This task is usually very simple, however it requires a minimum of involvement on your part. Of course, you will need to have subscribed to an Internet Service Provider, and that your Internet connection be installed and functional.
There are several ways to connect to the Internet, depending on what type of connection you have, you could have broadband (i.e. ADSL), dialup (i.e. a 56 kbit/s modem) or access to Internet directly via your Local Area Network for instance.
Go to the following section corresponding to your type of connection. Broadband
If you have an ADSL or cable modem there are several possibilities, depending on the type of modem. Ethernet Modem (pppoe)
ADSLPPPoE
Prerequisites are:
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A DSL account with an Internet Service Provider (ISP). *
Username and password for that account. *
A DSL modem to which you connect using an Ethernet network card. *
Your Ubuntu box with its Ethernet card enabled for DHCP. *
[Tip]
Make sure that your ADSL connection has been activated by your ISP before starting this procedure. Generally there is a "dsl" light on your modem that is lit showing your connection should be activated.
Ubuntu by default installs the "pppoeconf" package. If you are not sure if you have it you can check by typing this in a terminal window :
dpkg -s pppoeconf
If it is not installed yet, do it by yourself, following the hints in the section called “Adding, Removing and Updating Applications”.
sudo pppoeconf
A text-based installer will take you through the setup. To manually connect using your configured setup, type:
pon dsl-provider
USB modem
This is probably the most demanding type of modem to set up, USB is far from the ideal medium for network access. If you have a modem that can connect both via USB and ethernet it will be best to use the ethernet connection.
If you have a USB modem, you should refer to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UsbAdslModem
More support for installing a USB modem can be found at: