16 September 2005
Configuring DataOne on Linux
Posted by Mikhail Esteves under: LAMP; Tips .
Here is a simple HOWTO for configuring BSNL DataOne on Linux. I assume you have your ethernet card configured, your ADSL modem plugged in and that your card is at eth1.
First assign an IP Address: By default, 192.168.1.1 is the interface address for the router. So you can assign any other IP. I use 192.168.1.100. If you use RedHat/Fedora, do ifconfig eth1 192.168.1.100.
Next, the gateway. On RedHat/Fedora you would do route add default gw 192.168.1.1
Now edit /etc/resolv.conf to configure the DNS server. Put this in:
nameserver 61.1.96.69
nameserver 61.1.96.71
That’s basically it. Restart your network and it should magically start working. Just in case it does not, use your favorite browser to surf to http://192.168.1.1/. Open up the WAN Settings page and check if the WAN type is PPP and connection type is PPPoE. Next ensure the username/password details are correct. The username is usually the first letter of your first name followed by your last name. So my username would be mesteves@dataone. Then type in your password and click Save. Then click Reboot. After a couple of minutes your connection should start working.
On Gentoo you can configure your network card by editing /etc/conf.d/net and adding/modifying the line for eth1 to look like:
iface_eth1 = "192.168.1.100 broadcast 192.168.1.255 netmask 255.255.255.0"
gateway="eth1/192.168.1.1"
Save the file and do a /etc/init.d/net.eth1 restart and you should be ready to go! Once connected, surf here to check your Dataone service/usage records or change your password. Go here to check your DataOne Webmail.
bsnl, dataone, bsnl+dataone, linux, broadband 6 Comments so far...
knujlla Says:
8 October 2005 at 10:09 am.
Hi Mikhail,
Saw your post on how to configure the BSNL DataOne connection on Linux and was wondering if you’ve done this successfully on Mac Tiger OS X 10.4
Thanks.
Rigveda Deshpandey Says:
7 November 2005 at 1:13 am.
hey i have connected my dataone type! modem to my usb port. so plz tell me how to install it as a new hardware and mek it run
Rigveda Deshpandey Says:
9 November 2005 at 1:59 am.
hi
i got ur mail
i ws just curious to know if u live in india? if not then how do u know about dataone?
asfar as my os goes, i useboth winxp sp2 and linux suse 10 oss. i wanna install my dataone modem on suse linux 10 ooss
kiran Says:
18 September 2008 at 4:40 pm.
i connect thro USB,my modem is ut starcom-(ut300r2u)
iam used to xp network connection,its quite easy
i dont find a tool where in i can punch my user ID and PASSWORD to connect to my broadband connection
