Belgian HOWTO

Dag Wieërs

dag@wieers.com

v1.1.5c, 27 January 2002

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. The Linux.be-domain debacle
1.6. Feedback
1.7. Legal stuff
1.8. Todo
2. Configuration
2.1. Keyboard setup
2.1.1. Console
2.1.2. XFree86
2.1.3. Compose key
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-dependent 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. Linux User Group De Bruxelles (BxLUG)
4.11. Linux User Group De Charleroi
4.12. Linux User Group De Liège
4.13. Linux User Group De Namur
4.14. Linux User Group Heist op den Berg
4.15. Linux User Group Mons
4.16. Linux User Movement Underground Mad Belgian Aliens (LUMUMBA)
4.17. LinuxBe.Org A.S.B.L
4.18. Louvain-Li-nux (LLN)
4.19. Open Technology Assembly Linux Special Interest Group
4.20. PC Aktief Computerclub
4.21. Python Blanc Blue Belge (P3B)
4.22. Student Information Networking (SIN)
4.23. There Is No Alternative (TINA)
4.24. Unix Lovers Yield Student Services & Internet Support (ULYSSIS)
4.25. West-Vlaamse Linux User Group (Lug-WV)
4.26. 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. CSS N.V.
5.6. D. Connect
5.7. Dolmen
5.8. DS Improve bvba
5.9. EMMO Service
5.10. FKS bvba
5.11. Glasshouse Business Networks bvba
5.12. Grmbl productions
5.13. IBM Belgium SA/NV
5.14. IP Net generation
5.15. Kangaroot Linux Consultancy
5.16. Life nv
5.17. Linugen bvba
5.18. M-Tec Services
5.19. Mind Linux Solutions
5.20. Neolabs
5.21. Phidani Software SPRL
5.22. Si-Lab
5.23. Spier BVBA
5.24. Stone-IT Belgium
5.25. 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