[ale] DirecTV DSL and RH Linux 7.1

[Greg]

Hello, Jim:
	First you might want to call Tech Support (the times that I have called
them on a Linux problem, they did not bat an eye and went ahead and
helped) - since you are paying for it. Ok, other than that...

	Make sure your modem/router is up and working. On mine, it is ok when I get
2 green lights.  Make sure that you have a straight cable and not a
crossover cable from your PC to the modem/router. Look up your card on the
Linux Hardware list and make sure you are using the right driver.  See if
you can ping your modem/router (the address is given to you) and then see if
you can bring up your web interface to your modem/router (in a web browser
hit http://address - it should be in IP address form, i.e. 123.123.13.2 or
some such).  If you get to the interface, make sure you see a green "up" for
the Telocity Gateway, the Internet connection is on and the Telocity
Connection. You can peruse and print out the Connection Details and Advanced
Information/Diagnostics if you want.  Also given are such things as speed,
max load , average load, DNS addresses, and a slew of other stuff.  It is
only seen from your side.  It is very helpful info for seeing if it is your
problem, a connection problem, or a Telocity problem.  Make sure you are
using your router/modem for your gateway, too.

Here are some links that I have/found that might help you:

Linux Ethernet HOW-TO:  http://www.linuxdocs.org/HOWTOs/Ethernet-HOWTO.html
Red Hat Hardware Compatibility List
http://hardware.redhat.com/hcl/?pagename=hcl

	Good Luck,

	Greg Canter

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Seymour [mailto:jseymou5 at bellsouth.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2002 1:38 PM
> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
> Subject: [ale] DirecTV DSL and RH Linux 7.1
>
>
> Hi all,
> 	Just got DirecTV DSL the other weekend and am trying to
> sort out some
> problems with the connection.  The instructions for linux basically say
> enable DHCP and reboot.  ADSL times out everytime I boot linux and I
> have to start it (interface) manually with the Network Configurator. I
> am totally new to networking so please excuse what is probably a simple
> question to most of you. As you can guess it starts up perfectly under
> macroslop98. Should I have something special in my modules.conf? Right
> now its "alias eth0 tulip" for the Linksys LNE100TX card.  TIA for any
> and all help.
> --
>
>
> Jim Seymour
> ICQ 60268553
> jseymou5 at bellsouth.net
> I use OS/2 Warp 4 and Red Hat Linux 7.1
> Windows is best used to eat up space on an oversized
> partition.
>
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