(Network) Can not connect to internet after install of Ubuntu

[Mario Vukelic]

On Wed, 2008-04-09 at 15:13 +0200, Gerald Dachs wrote:
> For a modem you have to setup pppoe on the ubuntu machine.
> A router should work out of the box.

In principle. Though many devices can act both as a router and a modem,
depending on setting (usually via web browser).

E.g., in Germany it seems that many ISPs stupidly provide you with a
router that is configured as a modem, accompanied by installation
instructions that make you use pppoe on the computer. Talk about stupid.

I have seen this with Alice (but they might have stopped the practice it
seems) and other ISPs. In all cases, I was able to connect to the device
by entering "fritz.box" (or whatever was the case for a particular
device) in the browser's URL bar and reconfigure the device to use pppoe
by itself. Then any PC will automatically connect by DHCP.