[ubuntu-in] bsnl dataone setup on ubuntu - ifconfig error

[आलोक कुमार]

Hi list,

First post, therefore an introduction. I've been using linux of and on
for the past 4 years, and the ubunto desktop installation has been one
of the easiest I've tried, having done installs with RH 4 thru FC4.
I'm looking forward to contribute.

However there is a problem.
I've been trying to make my dataone broadband connection work on
ubuntu. The modem/router I have is a huawei mt882, connecting via
ethernet (not via usb)

When I give the first command, as mentioned under "Ethernet
Connection" on http://www.ubuntu-in.org/wiki/Broadband_Howto#BSNL_DataOne
, I get the error

<snip, but not verbatim>
$ sudo ifconfig eth0 192.168.1.2
SIOCSIFADDR: No such device
eth0: ERROR while getting interface flags: No such device.
</snip>

The page mentioned above doesn't mention how to handle this error.

The modem/router and ethernet card work fine on other installs present
in the same machine.

The ethernet card is an iNTEX "Wake On" Lan, 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Card
Plug & Play.

Does one need to additionally install some kernel modules after the
default 6.06 install and if so, how do I find which one to install?
The PC I am using is assembled, intel P4.

I would also like to add more information to the
http://www.ubuntu-in.org/wiki/Broadband_Howto#BSNL_DataOne page based
on the resolution, but first, I have to find the resoution :) hence
this email. I don't mind spending some time in finding out more about
ifconfig but that's not my primary intent of using ubuntu so would
appreciate help.

Many thanks, hope to contribute more to the ubuntu community after get
this working.

Regards
Alok

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