Any Linux experts here?

[Merc]

Does your ISP use PPPoE?  You'll need to run the/a PPPoE client... although it sounds like that might be what the DSL panel is for -- maybe it's the other way around and your ISP does NOT use PPPoE, and you just need to set the modem up as another interface and set it to obtain its IP?

Your best bet is probably to contact your ISP and find out if their service is through PPPoE or a standard straight-ahead TCP-IP connection.

[Merc]

I think SuSE includes a start/stop utility for PPPoE, see if you have something like this and see what happens when you start it -- you should, when everything is working, have a ppp0 interface up and running.  If you go to the command line and type "/sbin/ifconfig ppp0", you should see something printed back.

**Edit**

I just booted up my SuSE box and had a look -- are you using the "DSL" configuration utility under Yast2/Networking?  I would think you want to have it set to PPP over Ethernet (PPPoE), that's what all DSL's I've seen use except in the case of a standard TCP setup.

If you don't have it set to connect on demand or at boot time, then you'll need to run KInternet from the K menu (assuming you are running KDE) to get online.

Hope that helps!