Hye... can u guys help me to decide what type of adsl modem that can be use in stremyx and my linux machine. as far as i know adsl modem has two type. 1 usb type and 2. that connect via our LAN card. i am afraid if i but the usb one, it cannot be use on linux. so anyone can help me on this? thanks

which linux are you planning to use?

i really hope it can be used for linux coz i plan to buy a usb wireless adapter too... planning to buy the smc one and now using FC3...

advice please.

If you want to get an ADSL modem for linux, it would be best to get a modem that uses an ethernet connection to connect to the pc. As long as the modem uses PPPOE to dial into the Internet, it should be usable under linux.

So far I have managed to get Mandrake 10 to use such a modem to dial into the internet without much much hassle. Just need to create the necessary connection for PPPOE and it should work fine.

second reco for eventless. get an ethernet-based modem. usb is mostly proprietary to windows as the driver is os-dependent.

Yes. Your ethernet card is quite likely to work on Linux, while a USB ADSL modem may not necessarily be.

guess what about wireless?? my house is not convinient for cable connection

guys* i mean

Any recommend about Wireless broadband(+ethernet/usb) router for Linux?

TQ

i'm using suse 9.1 now. thanks guys. i think i will go for ethernet base adsl modem. i have log on to tmnet website and found a list of support modem. and it all use PPPOE (actually what is the meaning of PPPOE ) basicly when we use ethernet base adsl modem, all we need is a network card. right? erm... my build in LAN card is auto detect in my suse. is that mean if i connect the modem to my LAN card, i can access the internet? the list of tmnet stremyx modem is here. can i get the advice here which ethernet base card is good and support in linux.

Hey there.
If the built-in LAN Card can be detected and running well in your Suse 9.1, then,
as long as the modem that you are going to buy has an ethernet port, you can just plug the modem into the LAN Card using straight cable.

PPPoE means, point to point protocol over ethernet.
All dynamic ip streamyx are pppoe based.

Hope it helps.
Cheers!

i have bought aztect DSL600EU. now i can connect in windows. but how can i connect it on linux. can somebody tech me. couse i think it is auto connect in linux. but i not seem to be happen that way i'm using suse 9.1. BTW i use LAN card to connect to internet.

Hey there.

you are using LAN Card, well, is your modem a router? Or you dial up to the internet?

If the modem is a router, than you can just set the gateway's IP to the router's IP, and tadaa.. you're done.

If you dial up to the net, I'm afraid you'll need software like roaring penguin's rp-pppoe. I'm not that familiar with SuSe, maybe you can do a search whether you have rp-pppoe installed in your system.

If you have that installed, everything else is very straighforward.

If not, get rp-pppoe here.

Cheers.

P/S: Just reply here if you need any help.

i'm not sure about my modem. but that model seem to have adsl modem and rounter also. how to know my rounter's ip? and how to set the gateway?

on more thing, i think i get confuse. what do u mean that my modem dial up or not? u mean dial up like we use to do on 56k modem? i not sure of it. in windows, i refer to the manual and manage to go online after i put in my username and password for my stremyx. what i do is something that post here when i do it the same way in linux, it show that my modem is connected. but i just can't surf the net. why meh?

I'm sorry to confuse you.

Well, I mean, simply, inside Windows, is there an icon for you to click (like those icon for old 56k connection) that will prompt you for username and password before you can go online? Or you can straight go online without doing anything?

You mean inside Suse you can see the modem is connected to the net through web browser interface? Or..

And, please attach an output of
ifconfig

Cheers!

yep.. in windows... i can simply go online. switch on my modem and i can go online.


yes. as u said, i can see my modem is connected to the net through web browser interface.

output of ifconfig?? same like ipconfig in windows? how to do that. what code should i type?

just dont that Kasda shit and you are good to go. Go with Dlink, i heard got like lifetime warranty (not sure, but try and ask around)

what r u saying? dont really understand that

oh, there is this modem brand, Kasda. Really weird shit, lots of problem. Usually given for Streamyx user who signed up the modem package. Just in case u see it in shop, dont buy it.

Type "ifconfig" in the console and..
copy out the output...

If you can see that the modem is connected to the net through the web browser interface, then you're using a router.

Please attach the output of "route -n" too...and the IP of your modem.

Cheers!