Linux w/ SBC DSL

[Dustin Decker]

On Thu, 11 Jul 2002, jose sanchez wrote:

> Hello:
> 
> A friend has a SBC DSL connection at home and would
> like me to set up a Linux router/gateway/firewall for
> him. I noticed that in order for him to go online, he
> has to use a software to connect to the server. I KNOW
> this software is not compatible with Linux. How can I
> skip this and connect the dsl line directly to the
> Linux box? Can this be done?

What you need is a PPPoE client... I myself have never had to use PPPoE, 
but what I hear is hat it just plain sucks ass.  You might suggest that 
your friend call SBC and upgrade their service to something that uses 
plain old vanilla DHCP or something...  might be a few dollars more, but 
will certainly eliminate some big headaches for you.

Dustin

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