On Sat, Feb 07, 2004 at 12:41:54AM +0200, Itamar Ravid wrote: > The point in this post - I was wondering if there is anyone here who connects > directly using DHCP. Using the PPTP dialer slows my boot-process by ~15 seconds, > since the PPTP tunnel apparently takes some time to be established. Also, if I > wasn't using a GRE tunnel, my Netfilter matters would be less complicated.
1. Most ISPs' policy is not to offer direct tunnel-less connections anymore. If any users still have it, it's because they have their subscription for a long time and the ISP (rightfully) didn't want to change the connection method "under their feet". However, I heard of some customers who were directed to start using a tunnel. You can either try the "give me direct connection or I'll disconnect"-threats route (and possibly get what you want) or just accept that you've got an uneducated promise. 2. PPTP shouldn't be so slow. Besides, usually PPP detaches and works in the background, so by the time your other services start, Internet connection should be established. 3. Shouldn't be very complicated: iptables -A INPUT -p gre -i eth+ -j ACCEPT ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
