[Herefordshire] Internet connection.

[Ralph Jones]

Lo Dave,

If your problem lies with the Alcatel Speedtouch modem, this might help:
(if you have the silver revision 4 model as I have).

Go to:

http://speedtouchconf.sourceforge.net/

and follow the onscreen instructions. 

Basically it involves downloading the latest speedtouchconf-xx-xx-xx.tar
file, as well as (in my case) the revision 4 firmware (rev4fw.zip). If
you have a different/previous model, just follow the onscreen
instructions as to which 'microcode' to download.  

Extract the tar archive, which creates ~/speedtouchconf-xx-xx-xx, copy
the firmware/microcode into the speedtouchconf directory you've just
created, and the run "./speedtouchconf.sh" script.

I spent hours trying to get the thing running in Mandrake 10 and SuSE
9.1/9.2, using Drakconf/YaST. Now, I don't bother with the onboard
setup, and just do the above whenever I do a fresh install.

HTH
Ralph

On Fri, 2005-04-15 at 19:10 +0100, David Shorthouse wrote:
> Hi Mark,
> 
> I am using the alcatel speedtouchusb. It seems to load up the drivers or
> something as when It doesnt have a connection the fishy winks at you... I
> spent about 3 hours trying to get this to work wich in website terms is an
> age as my sites get spidered a lot so I would expect to drop off the search
> engines a little..
> 
> Im using Suse9.1 Pro nearly everything is installed from the DVD & is upto
> date....
> 
> Dave
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Broadbent [mailto:markb at wetlettuce.com]
> Sent: 14 April 2005 9:31 PM
> To: Herefordshire Linux Users Group.
> Subject: Re: [Herefordshire] Internet connection.
> 
> 
> Hi David,
> 
> David Shorthouse wrote:
> > Help needed I wasn't able to connect to the web using my suse box. I have
> > tried setting up DSL connection this didn't work I then thought i might
> have
> > to setup a modem which didn't work either... I have setup DHCP on the
> > internet connection as I get assigned a different ip address every time I
> > connect...
> >
> > Anyone help??? It was easy to setup over the network but cant get the
> thing
> > to work...
> 
> Need some more details before we can help.  What do you use to connect
> to the DSL connection (i.e. ethernet/usb make/model)?
> 
> > Id just like to say I hate computers :P
> 
> We've all been there!
> 
> Mark
> 
> > Dave
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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