Not all DSL connections require PPPoE. With my provider, both at work, and at a user's home we have SDSL connections. The router we were provided works as if it were a real ethernet router. I just plug in a cable, configure my ip addresses and go. With this service I have not needed to use pppoe, nor mess with MTUs.
Fyi, Cory On Fri, Mar 23, 2001 at 09:55:13AM -0600, Robert Guthrie wrote: > I'm not going to tell you how to configure the routing of the firewall, as > I've never done it, but I will give you a very important tip for > configuring you DSL connection. > > First, you'll likely need the pppoe package. Install it first. The > instructions in /usr/share/doc/pppoe will tell you to edit a few files > related to network connections. Go ahead and do what they say, but keep > in mind that you need to migrate those changes into the new way of doing > things (namely using /etc/network/interfaces for configuring your ethX and > ppp0 devices). > > Note one very important thing with regards to pppoe and masquerading: you > MUST set all computers on your private network (192.168.1.0) to have their > network cards' MTU set to 1452. This is done under linux with the command > "/sbin/ifconfig eth0 mtu 1452. I'd recommend putting this in > /etc/network/interfaces. Here's an example of my entry for one of the > MASQed computers (address 192.168.2.10): > iface eth0 inet static > pre-up /sbin/ifconfig eth0 mtu 1452 > address 192.168.2.10 > netmask 255.255.255.0 > broadcast 192.168.2.255 > network 192.168.2.0 > gateway 192.168.2.1 > > Read up on "man interfaces" and "man ifup" and "man ifdown" to see how > this works; in the future, all network devices will use these commands and > configuration files to deal with network devices. > > For windows, you have to edit the registry to change this value. If you > have Microsoft machines to configure, let me know and I'll send a mail > from home explaining how to do this (I don't remember the exact entry, so > I'll have to boot into windows and look at it). > > Much of this is mentioned in the DSL HOWTO, but it's not emphasised enough > for people like me who tend to skim over documents. > > Good luck! > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
