Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2003 09:57:27 +0100 From: Dominic Marks <dom@cus.org.uk> To: Nuno Teixeira <nunotex@pt-quorum.com> Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD lacks PPPoE (pppoa3 solution) Message-ID: <20030711085727.GA57436@cus.org.uk> In-Reply-To: <20030710214508.GD73403@gw.tex.bogus> References: <20030710210621.GC652@gw.tex.bogus> <Pine.BSF.4.21.0307101327490.40558-100000@InterJet.elischer.org> <20030710214508.GD73403@gw.tex.bogus>
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On 10/07/2003 21:45, Nuno Teixeira wrote: > > Hi, > > Please see http://speedtouch.sourceforge.net/index.php?/news.en.html > > "Real" PPPoE with a ethernet card connected with a ADSL Modem works. > > This problem is related with ISPs that supports *only* PPPoE protocol > with USB Modems (this case Alcatel) that "emulates" ethernet with > TUN/TAP devices. USB modems don't have a connection to ethernet cards. > > FreeBSD pppoa port works ok with Alcatel USB Modems but only for PPPoA > protocols and not PPPoE. > > Almost all europe ISPs only support PPPoE and not PPPoA (I don't know > the reason why). Except in the UK where it seems to be the other way around (for DSL services at least) - incidently do you know that it is impossible to use another modem with your ISP ? I had an Alcatel SpeedTouch USB and I ditched in favour of an Alcatel SpeedTouch Home (ethernet socket), once I had configured everything with the various settings I could get online using mpd (I've now documented this in the Handbook). But then, I was using PPPoA so perhaps my experiences are useless here. > Thanks, > > Nuno Teixeira > <snip sanctioned by the bandwidth preservation society/> -- Dominic <dom at cus.org.uk> <dominic.marks at npl.co.uk>
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