How to get online?

[john in vt.]

Hi,
I can’t get online with Ubuntu.
Back ground. I have a duel boot HD WinXP/Ubuntu.
I have a CD from my phone Co. “Easy Internet” Don’t know where or when to put it in.
Also have my Access code, user name and password. The terminology is deferent, and I don’t what goes goes where.
I just put this on my computer the other day, hope you can help.
John in vt.

[jrev]

What sort of telephone line have you got ? RTC ? Broad band ?
What sort of ubuntu version ? Dapper Drake or something newer ?

[Golyadkin]

What you should do is the following:

1. Boot into Windows XP and click on Start > Run...
2. Then type "cmd" without the quotes and press [Enter]
3. Type the command "ipconfig /all" without the quotes and press [Enter]
4. Write down on a piece of paper the numbers it gives you for ip-address, dns servers, default gateway and so on.
5. Boot into Ubuntu
6. Left click on the Network Manager icon (looks like two monitors) on the top right, and chose "Manual Configuration".
7. Click on Wired Connection and click the [Properties] button.
8. Fill out the numbers in the right places, from the piece of paper you wrote it on.
9. Close the Windows by clicking [Ok].

Now you should be online!

[bluetracer]

It sounds like you're using a dialup connection. As long as you've got the phone number it calls, your username and your password, you won't need to use the CD from your service provider.

There is a thread here about getting dialup modems working in Linux.

Hope this helps.

[sailor2001]

in ubuntu: system/network dhcp most likely..or are you in dial-up? If dial-up check synaptics / wvdial

[bluetracer]

Further to the above, it might well be as simple as installing gnome-ppp

Go to System / Administration / Synaptic Package Manager

Click Search, type in gnome-ppp and hit the Search button. Right-click gnome-ppp where it appears and choose Mark for Installation. Click the Apply button in the toolbar.

Then go to Applications / Internet / Gnome PPP

Put in the username, password and access number in the relevant boxes and click connect.

[p_quarles]

Originally Posted by bluetracer Further to the above, it might well be as simple as installing gnome-ppp Go to System / Administration / Synaptic Package Manager Click Search, type in gnome-ppp and hit the Search button. Right-click gnome-ppp where it appears and choose Mark for Installation. Click the Apply button in the toolbar. Then go to Applications / Internet / Gnome PPP Put in the username, password and access number in the relevant boxes and click connect.

How is he supposed to do that if he doesn't have an internet connection in linux? Synaptic doesn't work in Windows.

Anyway, the bottom line is this: you can't use the easy-setup CD in linux. If you tell us what kind of internet connection you're trying to get (wireless, ethernet or dial-up) we'll most likely be able to set you up.

[bluetracer]

Originally Posted by p_quarles How is he supposed to do that if he doesn't have an internet connection in linux? Synaptic doesn't work in Windows.

I'm pretty sure that gnome-ppp is on the CD, so he wouldn't need an Internet connection to install it.

Could be wrong, of course.

[john in vt.]

Jrev,
RTC? I don’t know what that is. I’m on dial-up. I have “Ubuntu version 6.06”

The modem is a US Robotics 56K PCI Faxmodem for windows. (Maybe I can’t use
This?) I have the drivers on CD.

P-quarles,
I’m on dial-up and new to all this.

Everybody,

I’m totally new at this and hope someone can tell me a quick easy way to get on.
I’m sorry for being so long in getting back,
Please don’t lose faith will try,
Hope to here from you,
John in vt.

[bluetracer]

No worries, we all were new to this once.

Try installing gnome-ppp as per the instructions in my first post above. This is a little program that, assuming Ubuntu has installed your modem ok (probably), will let you put in your access number, username and password, and get you online.

To save you scrolling, you can install gnome-ppp as follows:

Go to System / Administration / Synaptic Package Manager

Click Search, type in gnome-ppp and hit the Search button. Right-click gnome-ppp where it appears and choose Mark for Installation. Click the Apply button in the toolbar.

Then go to Applications / Internet / Gnome PPP

Put in the username, password and access number in the relevant boxes and click connect.