PPPoE Configuration in Open SUSE

[Plasma_Snake]

I'm a Linux N00b and recently installed Open SUSE 10.3. I've a BSNL 512Kbps UL plan and need to configure the PPPoE connection in it. Please tell me the detailed procedure to do so.

[hellknight]

Check out the tutorial in the Tutorial section by NucleusKore You'll certainly get help from there..

[Rahim]

Here is that Excellent one from NukleusCore

[arupch]

Its simple. Use Yast - configure network device - configure dsl - and ou're done. If you can't do it yourself follow the guide by NukleusCore.

OT
Why 10.3 why not 11?

[FilledVoid]

Stickied the above Guide by NucleusKore.

[Plasma_Snake]

I'm using GNOME desktop environment. I did exactly what the NucleusKore showed in his guide but still not able to connect to the Internet. I had 2 differences shown in the guide:

1. As username Nucleus Kore entered some email ID type username whilst my username is just a name.
2. Moreover it never asked me about Kinternet but I installed it anyways. I double Click it, nothing happens. There's No Icon on desktop either that the screenshot shows, will be there on successful network establishment.

If it helps I'll post screenshots of my Network Config process just like Nucleus Kore so that you guys can have a better understanding of the problem and I too can finally move on to FOSS.

[FilledVoid]

PM NucleusKore he might have missed this thread .

[praka123]

do you have broadband "configured" on your router/modem? then ,use yast and enable dhcp ,pointing to 192.168.1.1 gateway.

In bridge mode ,most distros allow "pppoe-setup " to configure.later u can use "pppoe-start" and "pppoe-stop" to control

[NucleusKore]

Originally Posted by FilledVoid

PM NucleusKore he might have missed this thread .

Originally Posted by Plasma_Snake

I'm using GNOME desktop environment. I did exactly what the NucleusKore showed in his guide but still not able to connect to the Internet. I had 2 differences shown in the guide:

1. As username Nucleus Kore entered some email ID type username whilst my username is just a name.
2. Moreover it never asked me about Kinternet but I installed it anyways. I double Click it, nothing happens. There's No Icon on desktop either that the screenshot shows, will be there on successful network establishment.

If it helps I'll post screenshots of my Network Config process just like Nucleus Kore so that you guys can have a better understanding of the problem and I too can finally move on to FOSS.

No I did not miss it, I simply cannot understand why KInternet was not asked for during set up. Something has gone wrong here and I can't quite figure out what it is.

Please go through the tutorial again, repeat the steps, no harm, and observe what happens at each step, any variations. Delete the network card configuration and add it again in YaST.

Make sure you "Enable Device Control for Non-root User via KInternet" (see tutorial), as well as smppd (see tutorial).

[praka123]

Gnome means kinternet may not be by default ,kinternet being a kde app

My advice is to make shortcuts for pppoe-start and pppoe-stop command to your top panel on Gnome.add urself to wheel ,dip,dialout whatever respective group to gain rights to switch on and off pppoe internet

[NucleusKore]

Also note that installing KInternet in GNOME means you are adding kdebase and other KDE components. This means that a system reboot is called far and this has been mentioned in the tutorial. If you install KInternet and try to open it immediately it's not going to work.

[Plasma_Snake]

Funny thing is that smppd was enabled By default when I checked the services initially and I'm also facing Boot problems which I've mentioned in separate thread. Also tell me how do you embed those pictures in your post so that next time I too can show you guys, what is happening on my end...

[praka123]

choose the url and place it inside a [img ] ` [/img]

[Plasma_Snake]

My Skydrive account is not functioning properly so can I upload the screenshots here?

[Faun]

upload it on imageshack.us
It will give you forum thumbnail code after upload, paste that code here

[Plasma_Snake]

Well here it goes then. I've uploaded the files at both Imageshack and in my Skydrive account but here I'm giving Imageshack links. If this doesn't works then I'll try with Skydrive ones.
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[NucleusKore]

1. Uncheck enable ipv6 from Global Options and reboot your system
2. In the DSL configuration window I find your modem IP a bit strange 10.0.0.38???

