From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Aug 6 17:34:26 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.FreeBSD.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B4A9F37B400 for ; Tue, 6 Aug 2002 17:34:22 -0700 (PDT) Received: from obsidian.sentex.ca (obsidian.sentex.ca [64.7.128.101]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 25F0A43E5E for ; Tue, 6 Aug 2002 17:34:22 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from mike@sentex.net) Received: from simian.sentex.net (pyroxene.sentex.ca [199.212.134.18]) by obsidian.sentex.ca (8.12.5/8.12.5) with ESMTP id g770YJmC020457; Tue, 6 Aug 2002 20:34:20 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from mike@sentex.net) Message-Id: <5.1.1.6.0.20020806203113.03d76b08@marble.sentex.ca> X-Sender: mdtpop@marble.sentex.ca X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.1.1 Date: Tue, 06 Aug 2002 20:37:52 -0400 To: "David Banning" From: Mike Tancsa Subject: Re: dsl modem suggestions Cc: questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <20020806183300.M10093@skytrackercanada.com> References: <20020801030135.A54643@skytrackercanada.com> <20020801082207.5f0a968a.nkinkade@dsl-only.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed X-Virus-Scanned: By Sentex Communications (obsidian/20020220) X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-2.3 required=7.0 tests=IN_REP_TO,DOUBLE_CAPSWORD version=2.31 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG At 06:33 PM 06/08/2002 +0900, David Banning wrote: > > On Thu, 1 Aug 2002 12:53:34 -0400, in sentex.lists.freebsd.questions > > you > > >In my case, my DSL provider -sold- me the modem, but he also said that > > >I didn't have to get it from him. He said I could use -any- brand that > > >I wanted. Given your explanation, that would be "any modem as long as > > >it falls within such-and-such parameters." > > > > > > > It might just be a bad unit, or you dont have the right amount of phone > > filters or the filters are in the wrong place. We (an ISP) have used > > Alcatel, Efficient, Daewoo and g.net, Cisco and by far the lowest return > > rate we have had are with the GVC/Gnets. > >I have talked to GVC tech support about this. I operate in MPoA bridged >mode and my unix box connects with ppp. They say that PPPoe mode >is a better mode because the modem stores the logon and password in >memory and handles it's own ppp connection. If that is the case I don't >know how to connect to the modem and GVC tech support is lost here because >they don't know unix. Put it in regular bridge mode and do the PPPoE on your FreeBSD box. If the GVC people or your ISP are not sure what you want just tell them that you want to setup the modem so that the PPPoE is on on a windows box with Enternet or RASPPPoE. Then on your FreeBSD box, use PPPoE. in /etc/ppp/ppp.conf add something like pppoe: set device PPPoE:xl0 set mru 1492 set mtu 1492 set speed sync enable lqr disable vjcomp set lqrperiod 5 set cd 5 set dial set login set timeout 0 set authname youruserid@yourisp.com set authkey freebsdisgreat! set ifaddr 10.0.0.1/0 10.0.0.2/0 255.255.255.0 0.0.0.0 add default HISADDR where xl0 is the interface that is connected to your modem. In /etc/rc.conf ppp_enable="yes" #This enables PPP on startup (recommended) ppp_mode="ddial" ppp_profile="pppoe" ppp_nat="YES" # Use PPP's internal network address translation or NO. ---Mike To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message