Re: Changing cable modum to ADSL modum.

["Russell L. Harris" <rlharris@oplink.net>]

* Kevin Mark <kevin.mark@verizon.net> [061216 17:13]:
> Hi John,
> from my experience, most ISP use a device that outputs plain ole
> ethernet. My dsl service use a westell 6100. I'd suspect that it just
> uses ethernet with no PPPOE. Which means, as you suspect, you just plug
> it in and wait for the dhcp to connect. So IIRC the gnome desktop has a
> tool to setup dhcp. Or else find someway to get /etc/network/interfaces
> setup. (man interfaces for help).

Here in Houston, SW Bell uses PPPoE, unless you pay extra.  Newer
modems can handle PPPoE; otherwise, PPPoE must be handled in software,
and is a nuisance.

I neglected to mention that SmoothWall also handles PPPoE, and can act
as a DHCP server for the LAN.

RLH