Quoting Andrew Suffield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Wed, Sep 12, 2007 at 01:25:03PM +0200, Sjon Wijnolst wrote: >> Joerg Mertin schreef: >> >> >As you are using an ADSL line - an ip-up script can be used by the >> >ppp-daemon. I'd modify the script to actually perform the tasks >> you require. >> > >> > >> The ADSL-line is supplied with an ethernet-router, no PPP-links required. > > Since the cheap consumer ADSL routers are usually awful routers and > buggy, limited NAT devices, I always try to arrange for the PPP tunnel > to extend as far as the firewall behind it. Some routers call this > 'PPPoE passthrough', others make up names for it, but there's several > on the market that can do it. If you can avoid letting the consumer > junk touch the IP packets, life tends to go much more smoothly. > > Having done that, your problem becomes trivial to solve. >
I would strongly agree with Andrew on the router issue. At least if the PPPOE client is running on your Linux box you have much more control over how the link comes up and down. For instance you can configure how often the client checks the other end of the connection, if your DSL line is buggy it helps to minimise down time. Indeed a lot of DSL routers seem to give up after having a few problems until you reboot them. Not very good at all. As Andrew says most routers allow PPPOE passthru or bridging mode as I more often see it. I even go one step further and use a USB DSL modem and PPPOA instead. You don't need an ethernet card and I have found the ping times significantly better. The Zoom 5510 and Dynamode USB modems are conexant based and therefore compatible with Linux. I here speedtouch are too but I haven't come across them. I'll shut up now. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Shorewall-users mailing list Shorewall-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/shorewall-users
