Friends, its time for celebrations. I've finally managed to configure my PPpoe connection on openSUSE!!! I'm posting from it right now
It took a lot trial and error *sigh* turns out openSUSE support for PPpoe (which some DSL modems use) is kinda buggy. I don't know why it can't be as simple as Win XP or even Ubuntu (using simple command lines).
If any of you had any problem with setting up you PPpoe connection with openSUSE, here's how I did it:
Google for two packages: smpppd and kinternet (from a working internet connection, of course. Believe it or not, these two important rpm's are NOT included in the basic CD!). Make sure the versions matches your version of openSUSE. Install these packages using YaST Control Center (Find Software Management). You may need to add the local directory to which you downloaded the packages from as a source (check Software Repositories). Now go to DNS and Hostname (under Network Services) and if your ISP provided the two DNS addresses, enter them there. Make sure the Write Hostname thing is UNCHECKED (this happened to be the last discovery for me before I could connect). Then, set up your DSL account (there should be a DSL option in the Control Center menu). After entering your username and password, you'll need to enter the two DNS addresses again, by making sure Dial on Demand is CHECKED and Automatically Receive DNS is UNCHECKED. Once you click Finish, it'll reinitialize your LAN as well as confirming the smpppd and kinternet is installed. Now, on the bottom right of the screen theres the Networking Icon. Left click on it once, go to Dial Up Connections, and select your DSL connection to connect to
I dont have full optimized speeds yet, but that'll be easy to fix. Im just glad I got online in the first place!
Well, it seems straight forward now, but it took me a hell long to figure it out. When I had initial problems with connecting with ubuntu, a quick google search found a solution that required typing up some commands (all that sudo stuff), which was pretty quick. But with openSUSE.. darn
Google didnt give me much at all. There isnt an official guide for it in the wiki of openSUSE too. I found solutions requiring the packages of rp-pppoe, NetworkManager, gnome-ppp.. damn mind boggling. I ended up messing so much of my settings (randomly). Almost gave up! I left it for a week, then reinstalled the thing today to give it a shot. Persistence pays off (I learned something useful from the Small Talk interview! haha)
Speaking of Virtual Box, I created a partition just for it, hehe. I tried running openSUSE live CD in it, but it was a bit slow. It was still interesting to play around in the virtual machine, though.