Fwd: All Dressed Up and Nowhere to Go (Wireless USB Adapter) -- Correction

[Alex Janssen]

gary hypes said the following on 03/04/2007 12:06 AM:
> Corrected version follows. -gh-
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>
> Room A -- PC/WinXP --> wireless router --> DSL modem --> internet, 
> works fine
>
> Room B -- PC/WinXP --> wireless adapter -- works fine
>
> Room C -- PC/Ubuntu 6.10 --> wireless adapter
>
>
> I've finally gotten my Ubuntu 6.10 system to recognize my Netgear 
> wireless adapter (as wlan0) ... and I've configured it (properly, I 
> think), DHCP, using the same SID I created when I installed the 
> wireless router as the ESSID... and I think it "sees" the wireless 
> router that's hanging off of my WinXP system in room A; under 
> "Networks" an icon pops up that says "Windows Network."
>
> But what I still don't have is any connectivity to the outside world. 
> I feel like I'm missing something, or haven't done something, but I 
> don't know what.
>
> I've tried running pppoeconf, and it sees wlan0, but it keeps coming 
> back saying something about unable to get the ISP to acknowledge the 
> Access Concentrator. Also, in past years, when I've gotten pppoeconf 
> to work over a hard NIC to the DSL modem, it prompted me for username 
> and password information -- something which is not happening with 
> pppoeconf now.
>
> Any suggestions? I'm getting frustrated and desperate enough to think 
> about popping $250 for Ubuntu Canonical tech support. 'Rather not, though.
>
> -- 
> Gary Hypes
>
> "Everything I know I learned at http://www.coasttocoastam.com"
>
> -- 
> Gary Hypes
>
> "Everything I know I learned at http://www.coasttocoastam.com" 
Are you trying to log on to your ISP with your linux box?  You do not 
need to configure pppoe on the linux box. Your router is already logged 
on to your ISP with pppoe and your computer should get a local address 
from the router, which is what it sounds like you're doing from the fact 
that your MS Windows boxes are working.  Your router is the DNS for your 
local network and gateway to the internet.  It will forward all requests 
to your ISP DNS.  Your router is the only device that should be visible 
to the internet.

HTH,
Alex

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