[ubuntu-za] iBurst desktop modem setup

[Robert Holm]

Could someone please help me to get my desktop modem working.

I ran pppoeconf and everything seemed to go well,and I got the message
"Plugin rp-pppoe.so loaded."

The network icon shows "no network connection", and clicking on "Dial up
connections" and selecting "connect to dsl-provider via modem" has no
effect.

Running ifconfig gives:
rob at ubuntu:~$ ifconfig
eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:02:2A:E2:EC:99  
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:201 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:186 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 
          RX bytes:12060 (11.7 KB)  TX bytes:11653 (11.3 KB)
          Interrupt:11 Base address:0x6000 

lo        Link encap:Local Loopback  
          inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
          inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 b)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)

using ifconfig ppp0 gives:
rob at ubuntu:~$ ifconfig ppp0
ppp0: error fetching interface information: Device not found

And I tried the following:
rob at ubuntu:~$ plog /etc/ppp/peers/dsl-provider
May  5 20:12:34 ubuntu pppd[6210]: Connect: ppp0 <--> eth0
May  5 20:12:34 ubuntu pppd[6210]: Warning - secret
file /etc/ppp/pap-secrets has world and/or group access
May  5 20:12:34 ubuntu pppd[6210]: Warning - secret
file /etc/ppp/pap-secrets has world and/or group access
May  5 20:12:35 ubuntu pppd[6210]: Remote message: Authentication failed
May  5 20:12:35 ubuntu pppd[6210]: PAP authentication failed
May  5 20:12:35 ubuntu pppd[6210]: Connection terminated.
May  5 20:12:35 ubuntu pppd[6210]: Exit.

And I tried:


rob at ubuntu:~$ sudo dhclient eth0
[sudo] password for rob:
Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Client V3.0.5
Copyright 2004-2006 Internet Systems Consortium.
All rights reserved.
For info, please visit http://www.isc.org/sw/dhcp/

Listening on LPF/eth0/00:02:2a:e2:ec:99
Sending on   LPF/eth0/00:02:2a:e2:ec:99
Sending on   Socket/fallback
DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 8
DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 15
DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 8
No DHCPOFFERS received.
No working leases in persistent database - sleeping.

I really don't know the significance, if any, of all this, but I decided
to provide as much info as I know how.

Of course I get no joy from the iBurst "Customer Care"

Please help.

Robert