Setting up PPPoE in Slackware 12.

[praka123]

^well,slackware is a lil bit tough for a beginner.
still,hanging means ur video or some modules are not well supported.
solution will be to build driver for ur intel onboard graphics.also audio needs lot of modules to be loaded apart from alsaconf detecting it.

I suggest,you read the slackware documentation and try!
else get some slackware based distro like slax or Debian GNU/Linux -these are all able to run in minimum hardware reqmnts.

*www.slackwarehelp.org/
^this forum can be really helpful for u

 

[Renny]

I baught a LAN card for my PC,

Now plz tell me how to setup the connection, I'm havin to go to the browsin centre each time to post my queries so plz give me complete details .

 

[praka123]

@rahul:reading slackbook is ur info as nobody here seems using slackware.
*www.linuxquestions.org/questions/slackware-14/help-with-setting-up-pppoe-391228/
*www.slackbook.org/html/index.html

edit:I think slackware uses the same rp-pppoe for broadband.
u can open a terminal and type "su -" and give root password to get a root terminal.then run "pppoe-setup" to configure the connection.
but before that,verify ur eth0(lan card) is up in "ifconfig" output.

 

[Renny]

but before that,verify ur eth0(lan card) is up in "ifconfig" output.

My LAN card does'nt show up as eth0,
however when i connected thru USB it shows up as eth0.

 

[mehulved]

What does it show up as when you connect via LAN card? What company's LAN card did you get?
Also, IMO better try something like debian, else you'll really have to do a lot of head banging to do even minor tasks. Been a long time since I used slackware, so don't remember things so well.

 

[Renny]

Its some cheap company called XTech,

When I connect the router thru usb it shows it up as eth0,

Whereas when i connect thru LAN it shows up as "lo" and someother code below.


And does debain come in 3 DVDs.

 

[praka123]

^Ubuntu.get it.Ubuntu is almost debian.
else parsix seems good imo.

 

[Renny]

I got a Realtek RTL8139 Ethernet card,

Plz tell me how to configure it in slackware,

Plz folks each time im havin to go to the damn browsin centre to post.

 

[praka123]

^u have to work really hard to get slackware up esp if ur a newbie.
OK.
open a terminal.
run "su" and give root's password to get a root terminal.
then run:
/sbin/ifconfig eth0 up
make sure ur lan is up.
ur lancard is supported unless it is a silan fake realtek like card.

now run pppoe-setup.
configure and connect.

 

[mehulved]

First setup your modem in bridged mode. See this tutorial - *sanjaygoel.blogspot.com/2006/12/setting-up-wireless-router-with-airtel.html
Then connect via your LAN card and see if net works. If it doesn't try via USB. It's fine to use USB till LAN card problems are sorted out.