[ubuntu-uk] Hooking up a machine running Ubuntu to a Mark 1 BT HomeHub

[Rowan]

Hi,

I would love to know how to connect my new US-supplied Ubuntu-running 
machine to a Home Hub (Mark 1, white model). I  do not have, or intend 
to fit, a wireless card in the computer, but it has a multitude of 
Ethernet and USB ports.  I am  only concerned  with connecting via 
Ethernet (or, as a last resort, USB) cable. As you can see from the 
correspondence reproduced below, the manufacturer is not too well up on 
BT and its tyranny!

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Rowan,

There is no printed manual for the LC2430S but it's viewable at the 
following URL:

http://wiki.linuxcertified.com/wiki/downloads/LC2430S/JHL90_4.pdf

Please note it's intended more for Windows rather than Linux.

What type of device is the British Telecom HomeHub? Modem, router, 
access point or a combination? Is it Linux compatible? Please check 
dmesg when connecting to the HomeHub and NetworkManager applet on the 
right side of the top GNOME panel.

Regards,
Gilbert

Rowan <rowan.berkeley at googlemail.com> wrote:


> Model No.: LC2430S (with Ubuntu)
>  
> Hello,
> I received this machine about a week ago. There was no manual included 
> in the box, and I cannot figure out how to connect it to a British 
> Telecom HomeHub Mark 1 (white), which is basically intended to 
> configure itself to Windows and Macs. I have tried Ethernet and USB 
> connections direct to the HomeHub in its immediately post-hard-reset 
> state - i.e. reset to the way it left the factory, then allowed to 
> stabilise for an hour, and in this condition it will recognise and 
> configure itself for a Windows or Mac machine automatically (without 
> need of any installation disc). But it could not see the Linux machine 
> at all, nor could the Linux machine see it in its network connections 
> window. If there should have been a printed manual included with this 
> machine, please send it to the same address I used for ordering and 
> billing, and notify me when to expect it.
>
> yours sincerely,
> Rowan Berkeley
> London, England
>