Connecting to the Internet from Ubuntu through a DSL connection
Things just got better with Ubuntu Lucid Lynx (10.04). Annoying problems with Network manager has been sorted out. Now everything can be easily configured using the GUI itself, thus helping new linux users, get to the internet easily without sweating it out on the terminal!
In the default 10.04 theme, the network manager looks like a Wi-Fi symbol.
First we need to create the DSL connection. Right click on it, and select “Edit connections”.
From the window that opens, select the DSL tab, and then click on Add. Another window opens now.
Enter a name you desire in Connection name, something like “DataOne”. This name will be displayed when you left click on the network manager icon the next time. Next, enter the username and password for your internet connection in the respective boxes.
In the IPv4 Settings tab, make sure “Automatic (PPPoE)” has been selected for method. Save these settings and click on Apply.
You should be ready to connect to the internet. Connect the internet cable and Network Manager automatically connects to the modem, the icon will now be two arrows pointing in opposite directions. Left click the icon and select “DataOne” or whatever name you had provided.
If the username and password provided are correct, then you should be connected to the internet (the icon again becomes the two counter pointing arrows).
Happy Browsing!
