Re: RH9 Configuration for DSL

From: pkallis (pkallis_at_ameritech.net)
Date: 09/09/03 

Date: Tue, 09 Sep 2003 20:37:26 GMT

Bill Unger wrote:

>Let's backup for a moment:
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>You have a DSL router provided by Ameritech, correct?
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No, I do not have a DSL router. Ameritech provided me with a Speedstream
5360 DSL modem, however.

>And you have a
>Netgear Router, correct?
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Correct.

> So what is plugged into what?
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DSL Line->DSL Modem->Router->"Efficient" brand Network Card

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>"pkallis" <pkallis@ameritech.net> wrote in message
>news:nlq7b.460$ev2.322207@newssrv26.news.prodigy.com...
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>>I've just installed RH9 with Gnome and have used both the Internet
>>Configuration Wizard and Network Device Control to activate, both the
>>network card and the DSL connection (PPPO).
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>>When I click to activate, I get an error message saying: Warning
>>redhat-config-network: Cannot activate network device ppp2...
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>>When I click to activate the ethernet card, I get an error message
>>saying: Warning redhat-config-network: Cannot activate network device
>>eth0...
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>>Under Network Configuration, I set up entries under type xDSL, device
>>ppp2, with nickname Ameritech and also the network card under eth0, type
>>Ethernet, nickname eth0, hostname localhost.localdomain. IP 127.0.0.1
>>for both.
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>>(I also have a modem in the configuration, which also does not activate,
>>with the same settings).
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>>The profile box is checked in all cases.
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>>When I try to activate under Network Configuration, these are the error
>>messages:
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>>Eth0: Cannot activate network device eth0! Determining IP information
>>for eth0... failed; no link present. Check cable?
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>>ppp2: Cannot activate network device ppp2! /sbin/ifup: configuration for
>>ppp2 not found. Usage: ifup <device name>
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>>ppp1 (modem): Activating network device ppp1, please wait.... And, I
>>wait and wait and wait... nothing happens
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>>I'm not sure whether the ethernet card or the DSL connection is the
>>proper way to connect.
>> (BTW, I have the card attached to a new Netgear router I bought, both
>>to assemble a small network and to firewall against the Microsoft
>>prevalent viruses swirling around).
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>>What gives?
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