On 22/05/05, Stuart Henderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --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.
Yep, it's IPStream > > >> 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. Already did the debug flag, didn't think of using tcpdump like that though *slaps self* > > 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. I hate easy life. But I'll certainly check those. -- Random number generation is far too important to be left to chance!
