DSL Support in Ubuntu 9.10 (AEI Canada)

[David Robert Lewis (ethnopunk)]

Reeyarn wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 12:16 PM, Lawrence Houston
> <ubuntu at greenfield.dyndns.org> wrote:
>
>   
>> I am having problems with the DSL Support within Ubuntu 9.10, it fails to
>> connected to my DSL Provider (AEI - Canada).  Although Ubuntu 8.04's
>> Network Manager lacks DSL Support, I am able to connect to AEI from the
>> Live CDs for Ubuntu 8.10 and 9.04!!!  Hence it appears to be a problem
>> specific to Ubuntu 9.10...  Any Ideas???
>>
>> NOTE: The DSL Modem is an OvisLink OV303R2
>>
>> Lawrence Houston  --  (ubuntu at greenfield.dyndns.org)
>>     
>
> Hi Lawrence, If network manager failed,
> you could try sudo apt-get install pppoeconf.
>
>
>   
There is a bug in Network Manager. You can connect via sudo pppoeconf, 
but adding the network manager repos  and getting the update is recommended:

http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-setup-networkmanager-work-with-pppoe-connection-on-ubuntu-9-10-karmic.html