On Thursday 17 January 2008 08:51 pm, Larry wrote: > I've been using Debian with dial-up for about 8 years and it's getting > pretty slow, so I thought I would try DSL. The problem is I have > absolutely no understanding of how DSL works. If I could get a > connection I don't even understand how the browsers, etc. know how to > use it. And this is after reading the docs, searching Google and the > Debian list, etc. Is there a good step by step guide somewhere? > > When I run pppoeconf I get: "the Access Concentrator of your provider > did not respond." I have also tried pppoe-setup. At this point, I > really wonder if the modem is even connected to the computer. Is > there a way to check it? > > I have no idea what to do next, so any help would be greatly > appreciated. > > The following is what I have so far and I know I'm not even close > because Apache, FTP, and Dict no longer work. > > Westell 6100 modem DSL2+Router > > I have added my password information to chap-secrets > and pap-secrets. > Another package you might want to consider is:
http://www.roaringpenguin.com/products/pppoe I used to use that with Verizon. Your biggest consideration is your Westel router....can it do the authentication for you...and can it act as a DHCP server? If it can do those things, then you don't need anything else. Mark -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
