Jorge Almeida <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> I'm about to switch from cable to ADSL anytime soon, and I'm trying to
> prepare the computer for the big change, given that there will be a time
> gap without internet access and that I can't expect any support
> whatsoever from the provider's staff. Of course, I can't do any
> testing...
>
> According to
> http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?part=4&chap=3,
> it seems that it is enough to emerge net-dialup/rp-pppoe, edit
> /etc/conf.d/net and edit /etc/ppp/pap-secrets. Is this correct? I mean,
> what about the contents of /etc/ppp/, like /etc/ppp/pppoe.conf? Aren't
> we supposed to edit at least the latter?

Would it not be much simpler to use a router to connect to the ADSL
and use ethernet or Wifi to connect the PC(s) to the router? 
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