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CHAPTER 8 GETTING EVERYTHING UP AND RUNNING 16. Add the following lines to the bottom of the file: ppp_generic pppoatm If you re using PPPoE, you ll also need to add br2684 to the end of the file. 17. Now all that remains is to configure the modem to connect to your ISP upon bootup. To do this, you ll need to create a startup script. Type the following to create the file and edit it in Gedit: sudo gedit /etc/init.d/alcatel_connect If you re using PPPoA, type the following into the file, pressing Enter after the last line: modem_run -k -f /etc/ppp/mgmt.o && pppd call speedtch If your ISP uses PPPoE, type the following: modem_run -k -f /etc/ppp/mgmt.o && sleep 10 && br2684ctl -b -c 0 -a VPI.VCI && sleep 20 && pppd call speedtch Replace VPI.VCI with your VPI and VCI values, separated by a period. For example, I typed 0.38. 18. Save the file. 19. Type the following in the GNOME Terminal window: sudo chmod +x /etc/init.d/alcatel_connect sudo ln s /etc/init.d/alcatel_connect /etc/rc2.d/S95alcatel_connect 20. Reboot, and you should find that your modem automatically connects and goes online. Logging on via DSL can take some time, depending on the quality of your connection. You might find that a connection won t be established for up to a minute after the desktop appears. The LED lights on your modem should indicate the state of the connection. You may find that the modem won t work unless other network interfaces, such as Ethernet, are deactivated via the Network Settings applet (if necessary, double-click the network card s entry in the list and remove the check from the Enable This Connection check box). Working with a Proxy Server Some networks in offices require that you use a web proxy (often referred to as an HTTP proxy). A proxy is a server computer that does two things. First, it provides additional security by providing a single portal to all web pages. Second, it helps speed up Internet access by storing frequently accessed pages. This means that if ten people request the same web page, there s no need to get the same ten pieces of data from the Internet. The proxy computer can send them its own
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