Verizon DSL (pppoeconf, WinXp, netgear rt311 don't work)

[DvB <imasu2003@yahoo.com>]

Please CC me on all replies since I'm not currently
subscribed to the list. I start talking about Debian
specifically around paragraph 7. You might consider
the rest to be slightly OT.

I just got Verizon DSL last week and have yet to
manage to get online. I was unsuccessful with my
roommate's WinXP laptop (possibly because Verizon's
install CD screwed it up. See
http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,52756,00.html)


When trying to connect with my Netgear RT311 router, I
get the following after configuring section 4 and
running the network test:

Start dialing for node <Verizon>...
### Hit any key to continue.###
$$$ DIALING dev=6 ch=0..........
$$$ OUTGOING-CALL phone(fefffffffffffe)
$$$ Dial no answer

I'll include my settings at the end of this message,
in case anybody has any experience with the RT311 and
Verizon DSL. I have a "straight through" cable between
my computer and a hub, which is connected to the
router with a crossover cable (I can get an IP address
from the router and telnet to it, so I know that part
works). I have the router connected to the DSL modem
with the cable Verizon provided. I assume it's a
straight through.

I spent a whole morning talking to Verizon tech
support with the laptop and, when I called while
trying to get the router working, they informed me
that they only support Linksys routers and insisted on
knowing which OS I was running, after which they, of
course, told me they "don't support Linux."(TM)

After this, I went to my office at school and
downloaded the Debian pppoe and pppoeconf packages
(3.3-1.1 and 0.9.10.6, respectively). After installing
them, I ran pppoeconf as root and was told that it
found one device, eth0 (a 3Com 3c95x, I think), which
was fine. It then proceeded to "scan" or something of
the sort, resulting in the following error message:

"Sorry, I scanned 1 interface(s), but the Access      
             Concentrator of your provider did not
respond. Please      check your network and modem
cables. Another reason               for the scan
failure may also be another running pppoe     process
which controls the modem."

I have no idea what other pppoe process might be
running. I doubt that there is any. Yes, I did
remember to plug the computer directly into the DSL
modem rather than the hub/router before trying this.

Here's my RT311 config that I said I would include:

Menu 1 - General Setup

                    System Name= myusername
                    Domain Name= verizon.net
                    Edit Dynamic DNS= No

 Menu 2 - WAN Setup

                         MAC Address:
                           Assigned By= IP address
attached on LAN
                           IP Address= 192.168.0.2

 Menu 3.2 - TCP/IP and DHCP Ethernet Setup

                    DHCP= Server
                    Configuration:
                      Client IP Pool Starting Address=
192.168.0.1
                      Size of Client IP Pool= 32
                      Primary DNS Server= 0.0.0.0
                      Secondary DNS Server= 0.0.0.0


                    TCP/IP Setup:
                      IP Address= 192.168.0.1
                      IP Subnet Mask= 255.255.255.0
                      RIP Direction= Both
                        Version= RIP-1
                      Multicast= None

 Menu 4 - Internet Access Setup

                    ISP's Name= Verizon
                    Encapsulation= PPPoE
                      Service Type= N/A
                      My Login= myusername@verizon.net
                      My Password= *******
                      Idle Timeout= 0

                    IP Address Assignment= Dynamic
                      IP Address= N/A
                      IP Subnet Mask= N/A
                      Gateway IP Address= N/A
                    Single User Account= Yes

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

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