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 using
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 get a DHCP
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
On Thu, Dec 16, 2010 at 4:27 PM, Philip Webb purs...@ca.inter.net 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
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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