Re: DSL configuration on Linux - help

[Hal Burgiss <hal foobox net>]

On Sat, Sep 22, 2001 at 08:47:23PM +0000, vijay singh wrote:
> 
>    Hello,  I  have  connected  my  Linux box to the DSL gateway using the
>    Ethernet adaptor I have. The interface comes up fine but I am not able
>    to  ping  to the address on the interface. I have configured it to use
>    DHCP.  The diagnostics from the gateway say the PC to DSL interface is
>    down.  What could be wrong? The diagnostics also say that the routable
>    interface  on  the  DSl  is  USB.  I would appreciate any help in this

If the gateway thinks it's using USB, and you are using ethernet, I
don't see this working :/ Have you tried changing that? Could it be a
cabling problem? You might also mention what 'gateway' this is, and
what service provider as these things can vary from one to the other
quite a bit.

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