Any Linux users?

[Jongi]

Anyone setup iBurst on any of the following:

1. Mandrake 10.1
2. SuSE v9.2
3. Mandriva Linux 2005 Limited Edition

 

[slimothy]

yes, you just setup PPPoE, SuSe and mandrake are very user friendly desktop softcore linux systems so just use thier existing ethernet connection wizard for ADSL, just setup the username and password and then click connect in the linux version of system tray next to the clock (assuming you're using KDE), its basically as simple as windows, well simpler because linux already detected and installed everything

 

[Jongi]

Do I have to use the ethernet slot in Linux? I am using the USB slot to connect via iBurst in XP. Can I do the same in Linux?

Currently I am in linux via the ethernet

 

[jmn]

There isn't off the shelf support for USB for Linux yet, so you have to use ethernet

 

[slimothy]

there is no point connecting with USB in linux as there is no iburst terminal in linux. If its an issue and you just *must* have USB, use this driver that was released recently: http://sourceforge.net/projects/ibdriver/

Your kernel needs to be 2.6

 

[Jongi]

No issue at all. Just didn want to have to change between USB and ethernet depending on which OS I am running.

 

[jmn]

I assume a dual boot system? Else always run it through the Linux box. Or use ethernet on M$ Windoze as well.

 

[slimothy]

yeah, I'm the same, but I think performance wise in linux you'll get a better deal with ethernet, but thats my opinion from my experience, theres no real evidence to suggest either method is faster, it just seems ethernet is faster in linux for me

 

[Jongi]

Linux for me has always seemed faster: even on dial up. And it seems that it hasn changed.

 

[Jongi]

slimothy: what Linux distro do you use? Oh and yes I am on a dual boot boot. Well trying to make it a triple boot - XP, SuSE 9.2 and Mandriva LE 2005.

 

[slimothy]

yeah SuSe 9.3 here on my desktop (also dual boot with windows) and gentoo/windows on the laptop, been known to use a knoppix and woppix live cd from time to time though

 

[regardtv]

Currently using the ibdriver with sucsess in:

- Fedora Core 3
- Fedora Core 4
- WhiteHat Enterprise Linux 4
- Custom embdedded kernels

On both UTC & UTD(eth & usb)

clean and elegant solution....

But as Slim indicated the IB terminal is a negative ... that is being solved though ;-)

 

[Jongi]

What usage monitors do you use in Linux?

 

[regardtv]

mrtg is the standard one out there...

otherwise use the traffic accounting modules of iptables

 

[ic]

In anyone is remotely interested & wants to know specifically for SmoothWall Express 2, I use:
Bandview PACK - view ipacsum, isp monthly cap monitor...

Other SWE2 mods here [scroll down to the "Monitoring Traffic" section]...

 

[jmn]

For IPCop there is the Net-Traffic addon. Have mod'ed it slightly to show in / out totals and remainder (on Red based on 3GB). Will maybe look at doing a more decent mod for it sometime to allow saving one's own limit. Not as nice as the SWE2 BandView mod...

 

[PeaceMakr]

iburst UTD and suse 9.3

you guys mentioned that suse and mandrake are easy, now i am using suse 9.3 and i have iburst UTD, can you please write me a simple howto file on how to use pppoe to setup iburst?

I would be eternally greatful

Thanks

 

[Jongi]

Do you use the USB to connect?

 

[PeaceMakr]

iburst UTD

Jongi, the iburst UTD(desktop) has 2 connectors, 1 usb 1 ethernet, i have tried both, i am now on ethernet since it SHOULD work best with Linux right.

 

[Jongi]

YaST,
Network Devices,
DSL,
Connection type PPPoE.

That is off the top of my head. Will check the proper path this evening when I get home.