* Kevin Mark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [061216 17:13]: > Hi John, > from my experience, most ISP use a device that outputs plain ole > ethernet. My dsl service use a westell 6100. I'd suspect that it just > uses ethernet with no PPPOE. Which means, as you suspect, you just plug > it in and wait for the dhcp to connect. So IIRC the gnome desktop has a > tool to setup dhcp. Or else find someway to get /etc/network/interfaces > setup. (man interfaces for help).
Here in Houston, SW Bell uses PPPoE, unless you pay extra. Newer modems can handle PPPoE; otherwise, PPPoE must be handled in software, and is a nuisance. I neglected to mention that SmoothWall also handles PPPoE, and can act as a DHCP server for the LAN. RLH -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
