hi -- i have a (chicago-based) ameritech dsl setup working for windows 98. i've checked that i can log in, that i have the right vpi vci numbers, etc. ameritech has us use a client called "enternet" (from efficient networks), which uses PPPoE to talk to the modem.
now i want to run a freebsd firewall, nat, etc. so: i freshly installed freebsd 4.4-RELEASE and followed the instructions to get the speedtouch w/ pppoa working. everything seems great: the modem is recognized, it syncs up, ppp can see it, etc. but i can't seem to lcp handshake. i've tried just about every authentication protocol, and i'm pretty sure i've got the rest of the settings down. i've disabled just about all the compression protocols, etc. but i can't get anything to work. question 1: is there an ameritech subscriber out there who has gotten this to work, in linux (which i tried before) or freebsd (which i'd prefer)? question 2: is there a difference between pppoa and pppoe from the point of view of ameritech? AFAICT it shouldn't matter how i talk to the modem, right? b/c i can't find a way to use pppoe w/ the modem under freebsd, and i couldn't get it to work under mandrake 8.1 (i had lots of problems there otherwise.) help! take care, Ben Lee Liste de diffusion modem ALCATEL SpeedTouch USB Pour se d�sinscrire : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe
