Re: Difficulty installing Conexant-PCI-ADSL drivers on Red Hat 9

[mamakin1976]

sebulba wrote:
> The problems are:
> How do I check that I have successfullly connected to my ISP

ping it?

> (PlusNet - dont laugh)?

Why would I want to laugh?

> How do i make the applications like Mozilla, Pan, Evolution etc use the ADSL
> connection.

If you're connected they will find their way...

I tried to install the same modem on a RH8 sometimes ago and failed. If you
succeed make sure you let me know. However, the drivers I found at the time were
really old (kernel 2.2) and personally I don't really trust manufacturers that
don't update their (Linux) drivers: today it's working, but tomorrow you'll be
on your own. Get an ethernet modem/router and live happy!

--
Software is like sex: it's better when it's free -- [Linus Torvalds]

Fabio Marini - RHCT 608002292700226
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[mamakin1976]

sebulba wrote:
> The problems are:
> How do I check that I have successfullly connected to my ISP

ping it?

> (PlusNet - dont laugh)?

Why would I want to laugh?

> How do i make the applications like Mozilla, Pan, Evolution etc use the ADSL
> connection.

If you're connected they will find their way...

I tried to install the same modem on a RH8 sometimes ago and failed. If you
succeed make sure you let me know. However, the drivers I found at the time were
really old (kernel 2.2) and personally I don't really trust manufacturers that
don't update their (Linux) drivers: today it's working, but tomorrow you'll be
on your own. Get an ethernet modem/router and live happy!

--
Software is like sex: it's better when it's free -- [Linus Torvalds]

Fabio Marini - RHCT 608002292700226
To reply: news [at] mamakin1976 [dot] plus [dot] com

[sebulba]

Hi,

Well I have made a little further progress in getting the Conexant PCI ADSL
card set up with RH9 and Plus Net (I was only joking about PlusNet, they've
been pretty good recently)

If you check the tread I started on the Linux forum of www.adslguide.org
you will see that I had some further advice from another user.

Using the command /etc/rc.d/init.d/cnxadslctl status Ifound that my modem
was "seeing" the ADSL signal OK. I just don't know how to proceed from here.
I'm sure I'm almost there, and that it will work , I just need a little more
guidance..

By the way, how do I ping Plus net?


Alan


"mamakin1976" <nouser@nodomain.net> wrote in message
news:OHbeb.916$kA.295206@wards.force9.net...
> sebulba wrote:
> > The problems are:
> > How do I check that I have successfullly connected to my ISP
>
> ping it?
>
> > (PlusNet - dont laugh)?
>
> Why would I want to laugh?
>
> > How do i make the applications like Mozilla, Pan, Evolution etc use the
ADSL
> > connection.
>
> If you're connected they will find their way...
>
> I tried to install the same modem on a RH8 sometimes ago and failed. If
you
> succeed make sure you let me know. However, the drivers I found at the
time were
> really old (kernel 2.2) and personally I don't really trust manufacturers
that
> don't update their (Linux) drivers: today it's working, but tomorrow
you'll be
> on your own. Get an ethernet modem/router and live happy!
>
> --
> Software is like sex: it's better when it's free -- [Linus Torvalds]
>
> Fabio Marini - RHCT 608002292700226
> To reply: news [at] mamakin1976 [dot] plus [dot] com
>

[sebulba]

Hi,

Well I have made a little further progress in getting the Conexant PCI ADSL
card set up with RH9 and Plus Net (I was only joking about PlusNet, they've
been pretty good recently)

If you check the tread I started on the Linux forum of www.adslguide.org
you will see that I had some further advice from another user.

Using the command /etc/rc.d/init.d/cnxadslctl status Ifound that my modem
was "seeing" the ADSL signal OK. I just don't know how to proceed from here.
I'm sure I'm almost there, and that it will work , I just need a little more
guidance..

By the way, how do I ping Plus net?


Alan


"mamakin1976" <nouser@nodomain.net> wrote in message
news:OHbeb.916$kA.295206@wards.force9.net...
> sebulba wrote:
> > The problems are:
> > How do I check that I have successfullly connected to my ISP
>
> ping it?
>
> > (PlusNet - dont laugh)?
>
> Why would I want to laugh?
>
> > How do i make the applications like Mozilla, Pan, Evolution etc use the
ADSL
> > connection.
>
> If you're connected they will find their way...
>
> I tried to install the same modem on a RH8 sometimes ago and failed. If
you
> succeed make sure you let me know. However, the drivers I found at the
time were
> really old (kernel 2.2) and personally I don't really trust manufacturers
that
> don't update their (Linux) drivers: today it's working, but tomorrow
you'll be
> on your own. Get an ethernet modem/router and live happy!
>
> --
> Software is like sex: it's better when it's free -- [Linus Torvalds]
>
> Fabio Marini - RHCT 608002292700226
> To reply: news [at] mamakin1976 [dot] plus [dot] com
>

[mamakin1976]

sebulba wrote:
> If you check the tread I started on the Linux forum of www.adslguide.org
> you will see that I had some further advice from another user.

