Re: pppoe configuration - unable to ping outside

[richard@the-place.net]

On Tue, Dec 26, 2006 at 06:32:40PM +0100, Thilo Six wrote:

> Anuj Singh wrote the following on 25.12.2006 06:28:
>
> <snip>
>
> > I have eth0 connected to my adsl router and eth1 to my local network.
> > I configured my adsl with pppoeconf, logs shows me I am connected, and
> > ifconfig gives me ppp0 address too.
>
> I you use a router to connect over dsl, this router will do the pppoe
> connection for you. On your computer you only have to activate dhcp
> (usually) or static ip via ethernet.
>
> remove the pppoe package completly (including startscripts + config)
>
> <snip>
>
> computer --> via "normal" ethernet  -->  router -->  pppoe --> isp

That is definitely the easiest way, but I for one would like to know how
to do it the "difficult" way.  The easy road is not always open.

-- 
richard