Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2000 14:21:20 -0500 From: "C J Michaels" <cjm2@earthling.net> To: "Gene Bomgardner" <glbj@bellatlantic.net>, <freeBSD-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: DSL revisited Message-ID: <NDBBILKDCLLECBCLPMBIIEAOCAAA.cjm2@earthling.net> In-Reply-To: <200002282156.QAA15904@smtp-out1.bellatlantic.net>
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I'll take a stab at answering these since I am very familiar with BA's DSL service, although I don't personally have it. 1. FreeBSD's ppp does support PPPoE. It's part of the netgraph work that went into PPP. I would suggest searching the mailing list archives for Netgraph. Also, take a look through the PPP man page. It _is_ very do-able. (WinPoeT sucks) 2. You are correct as to sharing the connection. You will need to configure either ipfw or ipfilter and natd on the box, set gateway_enable=YES in /etc/rc.conf, and point all the other boxes on your lan to the BSD box as the default gateway. I belive the most difficult part will be setting up PPPoE, once that is done the rest should be cake. Hope this helps -Chris -----Original Message----- From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Gene Bomgardner Sent: Monday, February 28, 2000 4:34 PM To: freeBSD-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: DSL revisited Hello again... and once again, thanks to all who responded to my earlier questions about DSL/Windoze/FBSD. While responses were generally helpful, I still have the same basic problem. After a little research, I have enough knowledge to ask the right questions (ie. just enough knowledge to be dangerous). Here's some pertinet info: 1. My ISP (Bell Atlantic) uses PPPoE (PPP over Ethernet). I need to use iVasions WinPoet PPPoE software to connect. 2. I do not own a dedicated router. 3. I use a Westell DSL modem conected via the nic. 4. Under Windoze 95, I must use the usual dialup dialog, just like a dial up modem. Questions: 1. Does antone know a way to get PPP running over Ethernet ? 2. Since I have no dedicated router, and want to allow other PC's on the LAN to share the DSL conection, I sort of assume that I can simply use a FBSD box runnning a firewall or IP-filter along with natd to accomplish the desired task. Am I correct? (Don't worry about telling me how to configure for Firewalls, natd, etc. Figurig that out is half the fun.) My main problem is getting the ISP connection alive. I can do it with a dialup, no sweat, just can't get it going over DSL. Thanks again for all the help, Gene To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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