Belgian HOWTO

Dag Wie�rs

dag@wieers.com

Revision History
Revision 1.1.0	2001-05-01	Revised by: dag
Converted to DocBook v4.1

This document describes how to tweak Linux for Belgian users and lists Linux user groups, businesses and other resources in Belgium.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction

1.1. Why this document?
1.2. New versions of this document
1.3. Translated versions
1.4. Contributions
1.5. Feedback
1.6. Legal stuff
1.7. Todo

2. Configuration

2.1. Keyboard setup

2.1.1. Console
2.1.2. XFree86

2.2. Display and applications

2.2.1. Using the ISO-8859-1 font in console
2.2.2. Support for the Euro symbol

2.3. Time zone

2.4. Locale support

2.4.1. Dutch
2.4.2. French
2.4.3. German
2.4.4. Walloon

2.5. Native language support and codepages

3. Setting up Internet (Belgian ISP information)

3.1. Dialing in with your modem (PPP)

3.1.1. Configuring the modem

3.1.2. Installing pppd

3.1.3. pap-secrets / chap-secrets

3.1.4. Network

3.1.5. File permissions

3.1.6. Dial + Hangup

3.1.7. ISP-dependant information

3.1.7.1. Cable&Wireless (Online, TijdNet)
3.1.7.2. KPN Belgium (Eunet)
3.1.7.3. Planet Internet (Ping)
3.1.7.4. Skynet (Belgacom)
3.1.7.5. Tiscalinet (Freegates, FreeBel)
3.1.7.6. UUNet (VT4)
3.1.7.7. Wanadoo (Euronet)
3.1.7.8. World Online
3.1.7.9. XS4ALL
3.1.7.10. Yucom (DMA)

3.2. Dialing in with your ISDN-modem

3.2.1. Updating the kernel
3.2.2. ISDN4Linux toolkit
3.2.3. Configuring the interface
3.2.4. pap-secrets / chap-secrets
3.2.5. Network
3.2.6. File permissions
3.2.7. Dial + Hangup

3.3. Cablemodem (DHCP)

3.3.1. UPC Belgium (Chello, TVD)
3.3.2. Pandora (Telenet)

3.4. ADSL

3.4.1. Easynet
3.4.2. KPN Belgium (Eunet)
3.4.3. Turboline (Belgacom)

4. Belgian Linux user groups

4.1. ALLIN Linux User Group
4.2. Antwerp Linux User Group (ALUG)
4.3. Brussels Linux User Group (BeLUGa)
4.4. Computer Forum KaHo (CFK)
4.5. HCC Limburgse Linux Gebruikers Groep (HLLGG)
4.6. HCC Linux Gebruikers Groep Leuven
4.7. Independent Group of Unix-Alikes and Network Activists (IGUANA)
4.8. Infogroep (IGWE)
4.9. Leuvense Linux Users (L2U)
4.10. Limburgse Linux User Group (LILUG)
4.11. Linux User Group De Bruxelles (BxLUG)
4.12. Linux User Group De Charleroi
4.13. Linux User Group De Li�ge
4.14. Linux User Group De Namur
4.15. Linux User Group Heist op den Berg
4.16. Linux User Group Mons
4.17. Linux User Movement Underground Mad Belgian Aliens (LUMUMBA)
4.18. LinuxBe.Org A.S.B.L
4.19. Louvain-Li-nux (LLN)
4.20. Open Technology Assembly Linux Special Interest Group
4.21. PC Aktief Computerclub
4.22. Python Blanc Blue Belge (P3B)
4.23. Student Information Networking (SIN)
4.24. TINA
4.25. Unix Lovers Yield Student Services & Internet Support (ULYSSIS)
4.26. West-Vlaamse Linux User Group (Lug-WV)
4.27. Zeus WPI - Werkgroep Informatica RUG

5. Belgian Linux businesses

5.1. aDOC Services
5.2. Arafox
5.3. Aragne
5.4. Better Access N.V.
5.5. BIOS Consulting sa/nv
5.6. CSS N.V.
5.7. D. Connect
5.8. Double Barrel Consultancy and Productions
5.9. Grmbl productions
5.10. IBM Belgium SA/NV
5.11. IP Net generation
5.12. Kangaroot Linux Consultancy
5.13. Mind Linux Solutions
5.14. Phidani Software SPRL
5.15. Spier BVBA
5.16. Stone-IT Belgium
5.17. VA Linux Belgium
5.18. VirgoPlus sprl

6. Belgian Linux resources

6.1. Websites

6.1.1. Linux in Belgium
6.1.2. Dutch Linux-sites
6.1.3. French Linux-sites
6.1.4. Mirrors in Belgium

6.2. HOWTO

6.3. HOWTO translations

6.3.1. Dutch
6.3.2. French
6.3.3. German

6.4. FTP

6.4.1. Kernel-source mirrors
6.4.2. Distribution mirrors
6.4.3. Mirrors in Belgium

6.5. Usenet/Newsgroups

6.6. IRC

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