On Monday 19 February 2007, Ryan Li wrote: >Dear Fedora User Community, > >I feel like a total idiot by asking such a question but... > >I can't connect my Fedora Core 6 to an ADSL internet connection. There's > no problem using a Cable internet connection since I don't need to > enter a username or password, >but when I want to connect to the internet using ADSL, I must verify my >Username and Password. >In what menu can I go about doing this? Or how should I go about doing > this? > >I went into: Applications -> Settings-Modules -> Internet & Network -> >Network Settings >and I set the IP Address, Netmask, Default Gateway -and in the Advanced >Settings I filled in the Description, Broadcast, and Gateway. That was > all set in the Network Interfaces tab. And in the Routes tab, I had to > set the Default Gateway once again. What am I missing? > >Is this not the correct place to enter the settings for an ADSL internet >connection? >Where should/can I enter the Username and Password so the ISP can verify > my account? > >Sincerely, >Ryan (FC6 User) It is ONE of the places you'll need to set that up. If you aren't using a router, then you'll need to go get PPPoE and install it, then setup iptables to do some NAT translation so you can use a private (192.168.x.x) address block and filter the net at the same time. Its a bit more complex than that and not really coverable in one message, but ask as you proceed for better answers... -- Cheers, Gene "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Yahoo.com and AOL/TW attorneys please note, additions to the above message by Gene Heskett are: Copyright 2007 by Maurice Eugene Heskett, all rights reserved.
