Michel Posted March 1, 2003 Report Share Posted March 1, 2003 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 ................ 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... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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