Re: Takin' the plunge...
I was just pointing out that Earthlink DSL uses pppoe and that the pppoe
packages in stable and testing work with Earthlink's DSL service.
Tony
On Wed, Oct 10, 2001 at 07:29:47PM -0700, Allen Wayne Best wrote:
> tony, wayne:
>
> for what it's worth, adsl is, imo, much easier than ppp(oe). basically, set
> up your workstation just like it's on a local network. i will have to look at
> my debian machine at work to give you the exact files to place your ip
> information. once you have that, you are home free.
>
> i am running at home with a "speedstream 5260 ethernet adsl modem" with no
> problems. my former ip (verio) and current ip (speakeasy) had no problems
> with the way i'm set up. my home machine is rh7.1, hence i cannot tell you
> all the files that need to be changed! maybe someone will jump in with the
> particular files...otherwise, i will add them in the morning from work. so
> for now, on redhat:
>
> 1) /etc/resolve.conf
> 2) /etc/sysconfig/network
> 3) /etc/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth?
> 4) /etc/sysconfig/ipchains
>
> 1. this contains the dns info
> 2. this has your gateway, hostname, ethernet card, etc
> 3. contains your ip address, broadcast, network ip, netmask
> 4. finally (very important, especially for always connected clients), the
> firewall rules. this is, for me, the most difficult part, and essential,
> regardless of ppp(oe) or standard network setup.
>
> if you need some further assist with the particular files, please let me know
> at this address and/or abest@rl76065.cup.hp.com.
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