To test your xDSL link and Internet connectivity, select the Network Device Control tool from the Main Menu:
Main Menu --> System Tools --> Network Device Control
If you are using DHCP over Ethernet, select the Ethernet device name (usually this is eth0) you have used in the configuration set up by clicking on it and then click on the "Activate" button.
If you are using PPoE over Ethernet, select the ISP name you used in the configuration set up by clicking on it and then click on the "Activate" button.
The link will be established after a few seconds and the status of the profile in the Network Devices Control screen will change to "Active" from "Inactive". You are now connected to the Internet.
To disconnect from the Internet bring up the Network Devices Control window. For a DHCP over Ethernet setup select the Ethernet device which was activated above and click on the "Deactivate" button. For a PPoE over Ethernet setup select the ISP name which was activated above and click on the "Deactivate" button. You will be disconnected from the Internet and the status of the profile will be changed to "Inactive".
Exercises
Perform the same Internet connectivity tests as done previously with the dial-up modem connection---------------------------------------
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Tutorial: Accessing the Internet on Linux
1. The Internet Service Provider (ISP)
2. Dial-up Connectivity
3. Modem Configuration
4. Activating the Modem
5. xDSL Connectivity
6. xDSL Configuration
7. PPoE over Ethernet
8. Activating the xDSL Link
