[ubuntu-in] BSNL Broadband does not work through Network Manager Applet in Ubuntu 9.10

[Onkar Shinde]

On Sat, Dec 5, 2009 at 7:45 PM, Ramnarayan.K <ramnarayan.k at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi
>
> On Sat, Dec 5, 2009 at 5:14 PM, $reehari <theneoindian at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hi . First of all i don't see any reason why you need to configure dsl in
>> network manager . Doesn't your modem auto connect to the internet ??? almost
>> all modems do .. the way most of us connect to dataone (or any other adsl )
>> is to configure the connection in the modem itself , i.e give the usename ,
>> password and other info in the modem and tell it to always remain connected
>> . Then in Ubuntu , the next only step remaining is to give the DNS address
>> in the network manager app . Then , conecerning your problems wid network
>> manager appp like no option to connect and it forgetting the new connections
>> etc , as far as i know it has got some bugs , especially with setting static
>> ip etc . If such anomalies persist in network manager , try WICD . I use
>> wicd instead of network manager ..
>
> Inline posting would be helpful
>
> First this is a password based connection ?? needs a user name and
> password and Auto eth0 does not do it so it *has* to be setup with the
> ADSL option.  Yes this normally works but so far it has not and after
> a recent update network manager seems to even buggier the only thing
> is that it makes sure that Mobile broadband devices work well.
>
> So don't want to mess with WICD unless i know these also work there.

This has been discussed endlessly in this list and at many places on internet.

It all depends on how you setup your connection and your modem/router.
1. You can put your router in bridge mode and then configure the
connection client on your machine. This seems to be default because
the technician installing the connection does not know any other way.
Ideally the connection configured this way should just show as DSL
connection in NM. If it doesn't then some problem with NM or
configuration.
2. You can put the router in routed mode, configure connection on the
device and simply put your machine in DHCP mode (roaming mode in case
of NM). This is ideal setup in most of the situations and specifically
when you have more than one machines. This works perfectly with NM.

Take your pick.


Onkar