what kind of linux/unix do you use

[titan]

I really dont like having to have help with this on every step of this. However i am totally new to any kind of linux and this is advanced stuff and most problems are solved by going online but that is my problem.

I have gotten to the point where i use ./configure and it tells me it cant find kernel headers, i can find no useful guide to getting them on my system wile offline.

This part of the operating seems a mess nothing seems to quite work with anything else, not even the patch that came with the modem works properly.

The modem plugs into my pc using a usb port and my internet provider is tiscili.

Must i be logged in as root to do this could this be part of my problem?

Why must it be so complex to do something so basic?

Whenever you install software, you need to be root. That could be what is making things so complex. Furthermore, what are you trying to compile from source? If you're using Mint or some Ubuntu flavor, it's a pretty bad idea. Just use the repositories. Did you look at the thread that I posted for you to read regarding your modem? There isn't anything to compile given in the instructions there.

[DrCR]

The modem plugs into my pc using a usb port.

Connecting to a network via USB just amazes me, and I'm not sure how it got started. Sounds like a problem right off, but apparently some have gotten it to work. You may just want to pick up a real router and go ahead and grab one with wireless capability. I personally don't trust the firewall of a ISP supplied modem/router anyway.

Something like this. A cheap gigabit switch like this is a Godsend if you are working with more modern machines having gigE and moving files around at all. Sounds like you only have one machine though.

[brain frog]

I liked the simplicity of the usb ports its just 2 connectors for the 5v current and 2 for the data, i always thought that it would be best to be able to power almost everything directly from the computers psu that is connected to the pc, that way we could justify buying a psu with such a high wattage.

I looked into the link titan put up, i then decided to change to ubuntu as it had better support and i noticed some instability in mint, honestly most of it seemed to reffer to the file i was using or the same operating system, i assume its changed a bit in 4 years, how do i get the deb packages or make it into it? i cant get the file to work using that method.

my big problem is i am dealing with a file called Fast8x0_3-0-6.tgz that was made as a small afterthought by a company called sagem i am not working on much it may be a good excuse to get a new one or even get fibre optic broadband.

I assume /etc/ppp/peers/adsl reffers to computer filesystem then into /etc/ppp/peers/adsl ?

Thanks for the tip i will look up how to log in as root in a moment.

Is there any alternative method of doing this or some kind of standardised modem driver for linux?

Sorry if i sound a bit daft or things seem confused i am not feeling well

[bthylafh]

Seriously, just get a router, plug it into your modem, and your computer into the router. It'll work a lot better and no screwing around with their crappy afterthought Linux driver.

[brain frog]

Seriously, just get a router, plug it into your modem, and your computer into the router. It'll work a lot better and no screwing around with their crappy afterthought Linux driver.

Sadly my linux project is failing and i admit you are very much CORRECT it is not worth the time it is taking to fix it.

i would still like to say i will be using Ubuntu, despite of this problem that would most likely hit any of them it seems stable and moderately easy to use and well built.

thank you everyone