How to connect to the internet using Linux?

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How can I connect to the internet using a pppoe account in Sabayon Linux?

I recently downloaded Sabayon Linux 4.2 Gnome Edition. I burned a dvd and started the live version. I tried to configure a pppoe account like I do in most Linuxes, using the pppoe-setup/pppoeconf command, however, no pppoe commands show up in bash's shell tab completion. How can I configure my pppoe connection in Sabayon ?

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Sabayon should come with a pppoe-setup command. After following the instructions you should be able...

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How to connect two lans via internet using linux?

We are MTs and have ISP connection for Internet (1 MB). In our office we have a linux server that is used as a router. The problem is i am unable to connect not more than 2 hosts to the VPN Server. I try to recompile my kernel 2.6 but it ends with error...

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I don't have enough experience with it to answer your question, but I'm pretty sure I remember seeing...

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Can a usb wireless adapter help me connect to the internet using Linux?

Right now I can dual boot with Windows 7 and Ubuntu Linux. My wireless card doesn't work with Ubuntu. So I was wondering, could I buy a USB wireless adapter and try to connect to a wifi network using that? If so what is recommended to get? And where...

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What is your card model? There might be Linux Based drivers for the chipset. For instance I have a PCI...

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I cant connect to the internet while using Linux, Please Help!?

Ok, so, I'm thinking about building my own PC and want to run Ubuntu Linux on it. When I try out Ubuntu on my laptop (from the boot screen as an ISO image) I cant connect to the ...show more

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Hello Peter, Can I ask how you are trying to connect, wirelessly or wired? Also what is the make and...

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I need to connect to a VPN from a linux box. It has to be possible... right?

LinuxFilter: Help me solve one last hurdle thats keeping me from going to linux full time at home. VPN issues are making me mad. I use linux full time at work (Ubuntu Dapper and FC 7). At home, I have a Ubuntu Fiesty desktop, and my Windows XP laptop...

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I don't have a diagnosis of your problem, but I had problems with the cisco client two years ago when...

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How to Connect Linux Mint PC to router through OpenSuse Laptop?

I have a PC [Linux Mint freshly installed] and a Laptop [OpenSuse Linux freshly installed]. What I want to do is to connect my PC through my laptop to my router, So I can connect to the Internet through that. I have already managed to connect the laptop...

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Your going to have to configure the OpenSuse machine as a router and use the router software to bridge...

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Internet connection problem in redhat linux 5?

hi i am using lenovo z560 model and i have installed 2 os 1) window 7 2)redhat linux 5 in linux when i try to connect to internet at wireless,then its not connected to internet, so tell me how to connect to internet by using which command and let me...

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That's not enough to troubleshoot your connection. Can you see the wireless connections at all? If you...

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Help connecting to internet on linux mint?

Ok so i have installed linux on a laptop and i'm trying to connect to the internet. I have a wireless network set up but i don't know how to connect to it. The laptop does have a wireless card but is it possible that its not compatible with linux or...

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To view your system specs. open the Terminal and submit the following command lspci This should give...

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Fedora core 2. im unable to connect to internet using my internal modem.i have fedora core 2 installed?

fedora core 2. im unable to connect to internet using my internal modem. i have fedora core 2 installed in my laptop. linux version is 2.6.8.1.521 internal modem is Conexant Modem. Model No: sony vaio laptop pcg-z1rmp

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Your modem might be a Windows-only modem, meaning the jerks who run Microsoft keep the drivers secret...

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How to use usb modem to connect to the internet in ubuntu?

Hi,everyone. I am a linux novice. I decided to give ubuntu a try,so I install it but I find out ubuntu didn't detect my usb modem.I am using a tenten E220 usb modem. I need to access to my usb modem to connect to internet everytime. How?

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This might help: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t…

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