[NBLUG/talk] Debian install

Ian Sutherland iansuth at sbcglobal.net
Sat Jan 15 10:15:52 PST 2005


Jacob, I was not able to do what you suggested. I was able to get an 
internet connection after the basic install by using this info. 
http://users.pandora.be/Asterisk-PBX/PPPoE.htm  I do not know how to 
install the GUI from this point.

Thanks, Ian


At 07:53 PM 1/13/2005, you wrote:
>On Thu, 2005-01-13 at 19:26, Ian Sutherland wrote:
> > Jacob, PPPOE, Yes.
> >
> > Thanks, Ian
>
>
>My understanding is that you need to tell it to use PPP for your network
>connection, set it up with DHCP on the PPP interface and use the pppoe
>conf program to set the username/password.
>
>Someone wrote something about that here:
>http://lists.debian.org/debian-boot/2004/11/msg00204.html
>
>Basically the important part is:
>"Right now I have to download the netinst-image (because business does
>not contain pppoe), install the base-system, give an local IP to the
>machine (192.168.), and, when asked whether I want to create a PPP
>connection, switch consoles and run pppoeconf."
>
>So it seems like you need to install the base system, create a PPP
>connection and then run pppoeconf.
>
>If this is right, can you respond back with the information you used to
>get it working for the archive?
>
>--
>Jacob Appelbaum <jake at nblug.org>
>
>
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