Re: [PLUG] rp-pppoe and Verizon DSL

[Art Alexion <art.alexion@verizon.net>]

Rebecca Ore wrote:

> On Wednesday, September 15, 2004, at 08:09 AM, Art Alexion wrote:
>
> > I think it is a configuration problem because of the nature of the 
> > windows implementation of pppoe is not set to automatically 
> > reconnect.  Hence, if I was getting the same disconnects when the 
> > Windows machine was connected, I would be repeatedly prompted to 
> > manually reconnect -- and I am not.
>
> Do you have a baby router (Linksys, Belkin, NetGear) between your dsl 
> modem and the machines? 

No.  I am still trying to teach myself how to configure my Linux machine 
via IP-Masq to act as one. 

(Reading the various how-tos seems to have helped me with all of the 
software configurations, but I still have basic hardware questions like: 
I put an extra NIC in the forwarding computer -- one for the lan and one 
for incoming DSL.  The lan NIC goes to the lan hub.  Do I need another 
NIC and another hub for all of the machines to carry the Internet signal 
or is it sent over the existing lan?  On a Samba lan, how do I get the 
Windows machine to recognize and use the ppp connection?  When directly 
connected to the DSL modem, it uses dial up networking though there 
isn't really any dialing.)


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