I've run into a bizarre problem with broadband & modems. For a long time, I've happily connected to the I/net using an ancient Speedstream modem (2001). Wanting to take advantage of the recent installation of fibre optics here to get higher speed, I contacted my ISP, a small & helpful Canadian company, who decided I needed a more upto-date modem & sent a Zoom modem+router. After much trial & error, I've got the Zoom working with Mandriva, which I have installed alongside Gentoo in my regular desktop machine (it's there because I wanted to help a cousin who's a Linux beginner; I also have Ubuntu for the same reason, which also works with the Zoom), but not with Gentoo.
The speed with Mandriva (& Ubuntu) is still as before the fibre arrived, but that's a different issue, probably due to old wiring inside the house. However, it's no use getting that wiring upgraded, if I can't use the resulting service with Gentoo. Both Mandriva & my Gentoo use Kernel 2.6.33 & I've recompiled the kernel to include all the various PPP-related drivers Mandriva compiles as modules (I have them as part of the actual kernel via 'Y', not as modules); I've also recompiled Gentoo pkgs 'ppp baselayout sysvinit'; I've also tried copying options from Mandriva files in /etc/ppp/ to similar files in Gentoo, though they use the older Rp-pppoe approach. Still the same line in 'daemon.log' : "timeout waiting for PADO packets, unable to complete PPPoE discovery". Has anyone else run into this kind of problem ? Does anyone have suggestions what Mandriva mb doing which Gentoo needs to do ? Again, Gentoo & Mandriva both work with the Speedstream modem, but only Mandriva works with the newer Zoom modem, not Gentoo. -- ========================,,============================================ SUPPORT ___________//___, Philip Webb ELECTRIC /] [] [] [] [] []| Cities Centre, University of Toronto TRANSIT `-O----------O---' purslowatchassdotutorontodotca
