On Tuesday 23 October 2007 21:04:48 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > This is a zyxel 642r modem; I can't try my other modem, a cisco 678, > because it doesn't support a vci > 63.
Oh cisco :) Be thankful to cisco for not creating other proprietary protocols to replace the existing ATM/DSL combination :) > > The modem is set to use VC-based multiplexing, vpi=0, vci=100 > These are the parameters used for PPPoE, and I presume are still > required as part of the ATM layer when bridging. > > I am assuming there should be no need for my ISP to be notified that I > am trying to use bridging in the modem, since it should be transparent > on their end. They claim not to support bridging, but I don't see how > they can say that, other than that they don't want to deal with the > support issues. Is this a reasonable assumption? My knowledge about ATM is minimal. So, I don't realy know how to answer to your question about bridging being transparent to the ISP. But I can tell you for sure that ISPs do not bother if you cannot connect using FreeBSD and PPPoE. You are mainly on your own. I assume that if you use the same settings your modem uses to do PPPoE it won't make a difference to the ISP end. You said you had wrong encapsulation type. Did you make any progress? > The packets are clearly reaching the modem, as it records them as > received. Can you also check the number of cells going out/coming in from the ATM interface? Nikos _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
