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I never set up PPPoE either. The setup, as it comes from Ameritech, is as
follows (this is for the self install). They send you as set of filters and
a 'Y' jack. The 'Y' jack goes on the phone line nearest your computer, a
filter goes on every line with a phone handset on it (including the one
side of the 'Y'), and the one line without a filter (the other side of the
'Y') goes to the DSL modem. There is some software you install on your
Windows machine which handles the PPPoE. Look and feel, it's like using
dial-up. Click the icon, make sure your ID and password are in place, hit
'Connect', and after a few seconds, you're good to go. Simple, but like
most Windows configurations, you can't really see or learn what's
happening.
In my case, I had several machines I wanted to use, plus I didn't know
how I could (or if I could) set up PPPoE using my SuSE box. The Linksys router
was a good answer here. It acts as a 4 port 10/100 switch, DHCP server,
Firewall, and PPPoE client to the outside, all for around $125. All I had
to do was disconnect my Windows machine from the DSL modem and connect the
router in between. Reboot, connect to the routers config web page, put in
my ID and password, click 'enable PPPoE' and let fly. Any of my machines
can get out, plus, if a friend brings a laptop or something, I can let them
connect in, and they have access as well.
Sorry I can't give you more info on a Linux PPPoE connection, but keep
this solution in mind if you can't get things to shake out the way you're
trying to. It's reasonably inexpensive, simple, and get's the job done. I
know Linksys has a 1 port version, and I think they also have an 8 port
available.
P.S. I don't know if you've talked to Ameritech already, but one of the
questions they will ask you is 'Do you have an open USB port on your
machine?'. If you answer 'yes' they'll send you a USB cable modem. In my
case, I had specified that I wanted one that connected to an ethernet card,
so I could make the above setup, but I still got the USB one. However, they
were very good about exchanging it right away.
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-CJ
C.J. Herr
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On Tue, Mar 27, 2001 at 08:37:05AM -0800, trent wrote:
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> I've never set up PPPoE, doesn't that require special authentication
> software? I had planned on using the Linux box for NAT/masq/firewall,
> is the thinking here fundamentally any different than with, say, a cable
> modem? Is the router really a necessity?
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