This information will guide you in setting up you DSL connection. This is intended for our newbies.
1. You need the following information to set up ADSL.
A. ISP name
B. User id and password (master account)
C. Primary and secondary DNS numbers from you dsl provider
(you can give them a call or get it from dsl provider website)
2.This setup will be in graphical mode not terminal mode.
A. Go to Redhat panel
B. Go to System Tools
C. Internet Configuration Wizard (at this point you will enter root password)
D. Under the Select Device Type you will select xDSL connection and click on the forward button.
E. Under Configure DSL Connection, If ethernet card was detected at
setup it will show under Ethernet Device (if it shows leave it alone)
F. Enter PROVIDER NAME, LOGIN NAME AND PASSWORD. Click the
forward button.
G. Under Create DSL Connection click the Apply button.
H. Now you are at the Network Configuration menu. Select you isp
connection under what ever name you gave it.
I. Click on DNS tab and enter you isp primary and secondary DNS numbers and go back to Device Tab.
J. Click on EDIT button. In the General Tab you will be able to click on
Activate Device When Compute Starts.
K. In the Provider Tab you should be able to see your ISP name login
user id and password. Click OK.
L. Under FILE select SAVE and save and click OK again.
M. NOW CLICK ON ACTIVATE and it should work fine if all the correct
information was entered.
You can find this tutorial and screenshots here(i will load this up sometime today):
www.geocities.com/imdeemvp/dsl.html