Your network settings are fine except what I mentioned in step 1 above.
So execute step 1.
Delete the dsl configurations (you named BSNL) you made through YaST and reboot your system
Now start the process of setting up the DSL connection again

[Plasma_Snake]

The modem's IP was 10.0.0.138, just as in your pics. Also when I first configured the network according to the guide, I didn't got any error of KInternet not being installed or of smppd being OFF, it was ON already. Moreover I did all that you mentioned in your above post but still nothing happens. I get that KInternet icon of Male type connector and when I select 'Dial In' nothing happens, no indication of dialing process or nothing. Below are the screen shots of my KInternet's config. For me the only measure left is to either re-install KInternet or the whole OS again.

[Rahim]

I remember about my problem and it seems Kinternet use to dial eth0 and not dsl0. So i had to right-click on kinternet icon and disconnect eth0 interface and then dial dsl0. You should give it a try.

You dont have to reinstall the whole OS. You might delete your dsl0 and eth0 connections and start from scratch from YaST ->Network

[Plasma_Snake]

Well in the afternoon I fired up Linux and started KInternet. Dialed in and voila it got connected but my past experiences told me not to get my hopes up yet, so I opened Firefox and allowed the home page to load. my suspicion was True. Page failed to load and the error message was unable to contact the server. So any way here's what I found and this is what you have to make out my problem from. Please do something Nucleus Kore babu.

[Rahim]

Why are you logged as "root" user?
I really dont understand what went wrong. I use KDE 3.5 and i set up Ethernet as DHCp and then created a DSL connection and provided my Dataone a/c details, make sure you enter username@dataone without the ".in"
and rebooted, and just clicked on the icon on system tray to connect.
I still think you should delete those configs and restart again and plz use "normal" user to login and then give root password when prompted when you open YaST.

[Plasma_Snake]

As far as Dataone details go I just gave my normal username and password, nothing more like @ something something. Is this where problem lies? Nucleus, get out out of your Kore and hear my plea...

[NucleusKore]

I am really stumped

Did you disable ipv6 and reboot?

[Rahim]

Originally Posted by Plasma_Snake

As far as Dataone details go I just gave my normal username and password, nothing more like @ something something. Is this where problem lies? Nucleus, get out out of your Kore and hear my plea...

Yes you have to give your username as username@dataone without the ".in"

[Plasma_Snake]

OK will append that and let you all know.

[praka123]

PPPoE Configuration in Open SUSE

[Plasma_Snake]

Well initially I thought of doing so but I don't know my VCI and VCP number and the default values, i.e. 0 and 35 don't work.

@ Nucleus Kore, Clarify these 2 things to me:

1. In DSL Configuration we have left the tickbox ticked where it say "Enable Device Control for non-root user via KInternet" BUT at Network Card configuration menu it hasn't been selected, what to do?
2. In DSL Configuration where we have to give username and password, what is the format of giving username? In Windows I just give my plain username and password and hit the Connect button to get connected.

I can bear the messed up Boot Config on GRUB but can't bear the messed up network as it is proving too much daunting thing preventing me from migrating to Linux.

[NucleusKore]

Originally Posted by Plasma_Snake

Well initially I thought of doing so but I don't know my VCI and VCP number and the default values, i.e. 0 and 35 don't work.

If you are getting a VPI/VCI box to fill you are using PPPoA and not PPPoE. That is one mistake. Make sure you set up as PPPoE

Originally Posted by Plasma_Snake

1. In DSL Configuration we have left the tickbox ticked where it say "Enable Device Control for non-root user via KInternet" BUT at Network Card configuration menu it hasn't been selected, what to do?
2. In DSL Configuration where we have to give username and password, what is the format of giving username? In Windows I just give my plain username and password and hit the Connect button to get connected.

Network config is fine don't fiddle with it
Username and password is the same as your windows configuration. If you set up your connection in windows yourself then you'll know. If your ISP did it for you, call them and ask for instructions to set up on windows. Don't tell them linux as they will simply say we don't support linux and keep the phone down.

[Rahim]

arey bhai how many times do i have to repeat before you understand? suppose yourusername is plasma, as entered in windows then, just enter plasma@dataone as the username and make sure you are using PPPoE and not PPPoA as pointed by NukleusKore and quite frankly you dont need those entries.
Sorry if i sound rude....i think you are not reading my post

[Plasma_Snake]

Rahim Bhai you are confusing me. In the last post Nucleus Kore is saying that the Username should be as in the Windows so acc to that in Linux too my username would be "Sideshwari" but you are saying it should be like "Sideshwari@dataone". Whose right, please don't puzzle me. BTW Is Username and password Case-Sensitive?