Internet access : connecting to broadbans using log-in and password ??

[Colin Law]

2009/8/26 Vincent Trouilliez <vincent.trouilliez at modulonet.fr>:
> On Wed, 26 Aug 2009 08:38:42 +0100
> Colin Law <clanlaw at googlemail.com> wrote:
>
>> So when you try and connect to the internet does it come up with a
>> page asking for username/password?
>
> The Windows connections assisstant asks for the password of course
> (also pre-filled since entering it in the wizard before).
>
>> If so where does this page come from, what is the address in the browser title bar?
>

Sorry, my question was unclear, for both of these I meant what happens
in Ubuntu when you try and connect to the internet.

Colin

> I don't understand.  There is no browser at this point. We used Windows
> to set up the conenction, and entered our Username and PW as required.
> Then whenever we start this connection (read: double click on it in the
> connection manager of Windows, in the control panel), it pops up the
> dialog box with the username and password pre-filled, then we just
> click "connect/ok", and windows connects us to the iunternet. Then we
> can start a web browser or whatever, and use the net.
>
> Why do I feel that I am talking chinese ?! :-(
> It's all so simple, I don't understand how what I am asking is
> unclear :-/
>
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> Vince
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