Re: PPPoA and OpenBSD
On Sun, Apr 09, 2006 at 07:03:36PM +1000, Dave Harrison wrote: Stuart Henderson wrote: On 2006/04/09 17:43, Dave Harrison wrote: I'm searching high and low for some documentation on setting up a PPPoA link (yes, it's for the UK and it's definitely PPPoA _not_ PPPoE) under OpenBSD in-tree: ueagle(4) otherwise: iirc there are some USB Speedtouch drivers Is it not possible to configure in a way similar to a ppp PPPoE setup ?? I have a modem that I'm connecting to via ethernet, then it plugs into the phone line. Can I drive PPPoA with the ppp daemon ?? If you're using a ADSL router which you plug your OpenBSD box into via ethernet I see two ways of connecting. Either get your ADSL modem to do the PPPoA connection, or make your OpenBSD box do PPPoE and your ADSL modem to do a bridge connection using ATM. I've posted on the list of how I get my OpenBSD box to do the PPP connection (last month if you look though the archives for PPPoA). I may as well turn last months email into html since it seems to be a common question and there's little on the subject using Google. Dan
PPPoA and OpenBSD
Hi all, I'm searching high and low for some documentation on setting up a PPPoA link (yes, it's for the UK and it's definitely PPPoA _not_ PPPoE) under OpenBSD and drawing a blank. The FAQ says that it seems to be possible, but the ppp man page doesn't seem to have any references, and all my googling is drawing a blank too. Can anyone point me at the place where some doco on doing this is ? Is it even possible ?? Thanks for you help, Dave
Re: PPPoA and OpenBSD
Stuart Henderson wrote: On 2006/04/09 17:43, Dave Harrison wrote: I'm searching high and low for some documentation on setting up a PPPoA link (yes, it's for the UK and it's definitely PPPoA _not_ PPPoE) under OpenBSD in-tree: ueagle(4) otherwise: iirc there are some USB Speedtouch drivers Is it not possible to configure in a way similar to a ppp PPPoE setup ?? I have a modem that I'm connecting to via ethernet, then it plugs into the phone line. Can I drive PPPoA with the ppp daemon ?? Dave
Re: PPPoA and OpenBSD
On 2006/04/09 17:43, Dave Harrison wrote: I'm searching high and low for some documentation on setting up a PPPoA link (yes, it's for the UK and it's definitely PPPoA _not_ PPPoE) under OpenBSD in-tree: ueagle(4) otherwise: iirc there are some USB Speedtouch drivers
Re: PPPoA and OpenBSD
On 2006/04/09 19:03, Dave Harrison wrote: in-tree: ueagle(4) otherwise: iirc there are some USB Speedtouch drivers Is it not possible to configure in a way similar to a ppp PPPoE setup ?? No. I have a modem that I'm connecting to via ethernet, then it plugs into the phone line. Those work like routers in 'bridge' mode and are usually used with PPPoE. Did you already try PPPoE? It is probably the simplest way to do what you want and typically it *does* work in UK. Can I drive PPPoA with the ppp daemon ?? Yes, with ueagle.
Re: PPPoA and OpenBSD
Hi Dave, On 2006.04.09, at 7:03 PM, Dave Harrison wrote: Is it not possible to configure in a way similar to a ppp PPPoE setup ?? I have a modem that I'm connecting to via ethernet, then it plugs into the phone line. Does your MODEM have a half bridge mode? My DSL MODEM/router employs a half bridge mode, but calls it MODEM mode. With that mode, you can have the MODEM log in to your ISP and deal with PPPoE or PPPoA and then the MODEM just passes the IP traffic to its ethernet port. In that mode you can leave the MODEM/routers DHCP server switched on and your connected machine will get the IP assigned from your ISP through the MODEM. I used to use PPPoE with my provider in Australia, but tried PPPoA using this method and it works great. I wanted to try PPPoA because I was having some stability issues with PPPoE, however the problem turned out to be the MODEM. I stuck with PPPoA because I can use an MTU of 1500. The MODEM deals with the logging in and PPPoA and my firewall just sees the IP traffic without any NAT being done in the MODEM. Maybe this a possible solution for you? Shane
Re: PPPoA and OpenBSD
On Sun, 9 Apr 2006 09:55:49 +0100 Stuart Henderson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 2006/04/09 17:43, Dave Harrison wrote: I'm searching high and low for some documentation on setting up a PPPoA link (yes, it's for the UK and it's definitely PPPoA _not_ PPPoE) under OpenBSD in-tree: ueagle(4) otherwise: iirc there are some USB Speedtouch drivers I have a USB Speedtouch modem attached to my router: ugen0 at uhub0 port 2 ugen0: ALCATEL Speed Touch USB, rev 1.10/0.00, addr 2 I have been using PPPoA + OpenBSD for some time now, without problems. Cheers, Jasper -- Humppa is a serious thing! [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type application/pgp-signature]
