On Fri, Dec 17, 2010 at 01:12:08PM -0500, Philip Webb wrote
> Thanks to both: you've solved my actual problem, but not the puzzle.
> I installed the Gentoo pkg 'dhcpcd' & 'dhcpcd eth0' gets the I/net :
> clearly, this is a big step forward by ISPs since 2001 ! I can also
> get through this way us
101216 Jason Weisberger wrote:
> 101216 paul.hartman wrote:
>>> 101216 Philip Webb had run into a bizarre problem with broadband & modems.
>> If it's a modem+router combo, do you need to worry about PPPoE at all ?
>> typically the router would take care of that for you
>> and all your PC does is ge
I second that. Gentoo probably isn't working because you have a custom
pppoe networking configuration. The others are built with a standard dhcp
configuration. Wipe your custom stuff and all will be well.
On Dec 16, 2010 6:29 PM, "Paul Hartman"
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> On Thu, Dec 16, 2010 at 4:27 PM, Philip
On Thu, Dec 16, 2010 at 4:27 PM, Philip Webb wrote:
> I've run into a bizarre problem with broadband & modems.
> 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 act
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 com
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