On Fri, 22 Jul 2011 18:07:43 -0400, Thomas H. George wrote: (...) > Still it may be true that the old modem is gradually failing so it seems > prudent to replace it but not if pppoeconf cannot find the new modem. > > Any thoughts? Maybe you only need to set the new modem with the same parameters (local IP address -or dhcp- settings, username/pass, etc...) of the old one. Also, review "pppoeconf" logs. Greetings, -- Camaleón