[ale] Telocity help?

[James Kinney]

You can't setup DHCP directly on a DSL connection. It uses a process
called PPPOE (PPP over ethernet)

Get roaring penguin's PPPOE package (there is an rpm for it) install, run
the configuration stuff and it will make the connection. 

There is also pppoe stuff in the new 2.4.x kernels. You will need the new
pppd stuff (v 2.4 I think). It is listed in the Documentations/Changes
file of the kernel sources.

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On Fri, 9 Mar 2001, Jason wrote:

> Hi all -- I hope someone can help me out with a problem.
> 
> I'm running a redhat 6.2 machine at home on a new Telocity DSL connection.
> When I hook up my Windows 98 PC, it connects fine with DHCP.  Here's what
> Linux does:
> 
> I tried setting up eth0 with DHCP, as recommended -- it just fails, and
> I'm not sure where to begin troubleshooting this. When I set up eth0
> statically using the netmask 255.0.0.0, I can connect fine but can't see
> remote hosts with 64.*.*.* IP addresses.  Telocity's documentation and
> tech support says I need to use the netmask 255.255.255.252.  When I
> change the netmask to this, I can't connect at all.
> 
> So what I need is either: a) figure out how to get DHCP to work properly,
> or b) figure out what settings I need to change to get connected
> statically with the right netmask.  Telocity's tech support has left me
> hanging, and clearly I'm not a network expert.  If anyone can help me out
> with a solution to either I'd be most grateful.
> 
> Thanks,
> Jason
> 
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