rp-pppoe ADSL configuartion question

[davidlasry]

Greetings to the forum,

I'm a native Windows user (don't hold that against me ) and have just installed FC3.

However, i am having trouble getting my PPPoE connection to work. in SU mode, adsl-setup doesn't work. it brings up some sort of "bash" error.

When attempting to install the rp-pppoe package, i get an "already installed error". But when i try to uninstall it vie rpm -e i get a package not installed error.

I have tried googling the probelm, bu have found no advise.

any advise on fixing this problem would be appreciated.

Thanks
David

[flyfishin]

Rebuild the rpm database to clean up the rpm problem:

rpm --rebuilddb

I can't help you with the pppoe issue, I use a Linksys router with my FC3 box and let the router handle the pppoe stuff.

[davidlasry]

flyfishin - thanks for the tip. Tried it but it did not fix the problem.

Anyone have any ideas? :-(

[flyfishin]

What happens if you try to upgrade the rpm instead of installing it?

rpm -Uvh rpmfile

[davidlasry]

This is what i get when trying to upgrade:
Preparing... ########################################### [100%]
package rp-pppoe-3.5-22 is already installed
And this is what i get when runing adsl-setup (as SU)
#adsl-setup
bash: adsl-setup: command not found

Late last night i succeded in connecting to the internet through internet-driud. That's how i'm able to copy and paste the output.

[AndyGreen]

What does

rpm -qa | grep pppoe

have to say?

[davidlasry]

[root@localhost david]# rpm -qa | grep pppoe
rp-pppoe-3.5-22
[root@localhost david]#

[AndyGreen]

Do we get the same stonewalling if we try

rpm -e rp-pppoe-3.5-22

? If so, I think the move is to shove the RPM down its throat, since it half believes it has it already

rpm -Uvf --force rp-pppoe-3.5-22.rpm

[davidlasry]

Andy,

Thisi is what i get:

root@localhost david]# rpm -Uvf --force rp-pppoe-3.5-22.i386.rpm
Preparing packages for installation...
rp-pppoe-3.5-22
[root@localhost david]# adsl-setup
bash: adsl-setup: command not found
[root@localhost david]#

[AndyGreen]

See what programs are actually in the package of mystery

rpm -q --list -rp-pppoe | grep bin

[davidlasry]

[root@localhost david]# kdrpm -q -rp-pppoe | grep bin
bash: kdrpm: command not found

[AndyGreen]

lol.... xyzrpm won't be found either... where did the kd come from? kd lang fan?

[davidlasry]

excuse my ignorance, but what's kd?

David

[AndyGreen]

From #11

[root@localhost david]# kdrpm ...

It's just rpm.

[davidlasry]

Although i'd much rather solve the probelm, would re-installing Fc3 and including all pagages solve this probelm. i get similar probelms with FC3 like ifconfig will return a bash error