[ale] DSL

[Wandered Inn]

aaron wrote:

> Thanks for the education. So nice of them to use a dyslexic
> hybrid acronym for it! %^P
> 
> Do you know if the interface hardware is still an external ethernet
> connection?  If so, I would expect it would expect the software
> interface to Linux would still be PPPoE. ( Noting this in addition to
> just remembering the fact that *winPoet is a winblows PPPoE application
> from Wind River Systems. :-)

I don't really know, although IDSL or the fact that it has an external
ethernet connection would not necessitate pppoe, I don't believe.  I've
got my dsl line connected to a 'modem' that has ethernet connected to my
firewall and I don't use pppoe.  It's really dependent on how they are
facilitating it.  I could be wrong, although I know for a fact that I'm
not using pppoe.

If in fact they provided you with the winpoet stuff and it is pppoe as
you've indicated, my expectation would be that you would need pppoe on
your end.
> 
> > > A Roaring Penguin release of pppoe is included in the RH 7.0 & 7.1
> > > distros and is probably already installed on your system.
> > >  "man pppoe" for details
> > >   Config is in "/etc/ppp/"
> > >  various config/start/stop scripts are kept as "/usr/sbin/adsl-*"
> > >
> > > I found setting up pppoe for my Earthlink/Mindspring ADSL was really
> > > quite easy using the supplied scripts.
> > >
> > > There may be some updates at Roaring Penguin and its worth checking
> > > the site as suggested by another on the thread.
> > >
> > >  http://www.roaringpenguin.com
> > >
> > > There are also a couple of HOWTO docs for DSL/ADSL installation
> > > if you have difficulties.
> > >
> > > And then there's also Scott Holben's web site with info on Secure ADSL
> > > topics from the last ALE meeting :
> > >
> > > http://www.skaht.com/linux/adsl/
> > >
> > >   June 10  7:30PM
> > >
> > >      A discussion about how to add an extra Ethernet board to a
> > >      Redhat 6.0 Linux box, getting the Roaring Penguin ADSL client
> > >      to work with Mindspring/Earthlink, using IPchains with a deny
> > >      everything policy while using VMWare and IP Masquerading,
> > >      and maybe how to tweak IPchains and the RP ADSL client for
> > >      IPSec clients.
> > > aaron
> 
> > Until later: Geoffrey         esoteric at denali.atlnet.com
> 
> Win the "w.i.n." accronym contest!
> Entry # 15098 w.i.n.== "Worthless Interface Novelty"
> 
> peace
> (after justice)
> aaron
> 
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