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!! How to configure a Woosh Modem using the Ethernet cable under Linux
- These modems speak PPPoE. The following instructions are for Debian Woody.
+ These modems speak PPPoE.
+
+!
The following instructions are for Debian Woody.
<verbatim>
apt-get install pppoe
</verbatim>
@@ -52,8 +54,40 @@
pon dsl-provider
</verbatim>
And you should be away.
+
+!The following instructions are for Ubuntu (Warty Warthog version).
+
+
+Run the pppoeconf tool (either as root, or use sudo)
+
+<verbatim>
+ pppoeconf
+</verbatim>
+
+If in doubt accept all the default options. Remember when asked for your username enter something of the form:
+
+<verbatim>
+ foobar@woosh.co.nz
+</verbatim>
+
+pppoeconf will set up the file /etc/ppp/peers/dsl-provider and edit /etc/ppp/chap-secrets
+
+If you make a mistake when selecting options there is no option to go back and correct the selection. To correct any errors first finish using pppoecof. Then remove the file /etc/ppp/peers/dsl-provider before running pppoeconf again.
+
+Once pppoeconf has been run with the correct setup you can connect using
+<verbatim>
+ pon dsl-provider
+</verbatim>
+
+To switch off use
+<verbatim>
+ poff
+</verbatim>
+
+
+
!! How to configure a Woosh modem using the USB cable under Linux
For this to work you almost certainly need a recent 2.6 kernel with ipw either available as a module or compiled into the kernel. This works out of the box with Ubuntu Hoary, just plug it in and you will see in dmesg the ipw driver loaded. It'll allocate you a usb tty:
