alcatel speedtouch

[Michel]

Because I combined some explanations on the web to get it to work I'll write them here (as short as I can). I hope this can help.So, a lot of this, you'll find on the normal websites for the alcatel speedtouch usb.This is for the pppoa-protocol, but maybe the pppoe-version isn't so different( but I don't know->using pppoa):

 

1)This is probably installed already if the modem was detected duirng installation of Mandrake and the rpm (with the module I believe) for the modem is then installed, else:

 

-install the ppp-package(needed by the speedtouch-rpm). You can first try to install the speedtouch-rpm, but it will probably complain that the ppp-package has to be installed:

 

*ppp-2.4.0-2.i386.rpm(there are more recent ones located here->) from

http://rpmfind.net/linux/rpm2html/search.p...ubmit=Search+...

 

 

*(speedtouch-package)speedtouch-1.0-3mdk.i586.rpm from

http://rpmfind.net/linux/rpm2html/search.p....&system=&arch=

( http://rpmfind.net/)

(there are MAYBE more recent tar-packages and maybe also rpm, but this will work)

 

2)be sure you have pppoaX with X a number: you can do "locate pppoa". I had pppoa installed, but I don't know if this is because of the packages...It was located in "/usr/bin/" with me

(I find " locate" very good command, but you have to do "updatedb" as root to make a database before you can use it)

 

3)add these lines to /etc/modules.conf if they aren't there yet(this will load the modules automatically I've read)(where there with me):

alias char-major-108 ppp_generic

alias tty-ldisc-14 ppp_synctty

 

4)get the driver-package from the alcatel side(and serach for the usb speedtouch modem). It contains mgmt.o. Unzip the package with

"tar -xvzf (name package)" (for .tar.gz packages).

 

some typing (copying) now

5)go to /etc/ppp and fill in your username and internetpasword in the files "chap" and "pap" like this:

'your_login' * 'your_password' *

(Don't forget to save)

->Go to the file " options" in the same dir and fill it with the following text:

lock

defaultroute

noipdefault

holdoff 1#I assigned same values as in /etc/pp/peers/adsl

maxfail 0

persist

asyncmap 0

 

This text is maybe not so good, because I don't know the exact meaning of it. I copied it and changed it somewhat.

 

 

6)go to /etc/ppp/peers:

Change in the file adsl the text(if the file isn,'t there create it):

Here is the text:

 

debug

kdebug 1

noipdefault

defaultroute

pty "/usr/bin/pppoa3 -vpi your_vpi -vci your_vci" #look where pppoaX is located for you

sync # vpi and vci numbers: see ->

user "your_login" #http://linux-usb.sourceforge.net/SpeedTouch/faq.html#q12

novjccomp # don't forget to change "your_login" above to your internet-loginname

noaccomp

nopcomp

nomagic

noccp

asyncmap 0

usepeerdns

holdoff 1

persist

maxfail 0

.

 

7) copy the text above and cpoy it to file:/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/net_speedtouch.default(I assume it is your default coonection)

 

8)In the same directory: change draconnect_conf and drakconnect_conf.default (both have the same content) to the right values:

(sorry can't open them now, else you have to ask somenone what things are located in this file: you can also use mandrakeinternetwizard in the controlcentrum of Mandrake and make the default internet-account, but maybe it will overwrite /etc/ppp/.... and /net_speedtouch.default.So, save them first)

It is something like this:

Interface:ppp0(with me, but I think this is ok)

loginname:your_loginname

provider:provider.country

...

 

If needed make the following symlink(if resolv.conf is located in /etc this will not go and is not needed then):

search for resolv.conf (locate resilv.conf): probably in /etc/ppp then (if not in /etc itself->no need to do this then) and do:

 

ln -s /etc/ppp/resolv.conf /etc/resolv.conf ( or ln -s (where resolv.conf is located)/resolv.conf /etc/resolv.conf

 

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I've used the following sites:

http://benoit.papillault.free.fr/speedtouc...ch/user.en.php3

http://linux-usb.sourceforge.net/SpeedTouch/howto.html

 

If you can still not use the modem I advise the above 2 websites that contain more info.

Try it and I hope it will work...