[wellylug] Setting up Dial Up Connection on TelstraClear

[John Durham]

Rob and Carla wrote:
> This is right at the low end of basic questions to be asking but...  I'm 
> trying to set up a dial up internet connection on TelstraClear with 
> Ubuntu 8.04.    While they don't officially support Linux, TelstraClear 
> do have help file for Linux which was written in 1998 and makes quite a 
> read. 
>  
> The Ubuntu instructions at 
> https://help.ubuntu.com/8.04/internet/C/modem-connect.html say that I 
> 'simply' need the ISP Phone Number; Username; Password; Domain Name 
> Server (DNS) addresses.  However, having made my best guess at these 
> things the modem doesn't even attempt to dial.  It's a laptop, but I 
> bought an external modem thinking that would sort it out.  It has a 
> serial cable so I've tried plugging it in via a serial to USB converter 
> and with a converter to plug it into the serial printer port.  I need to 
> confirm that I have the right DNS number, but I don't think that would 
> stop it dialling if it's wrong.  I guess it hasn't found the hardware.
>  
> Is there something obvious that I'm not doing?  Is there a help file for 
> dial up with what all the settings are supposed to be?
>  
> The stuff you see on-line gives the impression it's pretty simple but it 
> seems to be beyond me.  Might not have enough brains for Linux I guess.
>  
> Rob
Try these DNS settings:
203.96.152.4
203.96.152.12
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