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JonnieC

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#15676 2-Sep-2007 23:38
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Hello, Anyone managed to get woosh netgear modem to work on Ubuntu, if so, please inform. thank you.

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DrGomez
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  #85953 9-Sep-2007 13:36
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Can you be a bit more specific on what modem Netgear router you are using? Is it an older Netgear PCMCIA card router or is it the new Netgear 814 that requires the IPW modem?

Are you trying to connect via the wireless network, or are you directly connecting to the router via a cable?





JonnieC

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  #86322 11-Sep-2007 18:30
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Netgear IPWireless, plug in via usb jobbie??
I also have the Plug in via PPPoE cable a majigga.

have dual boot Ubuntu and xp, ideally would like to faze out XP to force learn my way around a linux system

barf
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  #86324 11-Sep-2007 19:11

one difference between Windows and Linux is drivers are usually product specific in Windows. But in Linux we have more generic ie chipset/technology/protocol -specific drivers. Fewer, but more generic drivers is the basic difference. ie, don't google search for "linux driver download" because the driver is already in the system, you just need to know the trick ;-)

If the modem has an RJ45 Ethernet network connection, forget about drivers because it's (probably) talking PPP over Ethernet.

turn it on, plug it in, open a terminal and run "sudo pppoeconf"
that should get you in business hopefully.

Good luck
-barf




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JonnieC

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  #86333 11-Sep-2007 20:21
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I will give that a try and let you know how I get on. Thanks

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