> Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2001 09:58:37 -0000 (GMT) > Subject: [speedtouch] Re: ameritech, pppoe v pppoa > From: "Alex Bennee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > i have a (chicago-based) ameritech dsl setup working for > > Can I just check your using a Speedtouch USB modem? Or an efficent networks > modem with an ethernet interface?
sorry -- i have a speedtouch USB modem. under windows i use a client which talks to it via pppoe (alcatel claims on their website that the speedtouch is pppoe and pppoa compatible.) > I'm not suprised if your running pppoe (RFC2516) as it is different from > pppoa (2364). so you think the reason why i can't lcp handshake is because i'm using pppoa to talk to the speedtouch? > Usually pppoa is used when you have a direct connection to your modem, and > pppoe is used when your working with an modem over ethernet. Nothing > mandates this has to be the case though. as i mentioned above apparently it's an option (under windows, and linux at least) to talk to the speedtouch via pppoe (over usb). > It also depends on what sort of connection you have either: > > a) An IP level connection > b) A bridged ethernet connection (the MAC layer) sorry for being a newbie, but what are these and how do i tell which one i have (from windows, say?) > > 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)? > > Pass. AFAIK most people here are in the UK on BT openworld or in France . > These service providers all use pppoa. oh well, it was worth a try. anyone out there use pppoe w/ the speedtouch? > > 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.) > > Technically it wouldn't be too hard to convert the pppoa code to handle > pppoe (there are a few additional wrinkles with pppoe). I would suggest > reading the RFC's and conducting a few experiments on your working setup to > see what the protcol's being used are. this is good news. but i'm still curious: i was under the impression that from the point of view of the server (ameritech), it shouldn't matter if i use pppoa or pppoe: it's just a way to talk to the modem, and ends before the phone line. is this wrong? thanks, and take care - Ben Liste de diffusion modem ALCATEL SpeedTouch USB Pour se d�sinscrire : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe
