Re: configuring ppp and lan
On Mon, Nov 27, 2006 at 10:51:16PM -0500, Marty wrote:
> richard@the-place.net wrote:
> >I'm finally beginning to have some internet here in the Appennine alps.
> >No land line so I have acquired a usb gsm modem.
[...]
> > cannot configure the box with the modem so that both the
> >LAN and the PPP work at the same time.
>
> Have you consulted any of the Debian networking Howtos? If not, that
> should probably be your next step.
To be honest, I have hard-copies by my desk -- but that is in England,
and I haven't looked at them recently. Point taken. I'll look at them
via i'net.
[...]
> You need the ethernet bridging driver (and other related drivers)
> installed in the kernel,
Oh dear, I didn't think I would need to compile a special kernel. I've
had bad luck trying to do that in the past, but I suppose I can try again.
Marty, thanks for all your advice. I can see I have more days' work ahead...
But at least in less of a fog.
--
richard
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