[ubuntu-in] BSNL Broad Band

[Manish Sinha]

Ramnarayan.K wrote:
> so how should he connect the modem - since his computer *does not have 
> an ethernet port*
>
> should he used USB ??
>
> ram
I am presently using BSNL Broadband and Router is from UTStarcom. The 
USB doesn't work out of box. They provide a CD which has drivers for USB 
provided both for Windows and Linux.
Windows USB driver works perfectly but you have compile the USB driver 
for Linux. I did try it out many many times by installing hell lots of 
tools and kernel headers. Everytime it fails. I went to #ubuntu and 
asked my problem, even gave them the error log only to find out that the 
driver provided was for 2.4.x kernel.

If he gets his USB connection working right that the pppoeconf command 
can connect him to the internet.
I have another connection of Airtel which has Beetal router. USB for 
this works perfectly, creates an interface eth2 and loads the cdc_ether 
module to the kernel.
So I can just assume that it depends on the router provided. Check this 
page from Ubuntu wiki.
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UsbAdslModem
USB adsl modems have always been problematic..

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