Tim wrote: > On Mon, 2006-05-29 at 09:38 -0400, anthony baldwin wrote: >> Then, run adsl-setup at terminal and follow the prompts. Rather easy. >> It will ask you for your username and password and the DNS servers, >> which network device (probably eth0 or eth1). >> Then, to connect you will run ifup ppp0, to disconnect ifdown ppp0 >> to check status ifstatus ppp0. > > That would be for a simple ADSL modem without a built-in router, right? > > I didn't have to do anything like that for my ADSL (which is through a > modem/router). I just set the router IP address as my default gateway, > and that was it (I run my own DNS servers). If my ethernet card was > configured by a DHCP server, I wouldn't have even had to set the > gateway, the router would have done that all for me. > The SpeedStream 5100 modem SBC Global supplied lets me set up the modem to do the PPPoE, so all you need is a standard DHCP configured Ethernet connection. I have a Netgear wireless router on it now, but I could connect direct. The thing I like about the Netgear router is that I can assign fixed IP addresses to some machines based on their MAC address. This may not be a big deal for most people, but it is something I find handy... Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup!
