[plug] David's ADSL Problem

[Jonathan Young]

Harry McNally wrote:

> Jonathan Young wrote:
>
>>>> Therefore:
>>>>
>>>>> TO THE REST OF THE PLUG LIST:  Supposing that a modem is working 
>>>>> and connected and attached to you Debian Sarge based PC via 
>>>>> Ethernet, what would be the steps (1, 2, 3, 4 etc.) that you would 
>>>>> do in an X Windows session to tell your computer to use 
>>>>> 192.168.1.1 as the Default Gateway with transparent proxy and DNS 
>>>>> from the modem and to ignore your dial-up connection and use the 
>>>>> Ethernet instead.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Can some people who are more familiar with this OS than I am please 
>>>> post some really simple steps to help make the changes required.
>>>
>>>
>> This is the bit that I will still need help with from the rest of the 
>> PLUG list... anyone?
>
>
> Hi Jonathon and David
>
> I'm sorry that I didn't get here earlier but Jacqueline posted the 
> correct answer to David on the list some days ago.
>
> The Computer Angels computer has a litte GUI program that Cameron 
> wrote which makes selecting dial-up or bradband internet very easy.
>
> If David is still using the dial-up modem then I think he needs to do 
> what Jacqueline explained. Once again ..
>
On the 14/12/2005 @ 12:24, David wrote:

> Hi jacqueline,
>
> i have dun this all ready on my computer.
>
> i will give it a go and see how it go this way. and i will let yous 
> all know how i go with it.
>
> Regards
> david 


On the 14/12/2005 @ 04:26, David wrote:

> Connection to internet Fail. 


If it really is as simple as Jacqueline said, then great - I hope it works!

But according to David, this has not worked.  Is David's a computer from 
Computer Angels?


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Jonathan Young
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