Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Ubuntu: BSNL Broadband Connection Configuration

Follow these steps

Step 1.Switch off your modem

Step 2.Open the Network settings Dialog box ( System> Administration> Network)

Step 3.Select ‘Wired Connection’ and click on the Properties.

Step 4.In ‘Connection Settings’ menu select ‘Static IP ‘ and type in the following values and save: IP Address : 192.168.1.2
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Gateway address: 192.168.1.1

Assigning the Ethernet Card an IP different from that of the modem.


Step 5.Switch on the Modem and wait for a few minutes for the values to get set.

Step 6.In Terminal type ’sudo pppoeconf’

Step 7.Now a window pops with a blue screen notifying that an ethernet device has been found. Just follow the on screen instructions till you reach the screen which asks you for your BSNL UID and PASS. Now connect using this, that's all!!!

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