connect to an ISP provider

Colin Law clanlaw at googlemail.com
Thu Jul 16 06:34:33 UTC 2009


2009/7/16 nico dehert <ndhert at gmail.com>:
> I looked into the documentation (help.ubuntu.org/9.04/index.html / Internet)
> I am not sure what applies: there is a choice: wired / wireless /
> mobile broadband / VPN / DSL.
> If my wireless connection is active, wireless must apply. But the webpage
> doesn't provide any further information from the point where wireless is
> active what to to next (?).
> I also tried with the fixed ethernet port on my portable  : in Network
> Manager, disabled wireless, Edit connections, clicked on 'Wired',
> entered the MAC address of my fixed network card, in IPV4 Setting
> left Method to Automatic (DHCP) which is the default, clicked
> Apply. This created a line "Wired connection 1"
> But in Network Manager it says: Wired Network: device not managed (?)
>
>
> I believe, I really need to do something equivalent as in Windows,
> once wireless connection active or wired connection defined :make
> the connection with my ISP provider, giving username and password,
> but can't find in the doc something about that ...
>

The user name and password required to connect to the ISP have to be
entered into your modem/router (the thing that plugs into the phone
socket or whatever).  Look at the instructions for your modem to find
how to do that.

Colin

> In the 'community contributed documentation', I also can't find a
> setup which mentions entering username and password provided by an
> ISP provider (?) help.ubuntu.com/community/InternetHowto
> I believe since my wireless say 'connected', the section
> 'Local Area Network - wireless, ethernet or other' applies,
> "if you connect via a router an a home network, ... the default Ubuntu
> configuration may work without further configuration", I believe this
> sentence applies. But nowhere I find anything about ISP provider and
> its username and password.
>>
>> > On a laptop I installed Ubuntu 9.04 using a CD.
>> > The laptop has a wireless interface that connects to my home
>> > wireless network (via a brand new DLink wireless router).
>>
>>           ..................snip................
>>
>> > How does one setup a connection to an ISP from Ubuntu ?
>> > what is the equivalent procedure to perform ?
>>
>> What are the results of the research you've done so far?
>>
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