Daniel Hazelton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > The second: > I buy a DSL modem. Until I want to actually connect to the internet it can > have whatever settings I want it to have. The second I want to connect to the > internet it has to be configured the way that the ISP wants.
But only those configurations which enable it to work, such as the modulation type, PPPOE/PPPOA, VPI/VCI, PPP username and password etc. You still have control over the rest of the configuration such as NAT/No NAT, LAN IP address(es), firewall, MTU, QoS, etc. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/