On Mon, 10 Sep 2001 16:37:38 -0400
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> On 9/9/2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> "Here are my notes on ADSL installation:"
>
> I had no trouble installing BellSouth's ADSL myself last May with the internal
>modem, which
> of course was under Windows (NT 4). But that was with 17 years of DOS experience,
>and this
> is with a month of Linux.
>
> When I was trying to work with Johan Verrept's HOWTO, I called BellSouth to ask
>whether they
> use PPPoA or PPPoE. They told me PPPoA, but if PPPoE is working for you, maybe
>that's what
> they should have told me. However, I have no ethernet card, never having networked
>my two
> computers, and that seems to be a problem at configuration time.
>
> If I'm to use PPPoA, it means I have to patch the kernel. The only one I can find is
> kernel-2.4.2-2.src.rpm. I thought I had found linux-2.4.2.tar.bz2 at one time, but
>have not
> been able to find it again.
>
> But going on the assumption that PPPoE will work for me, I got to the point in the
>patching
> procedure where it says "Test the pppoatm-1 patch: patch -p1 -s -E --dry-run <
> /path/to/pppoatm-1
>
> "If this command produces any output then something is wrong with your 2.4.2 kernel
>source
> tree. Please fix it before continuing.
>
> The output I got was:
> |diff -urN linux-2.4.1-pre7/Documentation/configuration.help
> linux-2.4.1-pre7/pppoatm-1/Documentation/configuration.help
> --- linux-2.4.1-pre7/Documentation/configure.help
> +++ linux-2.4.1-pre7-pppoatm-1/Documentation/configuration.help
>
> The 2.4.1-pre7 stuff worries me; with 7.1, I should have 2.4.2-2.
>
> No ETH, of course, comes up on chkconfig. Also I can't find pppoe.conf-adsl.pid.name
>or
> tkpppoe.
>
> If I weren't so new to Linux, perhaps I wouldn't have so many questions. I was
>tempted to
> buy W2k at one point (my NT4 won't install anymore) but I really hate to give any
>more money
> to that arrogant, untruthful company!
>
> Incidentally, BellSouth told me $115 was the price of the Alcatel modem and didn't
>mention
> mandatory installation. I know they don't support Linux, but at least they support
>NT4 and
> W2K--most of the dial-up people there won't even talk to me if I say NT.
>
> I appreciate the long narrative from you, and am sorry I couldn't complete the job
>with
> that.
A few observations .Im a DSL BellDouth customer.I got the Acatel Speed
Touch Home with a lan connection at it's back.
First the kernel that's provided out the box is ok .
Second all i did was this Install Roaring Penguin PPPoE
Configured the lan so the gateway is the card to which the modem is plugged in
configured RP-PPPoE for my user name password,nic card and last i told it
to use masquerading to share the connection.
There is nothing else to it .
Im on it and the whole family enjoys it too..
And by jove is it ever kick ass.I get 150 to close to 250 Kb/s
depending on the server.( and yes way slower too on small servers )
So yes it's PPPoE
Roaring Penguin's PPPoE base and graphic have to be installed
and work GRRRRRReat !
By the way i told them many times that to not support Linux
is a mistake.And i did talk to some customer representatives
that are using it too.Im sorry you fell on some that werent.
PS installation is not mandatory at all.
Never got charged for it either.
If i can be of assistance just yell : )
Richard
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