[ubuntu-za] Accessing Internet through ADSL with 5.10 Live

I've never used the live CD (or pppoe for that matter) but the theory
should be the same (I hope). Try open up a terminal (Accessories,
Terminal) and type: 
sudo pppoeconf

This should prompt you for all the details.

J

On Sun, 2005-11-13 at 21:32 +0530, Jayanta Chatterjee wrote:
> Hello,
> I am a newbie running XP-Pro and want to give Linux a try. I have got a
> set of Ubuntu 5.10 CDs ( Live and Install) and as per advice from
> experts am trying out the live version.Till now everything is fine and
> all hardware has been detected and am quite liking the feel of it.
> I would like to connect to the internet from the live CD.Is this
> possible? I have a broad-band connection (ADSL:modem connected through
> ethernet card)
> I got the following from my ISP's site: IP Address;
>  Subnet mask; Default
> Gateway; Preferred DNS; Additional DNS;and using these tried to
> configure *eth0* in Network settings but Don't know how to proceed further.
> Any help would be most welcome.
> Jaycee
>