Noobie with Ubuntu and Linux Please Help

[mitch mcneil]

>From: Alex Combas <alex.combas at gmail.com>
>Reply-To: Alex Combas <alex.combas at gmail.com>
>CC: Ubuntu Canada <ubuntu-ca at lists.ubuntu.com>
>Subject: Re: Noobie with Ubuntu and Linux Please Help
>Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2005 00:27:03 -0700
>
>On 4/17/05, Daniel Robitaille <robitaille at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Mon, 2005-18-04 at 00:24 -0400, mitch mcneil wrote:
> >
> > >     Well I need help. I have just installed uduntu on my computer, I 
>have
> > > never worked with linux before and I would like some help setting up 
>my
> > > internet connection. I have Bell Sympatico and they have support that 
>I just
> > > don't understand. Please any help would be my lifesaver (from my 
>wife).
> >
> > It doesn't work at all? Is that dialup or an adsl/dsl type of internet
> > connection with Bell Sympatico?  I'm using Telus DSL here in B.C, and
> > internet connection in Ubuntu just worked automatically for me.
> >
>
>Im also using telus adsl and it works perfectly, but I used to use
>a dialup modem, so I know setting that up can be difficult.
>
>If you're on dialup then we'll need to know what type of card it is,
>isa, or pci.
>Also what model of card it is, be as specific as possible.
>
>
>
>
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Hello,

No it's a ADSL connection, on the support page for Bell it says that I need 
to install a pppoe daemon and install about four differant files into my 
local/bin/urs. I have know clue on how to do this? I have been a long time 
user of Macs and windows so without a GUI I'm a little stuck. I used fedora 
core (not online) for a month and fell in love with the Linux idea. With a 
little research I found out Ubuntu and felt that this is the distro that is 
for me.

mitch

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