DSL upgrade issues

[Keith Clark]

I just upgraded my computer to 9.10 and now I'm having trouble with
connecting to the internet using my Ethernet connected DSL modem

I searched around and found one possible solution by using sudo
pppoeconfig.  This sort of works.  Pidgin/Empathy will no longer connect
to their servers.  The network icon also shows I'm not connected.
Ubuntu One shows I'm not connected.

After rebooting I also have to go through the whole thing all over again
from scratch.

Very, very irritating.

Any help solving this would be appreciated.

Keith