BSNL Broadband on Linux

[bsnluser]

QUOTE(Sushubh @ Mar 21 2007, 09:34 PM) [snapback]84153[/snapback]
feel free to do it. i really can't make anything out of the above instructions... [/b]

Let me know if somebody wants to volunteer to post this there. Otherwise, I will do it ... but after a few days time. I am a bit busy these few days.

 

[rahul.basu]

I am happy to see that there are some Linux users out there using BSNL Boradband.

I use Debain stable on my laptop.

Lately (in fact for more than a month) I have been having trouble with DNS on BSNL. It either takes very long or times out altogether. For example my own institute site times out completely (The IMSc Home Page) . Other sites are available but take a long time. OTOH from other sites I can easily access my office site above.

There have been suggestions that one should switch to some 'open' DNS service rather than that of BSNL. Any suggestions. I can't even find a number/email to complain to BSNL (http://chennai.bsnl.co.in is inaccessible today).

 

[shirishag75]

whoever puts it up, be also aware that just like Sushubh mentioned there are going to lot of newbies who wouldn't know what the commands or term means for e.g. plog, pppoeconf, pon, poff, there would need to be atleast 2-3 pages explaining how things fit with each other. Otherwise its not going to make sense to lot of people. I would have loved to document all this, but right now i'm busy with triaging bugs with gutsy gibbon ( feisty +1 ) alongwith filing bugs upstream among all host of other things. Keep up the good work guys

 

[patnaikps]

Dataone Broad Band on linux O/S, Connection ProblemFor Broadband on Linux System I installed Silan SC92031 ethernet card, pppoe client 3.5-1 i386 and connected the card to ADSL Modem UT300R2U. I Configured the all above as per guidance given in this forum but my network connection is not working.I am using elx linyx Biz Desk 4Kernel 2.4.20.8elxOther Configuration details are as under:/etc/modules.confalias usb-controller usb-ohcialias eth0 sc92031alias sound-slot-0 cmpcipost-install sound-slot-0 /bin/aumix-minimal -f /etc/.aumixrc -L >/dev/null 2>&1 || re-remove sound-slot-0 /bin/aumix-minimal -f /etc/.aumixrc -S >/dev/null 2>&1 || :root@PSP root]# /sbin/ifconfig -aeth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:E0:20:51:5F:4E inet addr:192.168.1.1 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0 UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:894 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:975 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:100 RX bytes:60188 (58.7 Kb) TX bytes:77678 (75.8 Kb) Interrupt:11 Base address:0xe400/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0DEVICE=eth0BOOTPROTO=StaticIPADDR=192.168.1.1NETMASK=255.255.255.0NETWORK=192.168.1.0BROADCAST=192.168.1.255ONBOOT=yes/etc/sysconfig/networkNETWORKING=YESFORWARD_IPV4=yesHOSTNAME=PSPDOMAINNAME=DataoneGATEWAY=192.168.1.1GATEWAYDEV=eth0[root@PSP root]# route -nKernel IP routing tableDestination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface192.168.1.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth0169.254.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.0.0 U 0 0 0 eth0127.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 U 0 0 0 lo0.0.0.0 192.168.1.2 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 eth0When I try to start the ADSL I found undernoted reply[root@PSP root]# adsl-start. Connected! [root@PSP root]# ping 192.168.1.1PING 192.168.1.1 (192.168.1.1) 56(84) bytes of data.64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=0.112 ms64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=0.096 ms[root@PSP root]# ping 4.2.2.2PING 4.2.2.2 (4.2.2.2) 56(84) bytes of data.From 192.168.1.1 icmp_seq=1 Destination Host Unreachableroot@PSP root]# ping google.comping: unknown host google.com[root@PSP root]#Please Help me

 

[bsnluser]

Dataone Broad Band on linux O/S, Connection Problem

For Broadband on Linux System I installed Silan SC92031 ethernet card, pppoe client 3.5-1 i386 and connected the card to ADSL Modem UT300R2U. I Configured the all above as per

/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0

DEVICE=eth0
BOOTPROTO=Static
IPADDR=192.168.1.1
NETMASK=255.255.255.0
NETWORK=192.168.1.0
BROADCAST=192.168.1.255
ONBOOT=yes



When I try to start the ADSL I found undernoted reply
[root@PSP root]# adsl-start
. Connected!
[root@PSP root]# ping 192.168.1.1
PING 192.168.1.1 (192.168.1.1) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=0.112 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=0.096 ms
[root@PSP root]# ping 4.2.2.2
PING 4.2.2.2 (4.2.2.2) 56(84) bytes of data.
From 192.168.1.1 icmp_seq=1 Destination Host Unreachable
root@PSP root]# ping google.com
ping: unknown host google.com
[root@PSP root]#

Please Help me

Your LAN card's IP address is 192.168.1.1. I am not familiar with the modem you are using, but a little google search tells me that the modem's LAN ip address is also 192.168.1.1.

When you ping that IP address, you are just pinging your own LAN card. Using the network GUI, change your LAN card's IP address to something else, e.g. to 192.168.1.10, and try the setup again.

Good luck.

 

[sunshine12]

HI, I am on Ubuntu Linux, (2.6.20-15) and using UT-300R2U modem.The actual problem is when I try to download big files via torrent or by internet then the ethernet connection freezes and comes to 0. and have to restart the computer to make it working. This happens after 50-55mb of data download, every 8-10 minutes. Don't know what is the problem. It works great while browsing long time also. If I download files after some breaks then it is fine but it freezes only when I try to download constantly... stop at about 50mb downloading..system information:OS: Ubuntu 7.04, Linux kernel 2.6.20ethernet card: Intex, hangzhou silan microelectronics ltd, sc92031 chipsetmodem: UT-300R2URAM: 256MBCPU: P III , 933MHzThanks in advance

 

[sunshine12]

Hi all,I want to connect through my USB port, so what should I need to do?my modem is UT-300R2Uos is Ubuntu 7.04, Linux kernel 2.6.20I tried to install drivers provided with the dataone cd but it gives me error messages. Anybody have drivers for that then please post it.Thanks

 

[max]

sunshine12, why do you wanna connect through USB? Connect through LAN. Its far less hassles!

 

[sunshine12]

Dear Max,I want to connect through ethernet, but ubuntu doesn't detect my ethernet card. and the cd provided with the card has the driver for linux kernel 2.4.x and 2.5.x and don't have the drivers for thatEthernet card is : Intex, hangzhou silan microelectronics ltd, sc92031 chipsetIf anybody have the driver for that card please provide it, for linux kernel 2.6.xthanksactuall made some changes in driver files and it is now working.. but there are error messages while installing, I think there might be some hardware conflict and now I am having frequent disconnections, after every 50mb of downloading..may be correct driver will solve this problem.. so if anybody have the driver for that please post it...mailed to manufacturer but in vain!! never replied..

 

[bsnluser]

The actual problem is when I try to download big files via torrent or by internet then the ethernet connection freezes and comes to 0. and have to restart the computer to make it working. This happens after 50-55mb of data download, every 8-10 minutes.


Hello,

After a few minutes of downloading (and before your connection hangs), what is the output of the following command in a terminal:
$> /sbin/ifconfig -a