--On 22 May 2005 19:08 +0000, Adam Gleave wrote:
> The MAC addresses are the same (should have though of checking
> that). pppoesvc is not set.
Does your provider suggest setting one?
Heh, my provider proboably wouldn't know what PPPoE stands for. They
give me username and password, but that's it.
If it's an IPStream-based ISP (like most UK ones), you are really in
PPPoA land. PPPoE might work depending on your 'phone exchange and
maybe which concentrator you're connected to (this changes from time to
time), but it's unsupported and could go away anytime.
Does tcpdump on the fxp1 show anything useful? What about pppoe0?
(e.g. stuff that is detected as being in the proper session etc)
Well, I can't access it easily while it's booting up so no idea.
You could try setting the debug flag to ifconfig (via hostname.if) to
debug the connection.
Or change hostname.pppoe to startup tcpdump in the background, logging
to a file, with snaplen set to a decent amount, before bringing the
interface up.
Or don't start pppoe automatically - wait until the system is running,
manually start tcpdump, then bring pppoe up.
Been meaning to switch, actually (thinking of uklinux.net, alright
alright
but it's better than ukwindows.net).
or f2s, zen, eclipse, blackcatnetworks (incl. native IPv6), aaisp,
[...] plenty of options depending on what you're looking for. If you
want an easy life, a standalone router might be the way forward - if
you don't want to NAT on the router, you can get a /30 or bigger from
some of the ISPs I mentioned without paying extra.
