just by a mouseclick.
>
>Complete the configuration and then Yast2.
>
>
>Restart the network or reboot the system.
>
>
> From now on you can start the connection by clicking on the gearwheel button. Choose communication/ Internet -> Internet Tools -> kinternet. Now the symbol should appear in the control panel (kicker) and you can start the connection by clicking it, a second click will terminate the connection again.
>
>**************Here is the second manual extract*****************
>
>T-DSL and ADSL with SuSE Linux 7.1 and kernel 2.4 Deutsch
>
>
>Symptom:
>
> You?re using SuSE Linux 7.1 in combination with kernel 2.4 but T-DSL resp. ADSL doesn?t work. The following error message can be found in the file /var/log/messages: cannot open /dev/pppox0: No such device
> or Failed to open /dev/pppox0: No such device
>
>Cause
>
> The existing pppd resp. pppoed doesn?t work with the kernel 2.4 which is included in SuSE Linux 7.1
>
>Temporarily solutions
>
>Use the SuSE standard kernel 2.2.18
>
> Boot using the SuSE standard kernel 2.2.18
> If you have to install the kernel first, follow the steps given in e.g. the support database article " Reinstalling a precompiled SuSE kernel".
>
>Making use of package rp-pppoe
>
> Install the package rp-pppoe from series n and execute adsl-setup as user root afterwards
> and follow the instructions. The T-Online user account is a special one and has to be entered like
> AnschlußkennungTonlinenummerMitbenutzerkennung@t-online.de
> If you?ve already configured T-DSL using YaST2, you can find the correct T-Online user account at the file /etc/pppoed.conf
> You can establish the connection with
>adsl-start
> and terminate it with adsl-stop.
> If the connection should be established already during the boot process, the option START_ADSL, accessible via
> YaST
> - System administration
> - Change configuration file
> has to be set to yes
> A connection established in this way is a permanent one and so you shouldn?t use a package filter (Firewall) in this case.
>
> The disadvantage of rp-pppoe is that it uses a lot of CPU capacity, because it?s running in the user space instead of the kernel and so files have to be copied to and from kernel and user space. A more CPU sparing and also maybe a faster solution, would be to use the SuSE standard kernel 2.2.18.
>
>Test version of new packages for kernel 2.4
>
> There?re test versions of packages ppp and pppoed available now. It should be possible to establish a connection with them. While terminating the connection you?ll still get some error messages, but apart from that it should work:
> ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/people/bk/pppoe/ppp-2.4.0-5.i386.rpm
> ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/people/bk/pppoe/pppoed-0.48b1-6.i386.rpm
>
>
>
>Jerry