SuSE Linux: Versions since 7.0
Kernel: Version 2.2.x
From SuSE Linux 7.0 on, you can install a dial-on-demand connection
for ADSL.
This means that the connection will be established automatically as soon as
a user sends a request to the Internet. After a preset time during which
the connection remains unused (idletime), it will disconnect automatically.
Since the dial-in with PPPoE, the protocol for ADSL, is very fast, you could
almost think that you have a dedicated line to the Internet.
However, this only makes real sense if you have the so-called flat rate. If your Internet access is billed on a time basis, you have to make sure that no periodical process (e.g. cronjob) establishes a connection over and over again, since this might become very expensive.
Configuration step by step:
/etc/pppoed.conf
and insert the following lines:
demand = yes idle = 180The parameter
idle
defines (in seconds) the time after which an
unused connection shall be terminated.
Actually, you could already use the dial-on-demand connection. However, every time the
system boots you have to start the DoD system as administrator root
with:
rcpppoed start
/etc/rc.config
and insert the following line
START_PPPOED="yes"at the end of the file.
ln -sv /sbin/init.d/pppoed /sbin/init.d/rc2.d/S05pppoed ln -sv /sbin/init.d/pppoed /sbin/init.d/rc3.d/S05pppoed ln -sv /sbin/init.d/pppoed /sbin/init.d/rc2.d/K40pppoed ln -sv /sbin/init.d/pppoed /sbin/init.d/rc3.d/K40pppoed
ping -c5 213.95.15.200and
ping -c5 www.suse.de
route -nThe line for the standard gateway (column
Gateway
) starts with
0.0.0.0
. Furthermore, a DNS entry (name server) should be available. Check it with:
cat /etc/resolv.confThe output must include a line beginning with:
nameserver
If there are any problems please contact our installation support.
Please find here some hints regarding the information your support
request should contain, so that we can help you in a faster and more effective
way --> hoe_adsl_isupp.html
You can also try to make a diagnosis of the problem by yourself. For this purpose, please refer to the article --> hoe_adsl_diag.html