ADSL and Knoppix

Perhaps some of you have already seen my request buried in another thread, for those of you I apologize, but it was suggested I start a new thread so my problem would get better attention.

I am trying to run Knoppix 3.1 it seems to have a problem with my ADSL/PPPOE. I think the issue maybe be with the built-in ADSL/PPPOE configuration utility. I have run the utility and it finishes and seems to be working, however I am unable to connect using any other browsers included in the CD.

I must begin by saying I am a Linux newbie.

One of the reasons I suspect the ADSL/PPPOE utility is I am able to get Mandrake 9 to run on any computer I try and the Knoppix will not. Also I use Earthlink DSL and I notice that I get the same result from the utility whether or not I enter factual information. I don't think the utility ever makes a connection or even tries.

Could someone please guide me in the right direction, perhaps show me commands to run or tests etc...

wish i could help but ive never used knoppix.

BUMP***

also let me add:

VIA Rhine NIC(built into my EPOX motherboard)

Earthlink PPPOE DSL Dynamic username/password required
DNS: 207.69.188.187 207.217.120.83

Modem: SpeedStream 5360

No router/switch/hub

The NIC is found as eth0, the configuration utility runs and finishes, but I don't think it works. Is there a way to test or configure manually?

Try the English Knoppix forum. I just signed up but you can still post as a guest. If anyone knows how to make Knoppix work, it would be these guys.

http://www.knoppix.net/forum/index.php

Since knoppix is by default a CD-based distro only, and CDs aren´t writable, it can´t just store its settings anywhere. What you do is, making a floppy with your special config settings like it tells you in the knoppix readme. (at least this was true last time I looked at knoppix last summer)

For checking out your pppoe line, try the folloing command:

/usr/sbin/pppoe -I eth0 -A

This should show you your DSL Access COncentrator and exit. if it does, then all you have to do is to make a suitable /etc/ppp/peers/dsl-provider (for the ppp config), /etc/ppp/pap-secrets (for username+password) and put it either on a floppy or change the knoppix ISO appropriately before burning.

Alex

How do I assign DNS to the PPPOE?

I need to add the DNS to the file /etc/resolv.conf I have no idea how to edit or add info in Linux


the DNS for Earthlink DSL are 207.217.126.81 & 207.217.120.83 & 207.217.77.82

DNS servers go in /etc/resolv.conf

You don't bind a specific dns server to a specific interface, you just define them for the system as a whole.

I edited my post accordingly, how do I add the DNS to /etc/resolv.conf?

I am a newbie

PROBLEM SOLVED!!!!

This is so stupid, I didn't need to change any DNS or other files. When I run the ADSL/PPPOE configuration utility, on the screen where it promts me for my username the line where I enter it already has the word "unsername" on it. So when I type in my username it adds the word to it and that is why I couldn't connect.

To fix the problem, clear the word "username" from the line prior to typing mine in....

lol.... glad you got it working. Linux is great =) (which reminds me to format and reinstall Debian today...)

enjoy it and i hope you get Debian or Slackware soon =D

klingens said:

Since knoppix is by default a CD-based distro only, and CDs aren´t writable, it can´t just store its settings anywhere. What you do is, making a floppy with your special config settings like it tells you in the knoppix readme. (at least this was true last time I looked at knoppix last summer)

For checking out your pppoe line, try the folloing command:

/usr/sbin/pppoe -I eth0 -A

This should show you your DSL Access COncentrator and exit. if it does, then all you have to do is to make a suitable /etc/ppp/peers/dsl-provider (for the ppp config), /etc/ppp/pap-secrets (for username+password) and put it either on a floppy or change the knoppix ISO appropriately before burning.

Alex

Click to expand...

Actually Knoppix does write to a ramdisk file on your memory. When your ram loads up, it just starts to swap out to the HD swap file it will create. I dropped a 350Mb file on the KDE desktop and watched Knoppix just fill up the swap partition with the excess. No lockups or even much of a slowdown. I was playing MP3 shoutcast music with XMMS and I had no skips eventhough I only have ~288Mb of RAM.

As for saving configs to floppy, the persistant home option is better as the configs are saved to the HD instead. (see writeup on Knoppix forum).