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Re: [PLUG] pppoe on debian
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On Thu, May 24, 2001 at 04:55:10PM -0400, Nicolai Rosen wrote:
> I'm trying to connect to Earthlink using the debian pppoe package. In the
> manpage it states:
>
> The interface should be "up" before you connect but should not be
> configured to have an ip address
>
> So what does ""up"" mean?
it should show up in ifconfig, or
ifconfig eth0 up
> Also, the README says to add a few lines to configuration files which
> include the user specified by user@host. The information given to me by
> Earthlink gives our username as "fredrosen" without any @host type
> info. Was the original merely the specifics of that person's connection or
> should it really be user@host?
it really should be user@host. Is there any specification of "computer
name" with your information? it could really be anything, but it must be
something.
> Anybody who has successfully set up linux (debian especially) to work with
> an Earthlink dsl connection could be a big help.
>
> Thanks
>
> Nicolai Rosen, Laktar@LogicalDisconnect.com
> http://www.LogicalDisconnect.com/
>
> Necessity is the mother of kludge
>
>
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