Noobie with Ubuntu and Linux Please Help

[mitch mcneil]

>From: Andrew VanSpronsen <avanspronsen at gmail.com>
>Reply-To: Andrew VanSpronsen <avanspronsen at gmail.com>
>To: mitch mcneil <mitspooner at hotmail.com>
>CC: ubuntu-ca at lists.ubuntu.com
>Subject: Re: Noobie with Ubuntu and Linux Please Help
>Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2005 14:52:32 -0400
>
>Hi Mitch,
>
>Assuming all is well and your hardware has been detected properly you 
>should
>just be able to open up a terminal and type: sudo pppoeconf
>The utility will walk you through the setup. I have not done this myself;
>perhaps Alex will have more details if you run into problems with the setup
>process.
>
>Feel free to come by the #Ubuntu-ca IRC channel and we can walk you through
>it if you think that would help.
>
>Andrew
>
>On 4/18/05, mitch mcneil <mitspooner at hotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > >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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