ADSL issues was ot-no free lunch and UI issues

[Lennart Sorensen]

On Tue, Jan 03, 2006 at 06:57:02PM +0000, paul sutton wrote:
> I think the ADSL connection problem is something to do with the tool 
> that helps me set it up,  when I run the tool from the kde menu it 
> promts for the root password,  then jumps to a console window, where it
> tries to run something, can't and closes the window (very quickly),  I 
> think whatever tool it tries and runs, is one that needs special 
> permission to be started from a konsole window to run in X,
> 
> Is there a ADSL tool i can run from a normal commadn line that does the 
> same thing,  I'ts under internet / connection on the KDE menu,  there 
> must be a console set up tool somewhere.
> 
> I am using Kanotix 2005-4 - lite,  having done an apt-get dist upgrade 
> etc  earlier, (I was using a RC before),  so I am now running the full 
> lite version,  or is there a way to run dhclient automaticaly upon
> startup so it finds the hub / router / internet connection. I was hoping 
> doing this would fix it, 

pppoeconf has worked for me in the past.

man interfaces should do if you just have to setup dhcp instead.  Around
here pppoe is most common for adsl connections though, and dhcp for
cablemodems.

Len Sorensen
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