On Sat January 19 2008 10:09:49 Larry Fletcher wrote: > Going by the replies I've received, if I use DHCP I will have to use > IE to set the username and password in the modem (the IE I have > running under Wine can't access the modem). I think this is probably > true, because I don't see a way to enter the username and password in > dhclient.conf. Should the username be entered in the modem as just > 'user' or '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'?
Most ISP's want the username there rather than the email address. > I'll try to setup DHCP without a password and see if it works, but it > will take awhile to figure this out. See my previous email. You need PPP and PPPOE removed, and a DHCP client installed. The DHCP client needs no configuration. > I do know someone that uses Windows and they live close enough that I > might be able to use their computer to set the modem. The techs at > Verizon say I could change the modem from router mode to bridge mode > using IE, but then I would have to use a router with the modem, which > I don't have don't want to do. So is it possible to use the modem in > bridge mode with pppoe and not use a router? If so, it seems like it > might be better this way because then I will probably be able to see > the transfer rate on my toolbar. But then it might be faster using > DHCP. Does using the modem in router mode protect the computer better > than using it in bridge mode? Once you understand this stuff you can play with it and make changes as much as you want. For now I suggest that you focus on the simple standard approach. Your DSL/modem/router will be using PPPOE (or PPPOA) to talk over the phone line. It will be routing and NAT'ing and will have a working DHCP server. Your DSL/modem/router and Linux box will be communicating using UDP and TCP and ICMP over IP over ethernet, with the DHCP client in the Linux box automatically picking up the correct settings from the DHCP server in the DSL/modem/router. With a default Debian install this is automatic. (Ditto Windows.) You might want to simply wipe out all the changes you've made and reinstall Debian. Otherwise remove all the PPP and PPPOE stuff, make sure your have a DHCP client installed, and make sure your eth0 is configured in /etc/network/interfaces something like this: auto eth0 iface eth0 inet dhcp > Anyway this is still pretty confusing to me, so I hope I'll be able > to figure it out in the next couple of weeks. It's like you're trying to drive a car by manually operating the valves on each cylinder. Just turn the key and step on the gas. Later you can figure out how the engine works and and start tweaking things. --Mike Bird -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
