You may want to try the "roaring penguin"
PPPoE client software:
http://www.roaringpenguin.com/pppoe.html
I used it to get my brother in law connected to
Pac Bell DSL. It is pretty easy to install and
even comes with firewall scripts to get IP Masq
working (as long as your kernel supports it).
Chris
"james.fogg" wrote:
>
> I might be ready to hang myself.
>
> I live in a rural area of Pennsylvania, USA. I have a "mom and pop" phone
> company/isp that cannot even spell ISDN. I was shocked when they announced
> ADSL for my area (I even live within the 2.5 mile radius from my POP as
> required). I thought my unreliable and s-l-o-w (24000 baud) ISP connection
> blues were finally over. I was disappointed (but not surprised) to learn
> that my telco/isp does something weird to make it difficult for me. They
> require the use of PPPoE (PPP over Ethernet). I think they are using it for
> radius authentication through PPP-PAP (at least they do this for dial-up
> accounts).
>
> I use a Mandrake 6.1 box for ppp dial on demand and simple firewall
> services. I was hoping I could just add a second NIC and interface it with
> my DSL router, but I guess it isn't that simple. Is there a PPPoE solution
> (the simpler the better, RPM's appreciated) for Linux/Mandrake?
