Re: Checking internet connection without a winbox

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On 18/07/06, Mikkel L. Ellertson <mikkel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I think we have a terminology problem here. You do not dial out on a
cable modem.

I'm sorry for the confusion. We say "to dial" instead of "to make the
conneciton" because that is the meaning of "to dial" in our language.
I now know that in English "to dial" is the making of a connection on
a telephone _only_. Sorry.

Depending on what your cable system uses, and what
modem you have, you may need to create a PPPoE connection, or
another type of link of the same type. Some cable modems, as well as
some DSL modems, can be configured to create this link for you, so
all you need to do is make a standard Ethernet connection to it.

The particular modem in question cannot be configured to make the
connection on it's own. The ocmputer must be the component making the
connection.

The Windows software from the cable company creates the connection
between your computer and the cable company. There is probably Linux
software to do the same thing, but because your cable company does
not supply a pre-configured software package for Linux, we have to
know what they are using so we can advise you about the software to
use, and how to set it up. (This is why I prefer to set up the modem
to create the connection - it becomes an OS neutral connection.) You
can probably get all the information you need from your router. Look
at the WAN connection information. It should tell you the connection
type, and the username/password you need to use.

Thanks, Mikkel. This is the information:

WAN Type: L2TP
IP Mode: Dynamic IP Address
Server IP Address: Lns4.actcom.net.il
L2TP Account: etykot@CActcom
L2TP Password: SecretPassword

What program is capable of creating this type of connection?

Thanks in advance. I very much appreciate the help.

Dotan Cohen
http://what-is-what.com

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