[CentOS] adsl-setup (compaq presario sr5010nx)

[ethericalzen at gmail.com]

On Mon, 07 May 2007 02:31:45 -0800
gary <garys at mtaonline.net> took out a #2 pencil and scribbled:

> I just bought a new cheap compaq presario sr5010nx and so far
> have been unable to get my dsl up and running on Centos5.
> pppoeconf on Ubuntu works just fine -- same machine -- same
> harddrive.
> 
> I've run adsl-setup and system-config-network? (separately)
> numerous times without success.
> 
> So far I suspect a missing driver but suppose it could also be a
> detection issue.
> 
> Suggestions or workarounds appreciated.     ----gary

What kind of dsl modem do you have? Is it a speedstream of some
sort or is it a 2wire variant?

What is the contents of /etc/ppp/pppoe.conf

The newer speedstream modems (if you can call them that) can retain
credentials. Have you tried connecting to it and seeing what
settings are in there?

Do you have /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-ppp0 ? What is the
contents of that file? Have you tried a simple 'ifconfig ppp0 up'?
Try seeing the settings of your config via the main menu System >
Administration > Network.

Try this as well 'system-config-network' What does it mention (if
anything) about ppp0?

HTH

Alex White