The easiest method to connect your PC or laptop (for the sake of ease I'll be just mentioning the PC, the steps are exactly the same for the laptop) to the UTD is using your ethernet port. For those unfamiliar to PC's, the ethernet port is the network port which looks like a telephone port but slightly bigger. When you receive your UTD you should have gotten two cables, a black USB connector and a (in my case) a grey network fly lead. We'll be using the flylead to connect to the UTD.
Connect the fly lead to your ethernet port on your PC and the other end to the corresponding port on the UTD. The network lights on your PC network card should now be lit which means the connection between the two devices is established. Don't worry if this doesn't happen as it is probably not activated yet. Click on "System" on your menu panel and select "Administration" then "Network". If you are logging onto your system as a normal user you will be prompted for your root password. After entering your root password the Network Configuration window will open. There should be at least 1 device listed and it should be labelled eth0. If there are more than one, the other device could be a wireless card or similar. We will only be focusing on eth0. Double click on eth0 which will bring up the configuration window for the device. (Please note: If you use your PC or laptop to connect to another network (possibly a corporate network) write down the current settings in this window. You will have to reset this connection back to these settings of you want to re-connect to that network.)
These are the new settings:
* Leave the nickname as eth0
* Check "Activate device when computer starts"
* Check "Allow all users to enable and disable the device"
* Uncheck "Enable IPv6 for this interface"
* Select "Statically set IP addresses:"
* In "Address" set 192.168.0.10
* In "Subnet mask" set 255.255.255.0
* Leave "Default gateway address" blank
* Click "OK"
The eth0 entry in the Network Configuration window should still be highlighted. Click on the "Activate" button on top and then click "File" and then "Save" click "OK" in the warning window. Open a terminal window by clicking on the menu button, selecting Accessories and then Terminal. At the command prompt in the terminal window, type "su -" (without the inverted commas) and press enter. Enter your root password and press enter. Type "service network restart" and press enter. Don't close the window yet as we are going to use it again in a bit. Open your web browser and in the address bar type "http://192.168.0.1" and press enter. You should now be able to see the Link Information of you iBurst UTD modem, including the signal strength. If not, retrace the previous steps in case you mistyped or skipped a step. If after that it still does not work, restart your PC and start from the beginning. Next we have to set the "dial-up" phase to handle the connection to the iBurst network. Select the open Terminal window. If you closed the window by mistake open a new one, type "su -" and enter your root password again.
Type "adsl-setup" to start the setup procedure:
* Press enter to leave the connection name as ppp0
* Enter your iBurst username e.g. [email protected]
* Press enter to accept the default eth0 connection
* Press enter to set the connection to be up permanently
* Press enter for the DNS entries to be automatically populated by the iBurst servers
* Enter your iBurst password press enter and confirm the password
* Press enter to allow all users to start or stop the connection
* Enter 1 to set a standalone firewall
* Enter yes to start the connection at boot time or no if you want to start it manually. I suggest you start it manually
* Enter y to accept all the settings
To start your internet connection type "/sbin/ifup ppp0" to stop it "/sbin/ifdown ppp0". You can start and stop your connection as a normal user but there will be an error which you can comfortably ignore.
This is how to create desktop shortcuts to connect/disconnect to iBurst
1. Right click on your desktop and select "Create Launcher".
2. Set the following:
* Type: Application
* Name: iBurst Connect
* Command: /sbin/ifup ppp0
* Comment: None
3. Click on the "No Icon" button and select one from the list.
4. Click on OK
5. To set a disconnect icon follow the same steps except:
* Command: /sbin/ifdown ppp0
Double clicking any of the icons will execute the command.
Connect the fly lead to your ethernet port on your PC and the other end to the corresponding port on the UTD. The network lights on your PC network card should now be lit which means the connection between the two devices is established. Don't worry if this doesn't happen as it is probably not activated yet. Click on "System" on your menu panel and select "Administration" then "Network". If you are logging onto your system as a normal user you will be prompted for your root password. After entering your root password the Network Configuration window will open. There should be at least 1 device listed and it should be labelled eth0. If there are more than one, the other device could be a wireless card or similar. We will only be focusing on eth0. Double click on eth0 which will bring up the configuration window for the device. (Please note: If you use your PC or laptop to connect to another network (possibly a corporate network) write down the current settings in this window. You will have to reset this connection back to these settings of you want to re-connect to that network.)
These are the new settings:
* Leave the nickname as eth0
* Check "Activate device when computer starts"
* Check "Allow all users to enable and disable the device"
* Uncheck "Enable IPv6 for this interface"
* Select "Statically set IP addresses:"
* In "Address" set 192.168.0.10
* In "Subnet mask" set 255.255.255.0
* Leave "Default gateway address" blank
* Click "OK"
The eth0 entry in the Network Configuration window should still be highlighted. Click on the "Activate" button on top and then click "File" and then "Save" click "OK" in the warning window. Open a terminal window by clicking on the menu button, selecting Accessories and then Terminal. At the command prompt in the terminal window, type "su -" (without the inverted commas) and press enter. Enter your root password and press enter. Type "service network restart" and press enter. Don't close the window yet as we are going to use it again in a bit. Open your web browser and in the address bar type "http://192.168.0.1" and press enter. You should now be able to see the Link Information of you iBurst UTD modem, including the signal strength. If not, retrace the previous steps in case you mistyped or skipped a step. If after that it still does not work, restart your PC and start from the beginning. Next we have to set the "dial-up" phase to handle the connection to the iBurst network. Select the open Terminal window. If you closed the window by mistake open a new one, type "su -" and enter your root password again.
Type "adsl-setup" to start the setup procedure:
* Press enter to leave the connection name as ppp0
* Enter your iBurst username e.g. [email protected]
* Press enter to accept the default eth0 connection
* Press enter to set the connection to be up permanently
* Press enter for the DNS entries to be automatically populated by the iBurst servers
* Enter your iBurst password press enter and confirm the password
* Press enter to allow all users to start or stop the connection
* Enter 1 to set a standalone firewall
* Enter yes to start the connection at boot time or no if you want to start it manually. I suggest you start it manually
* Enter y to accept all the settings
To start your internet connection type "/sbin/ifup ppp0" to stop it "/sbin/ifdown ppp0". You can start and stop your connection as a normal user but there will be an error which you can comfortably ignore.
This is how to create desktop shortcuts to connect/disconnect to iBurst
1. Right click on your desktop and select "Create Launcher".
2. Set the following:
* Type: Application
* Name: iBurst Connect
* Command: /sbin/ifup ppp0
* Comment: None
3. Click on the "No Icon" button and select one from the list.
4. Click on OK
5. To set a disconnect icon follow the same steps except:
* Command: /sbin/ifdown ppp0
Double clicking any of the icons will execute the command.