On Wednesday 10 January 2007 12:43, Jorge Almeida <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote about '[gentoo-user] moving to ADSL': > I'm about to switch from cable to ADSL anytime soon, and I'm trying to > prepare the computer for the big change, given that there will be a time > gap without internet access and that I can't expect any support > whatsoever from the provider's staff. Of course, I can't do any > testing...
Firstly, ignore those that want you to buy another piece of hardware to do something your computer is perfectly capable of doing. It's an unnecessary expense, and while initial configuration *might* be easier you'll pay later because that "simple" interface doesn't expose enough to allow you to effectively troubleshoot. > According to > http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?part=4&chap=3, > it seems that it is enough to emerge net-dialup/rp-pppoe, edit > /etc/conf.d/net and edit /etc/ppp/pap-secrets. Is this correct? I mean, > what about the contents of /etc/ppp/, like /etc/ppp/pppoe.conf? Aren't > we supposed to edit at least the latter? > The handbook says the contents of /etc/ppp/pap-secrets must be > "username" * "password" > but /usr/share/doc/rp-pppoe-3.8/pap-secrets.gz says it must be like > [EMAIL PROTECTED] * my_password * > (i.e., another * and no quotes...) > Can someone clarify this point? While the handbook sometimes leaves things out, if it explicitly mentioned you *do not* need to do something, you won't *in the most likely case*. That said, we are using ADSL for part of our connection here and I believe we are having a Gentoo machine handle to pppoe connection. I'll see if I can't get your an actual configuration (minus passwords, of course) and send it to you privately so you have a concrete, working example of pppoe in Gentoo. You might also check the Gentoo wiki, it may have more details than the handbook. > Another matter that is not clear to me: what about pppoe-start and all > other commands mentioned in "man pppoe"? I think that > /etc/init.d/net.eth0 works as a wrapper and will invoke the appropriate > commands as needed. Is this correct, and can I safely ignore such > commands? A properly configured /etc/conf.d/net will let Gentoo manage invoking all these commands, yes. -- "If there's one thing we've established over the years, it's that the vast majority of our users don't have the slightest clue what's best for them in terms of package stability." -- Gentoo Developer Ciaran McCreesh
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