Couldn't find that. Can you give a link please?

> Using the command /etc/rc.d/init.d/cnxadslctl status Ifound that my modem
> was "seeing" the ADSL signal OK. I just don't know how to proceed from here.
> I'm sure I'm almost there, and that it will work , I just need a little more
> guidance..

Install the rp-pppoe package.

> By the way, how do I ping Plus net?

ehm... ping plus.net?

Please quote properly, otherwise it is difficult to follow your messages:
http://www.xs4all.nl/~hanb/documents/quotingguide.html

--
Software is like sex: it's better when it's free -- [Linus Torvalds]

Fabio Marini - RHCT 608002292700226
To reply: news [at] mamakin1976 [dot] plus [dot] com

[mamakin1976]

sebulba wrote:
> If you check the tread I started on the Linux forum of www.adslguide.org
> you will see that I had some further advice from another user.

Couldn't find that. Can you give a link please?

> Using the command /etc/rc.d/init.d/cnxadslctl status Ifound that my modem
> was "seeing" the ADSL signal OK. I just don't know how to proceed from here.
> I'm sure I'm almost there, and that it will work , I just need a little more
> guidance..

Install the rp-pppoe package.

> By the way, how do I ping Plus net?

ehm... ping plus.net?

Please quote properly, otherwise it is difficult to follow your messages:
http://www.xs4all.nl/~hanb/documents/quotingguide.html

--
Software is like sex: it's better when it's free -- [Linus Torvalds]

Fabio Marini - RHCT 608002292700226
To reply: news [at] mamakin1976 [dot] plus [dot] com

[sebulba]

"mamakin1976" <nouser@nodomain.net> wrote in message
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> sebulba wrote:
> > If you check the tread I started on the Linux forum of www.adslguide.org
> > you will see that I had some further advice from another user.
>
> Couldn't find that. Can you give a link please?

Sorry, try this link:
http://bbs.adslguide.org.uk/showthreaded.php?Cat=&Board=linux&Number=890917&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=&fpart=1#Post910869

Otherwise go the board homepage http://bbs.adslguide.org.uk then go to the
"technical discussions" section, there you will find the Linux board.
My thread is called "Conexant ADSL-PCI on RH9 problems".

You might need to register if you want to join in on that board.

Alan

[sebulba]

"mamakin1976" <nouser@nodomain.net> wrote in message
news:z0Vfb.3822$kA.1049709@wards.force9.net...
> sebulba wrote:
> > If you check the tread I started on the Linux forum of www.adslguide.org
> > you will see that I had some further advice from another user.
>
> Couldn't find that. Can you give a link please?

Sorry, try this link:
http://bbs.adslguide.org.uk/showthreaded.php?Cat=&Board=linux&Number=890917&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=&fpart=1#Post910869

Otherwise go the board homepage http://bbs.adslguide.org.uk then go to the
"technical discussions" section, there you will find the Linux board.
My thread is called "Conexant ADSL-PCI on RH9 problems".

You might need to register if you want to join in on that board.

Alan

[mamakin1976]

sebulba wrote:
> Sorry, try this link:

That worked. Thanks.

I refer to the last message in the forum. If I'm not mistaken the cnxadslctl
service starts fine but, the interface is not found, ie ifconfig ppp0 gives a
Device not found. Is that correct?

What does lspci -v has to say?
Have you modprobe CnxADSL.o? Check with lsmod...
Are you using the right kernel for the module?
What's in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-ppp0?

Beside that, it might help to have a look at the logs: check if cnxadslctl has
its own log or read the docs to find out if it uses syslog. I seem to remember
that there's something in /var/log/messeges...

Can't think of anything else right now. I'll download the packages and have a
look at them.

--
Software is like sex: it's better when it's free -- [Linus Torvalds]

Fabio Marini - RHCT 608002292700226
To reply: news [at] mamakin1976 [dot] plus [dot] com

[mamakin1976]

sebulba wrote:
> Sorry, try this link:

That worked. Thanks.

I refer to the last message in the forum. If I'm not mistaken the cnxadslctl
service starts fine but, the interface is not found, ie ifconfig ppp0 gives a
Device not found. Is that correct?

What does lspci -v has to say?
Have you modprobe CnxADSL.o? Check with lsmod...
Are you using the right kernel for the module?
What's in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-ppp0?

Beside that, it might help to have a look at the logs: check if cnxadslctl has
its own log or read the docs to find out if it uses syslog. I seem to remember
that there's something in /var/log/messeges...

Can't think of anything else right now. I'll download the packages and have a
look at them.

--
Software is like sex: it's better when it's free -- [Linus Torvalds]

Fabio Marini - RHCT 608002292700226
To reply: news [at] mamakin1976 [dot] plus [dot] com