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A problem with netinstall (pppoe, Etch, no DHCP)My ISP does not provide DHCP, so I configured network manually, all data I got from windows by ipconfig /all I left http proxy field empty, my LAN uses http proxy but internet connection does not so I supposed I do not need it. However during installation, "configuring APT - scanning the mirror" phase does not work out, whatever mirror I choose. My internet is through pppoe, but at no point netinstall asks Here I found old tutorial for Sarge, according to which pppoeconfig should be in the base system: However there is no pppoeconfig in my base system! I would appreciate if someone could give me a hint what to do... Bookmark/Search this post with: 
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A problem with netinstall
Just to make sure we're not getting confused:
1. You have a DSL modem
2. WinDos automatically "dials" this modem and connects
If this is correct, and you have your installer CD:
apt-get install pppoe pppoeconf
pppoeconf (will ask you questions like account name, password, DHCP or static, etc)
If you installed from CD, then the CD should be listed in the file /etc/apt/sources.list - if it's not there, then add it with:
apt-cdrom add
You may need to temporarily comment out the other (internet) mirror settings since you need to work with just the CD while you fix the problem. Of course if you have another WinDos computer than can 'share' the connection then you can access the internet through that until you fix the problem.