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Re: [PLUG] Bellatlantic ADSL
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Interesting, thank you Andrew. From back when I used to RTFMs for fun
(read the Fun manual?), I remember something in one of the pppd
info/man/HOWTOs about applying the daemon to different static devices,
including serial ports and such. I would be interested to see if this
could work, but I guess I'll have to wait until DSL makes it to
Pottstown...
Joel
Andrew White wrote:
>
> Hi Joel and others,
>
> At least here in the Philadelphia LATA, Bell has changed their InfoSpeed
> product to require "PPP over Ethernet" (PPPoE) support on the client. For
> Windows users, this means you have to install a patch that allows Dial-Up
> Networking to see your ethernet adapter as a device to be used for
> outbound DUN connections. As far as I know, there is no PPPoE driver for
> Redhat.
>
> Your choice is to use Windows or to choose an ISP other than
> BellAtlantic.net. My employer (DCANet) supports InfoSpeed with static IP
> addresses (up to 6 per customer) and no PPPoE requirement. I think op.net
> also participates in the InfoSpeed program locally.
>
> -Andrew White
> andrew@white.com
>
> On Sun, 23 Jan 2000, Joel A. Matz wrote:
>
> > I had a Bell Atlantic ADSL when I lived in Collegeville. It used a
> > static IP associated to your account by the MAC of the NIC you
> > registered with them. I had no problem getting it to work with RH 5.2.
> > I think IP masq would have been easy also, but I didn't try it at the
> > time.
> >
> > Joel.
> >
> > Laurence Sigmond wrote:
> > >
> > > Dear Plug-ers,
> > >
> > > My Dad has a Linux system and my Mom's Windows system is connected to
> > > Bellatlantic ADSL service. I want to switch the ADSL to my Dad's machine
> > > and then have my Mom's connect through his via a second ethernet card.
> > >
> > > Looking at my Mom's setup, it looks like the connection to Bellatlantic
> > > is a VPN. Has anyone tried hooking a Linux system to BA's ADSL? Gotten
> > > it to work? I would appreciate any suggestions including "don't bother."
> > >
> > > People at Bellatlantic say they have no objection to me doing what I plan if I
> > > can get it to work without their help.
> > >
> > > Sincerely,
> > > Laurence
> > >
> > > --
> > > Laurence Sigmond 215 843 8747 lsigmond@nimbus.temple.edu
> > >
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