Sunday, January 1, 2012

How To Setup PPPOE dialup (Fivenet, MTNL, Hathway) DSL/ADSL connection on Linux Ubuntu, Mint, Fedora, Sabayon

Just wondering on how to create a PPPoE dialup connection ?..Its very simple...:). Follow the steps below to get on ur Broadband pppOe connection in Linux.

1.> On the desktop, Right click on the network icon (whether connected or not connected). Select "Edit Network Connections" option.



2.> This Opens up a Network Connections manager Window, where you will have to Select "DSL" tab, and the press "Add" button to add a new connection.



3.> Here you have to give name to ur connection like, i have given Fivenet, You may give it MTNL, Hathway or any other, USERNAME, PASSWORD, SERVICE-NAME(IF GIVEN). Also Tick the options "For all users" and "Connect automatically". Now select "WIRED" tab.



3.a> Open Terminal, Type "ifconfig" (w/o quotes) and hit enter. Now look for "eth0" index, and copy the mac-id, For example, 00:11:22:33:44:55

4.> In "Wired" tab Copy-Paste this MAC-ID , in the same format and Hit "APPLY" button to save the network.




5.> Final step is to restart your PC once, The next time you switch ON your PC, a Pop-up message may appear to tell you "Broadband connection/Fivenet connected". Now you can directly open ur Web Browser and surf the internet or use other services.