Re: [SLE] New to Suse-Linux

On Wednesday 26 July 2006 18:25, Clevent Christian wrote:
I'm new to suse-linux and have being using the OS for the last 3
months. I've now had broadband fitted at home. When I was using
Windows and the dial up system I could understand things. Now with
broadband and suse-linux on my computer the CD from Blueyonder wont
run on suse-linux. I'm not sure what is required in suse-linux to see
Blueyonder and the internet.

Setting up DSL access for Linux is provider-dependent. Here are the two
types of providers i've experienced:

a) DSL box from provider is a DHCP server. You just set up your PC to
get its IP over DHCP and you can admin the DSL box with your web
browser. Typically the DSL box has IP 192.168.1.1 (or similar).

b) You have a DSL modem. In this case you have a dial-in number and a
user/password as part of your DSL package. You can set up this
number/user/password in Yast. Note that it doesn't actually dial over a
phone line, but over your network connection. i'm still not sure how my
PC finds the router and knows that it has to send the dial-in number to
that particular device (and never really cared, as long as it works).

There are probably other types of providers/devices around. You'll
almost certainly need to call your provider or browse their pages to
find out how to set it up on Linux.

Try googling for combinations of "Blueyonder" and "Linux" and you'll
certainly find something:

http://www.telewest.co.uk/html/internet/faqs/install.html#linux
(which only says "it's possible, but we won't tell you how.")

Here:

http://content.ix2.net/arc/t-4537.html

says Blueyonder uses a DHCP-style router.


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