> Many thanks for your help with this problem, you were > right on the money. I followed your directions and it > worked like a charm.
Great. Glad I could help ;o) > If only I'd asked sooner I could > have saved hours fiddling unsuccessfully with PPP > settings, but it was a learning experience. Agreed. I'll bet if you put your DSL modem in simple modem mode, you'd have no problem at all getting that PPPoE link up and running. I believe that it is worth trying ones self after RTFM for the experience, then ask the questions when one is really stuck. Cheers, Steve > > Thanks very much! :) > > Bryce > > --- Steve Bertrand <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> > Im using an Alcatel Speedtouch 530 Modem connected >> to >> > Ethernet. My ADSL connection is fine in Windoze >> > however the configuration for the modem is usually >> set >> > through a web-browser. Do the modem settings(done >> via >> > browser) affect the connection in FBSD or does the >> > system simply take the settings from ppp.conf etc? >> Im >> > somewhat confused on this point. I can ping the >> modem >> > at 10.0.0.138 and can open the web interface in X. >> >> Do you have this modem set up to do the PPPoE >> dialing for you? In Windows, >> do you have to use any software to connect, or is >> the connection made >> automatically. It appears you have your modem set up >> in routing mode, >> which means the modem most likely does the >> authentication to your ISP for >> you. >> >> I have a strong suspicion that you do not even need >> to use ppp on the >> FreeBSD box. >> >> If your modem contains the login info for the ISP, >> just set up your >> /etc/rc.conf file with the following: >> >> ifconfig_nic="DHCP" >> >> and then run: >> >> # /etc/netstart >> >> You *should* get your info from the router (modem) >> and should be up and >> surfing. >> >> If that doesn't work, provide more info on your >> setup, including the >> output of 'ipconfig' on the windows machine. >> >> Steve >> >> >> > >> > The log reads: >> > >> > Jun 25 20:00:26 brycepc ppp[801]: tun1: Phase: >> bundle: >> > Establish >> > Jun 25 20:00:26 brycepc ppp[801]: tun1: Phase: >> > deflink: closed -> opening >> > Jun 25 20:00:26 brycepc ppp[801]: tun1: Debug: >> List of >> > netgraph node ``sis0:'' (id 1) hooks: >> > Jun 25 20:00:26 brycepc ppp[801]: tun1: Debug: >> Found >> > orphans -> ethernet >> > Jun 25 20:00:26 brycepc ppp[801]: tun1: Debug: >> > Connecting netgraph socket .:tun1 -> [3]::tun1 >> > Jun 25 20:00:26 brycepc ppp[801]: tun1: Debug: >> Sending >> > PPPOE_CONNECT to .:tun1 >> > Jun 25 20:00:26 brycepc ppp[801]: tun1: Debug: >> Found >> > the following interfaces: >> > Jun 25 20:00:26 brycepc ppp[801]: tun1: Debug: >> Index >> > 1, name "sis0" >> > Jun 25 20:00:26 brycepc ppp[801]: tun1: Debug: >> Index >> > 2, name "lp0" >> > Jun 25 20:00:26 brycepc ppp[801]: tun1: Debug: >> Index >> > 3, name "lo0" >> > Jun 25 20:00:26 brycepc ppp[801]: tun1: Debug: >> Index >> > 4, name "tun0" >> > Jun 25 20:00:26 brycepc ppp[801]: tun1: Debug: >> Index >> > 5, name "tun1" >> > Jun 25 20:00:26 brycepc ppp[801]: tun1: Phase: >> > deflink: Connected! >> > Jun 25 20:00:26 brycepc ppp[801]: tun1: Phase: >> > deflink: opening -> dial >> > Jun 25 20:00:26 brycepc ppp[801]: tun1: Chat: >> deflink: >> > Dial attempt 1 of 1 >> > Jun 25 20:00:26 brycepc ppp[801]: tun1: Phase: >> > deflink: dial -> carrier >> > Jun 25 20:00:26 brycepc ppp[801]: tun1: Debug: >> Waiting >> > for carrier >> > Jun 25 20:00:30 brycepc last message repeated 4 >> times >> > Jun 25 20:00:31 brycepc ppp[801]: tun1: Phase: >> > deflink: Disconnected! >> > Jun 25 20:00:31 brycepc ppp[801]: tun1: Phase: >> > deflink: carrier -> hangup >> > Jun 25 20:00:31 brycepc ppp[801]: tun1: Debug: >> > deflink: Close >> > Jun 25 20:00:31 brycepc ppp[801]: tun1: Phase: >> > deflink: Connect time: 5 secs: 0 octets in, 0 >> octets >> > out >> > Jun 25 20:00:31 brycepc ppp[801]: tun1: Phase: >> > deflink: 0 packets in, 0 packets out >> > >> > Any help is greatly appreciated I really would >> like to >> > end my reliance on M$ and get going with BSD :) >> > >> > Bryce >> > >> > >> > >> > __________________________________ >> > Do you Yahoo!? >> > New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - Send 10MB messages! >> > http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail >> > _______________________________________________ >> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list >> > >> > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >> > To unsubscribe, send any mail to >> > "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" >> > >> >> >> > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - Send 10MB messages! > http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail > _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
