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FYI, you can use ifconfig to spoof the MAC of the Mac on the Linux
box if you want to test the connection before calling Verizon to change
your account.
ifconfig eth0 hw ether 01:23:45:67:89:AB
(Though I forget whether you're supposed to use the colons -- I
think so.)
Aaron
On Mon, 2 Feb 2004, Chris wrote:
> I believe that Verizion DSL allows only one MAC address to be connected to
> each user account. Find the MAC address of the Debian box and call Verizon
> to tell them this is the MAC address you want associated with the account.
>
> This is an easy fix, but I believe it will help you... IMHO.
>
> This is my first post to this so I hope I did not screw it up!
>
> Chris.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: plug-admin@lists.phillylinux.org
> [mailto:plug-admin@lists.phillylinux.org] On Behalf Of sloopy
> Sent: Monday, February 02, 2004 2:55 PM
> To: plug@lists.phillylinux.org
> Subject: [PLUG] verizon DSL
>
>
> i am setting up a machine for my brother-in-law to be a router (running
> debian woody) the main problem here is it wont connect to the dsl... on
> my OS X machine it connects fine, but when i try to connect with the
> linux box the machine sends the authorization but the dsl side doesnt
> respond to it... it send it like 10 times and nothing, it actually
> responds when it sends initial request to connect but doesnt respond to
> the authorization... i used the pppoeconf to set it up, used his login
> as on osx (username) and as i have seen suggested online
> (username@verizon.net) any ideas on this? he is located in EHT, NJ (just
> outside of pleasantville, which is next to west atlantic city)...
>
>
> thanks,
>
> sloopy.
>
>
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