Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2006 17:32:30 +1100 From: Rowdy <rowdy@netspace.net.au> To: b.lascala@ee.unimelb.edu.au Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Problem setting up PPPoE in Release 6.0 Message-ID: <43C89AFE.30305@netspace.net.au> In-Reply-To: <17352.37732.763165.511749@csp-03560.ee.mu.oz.au> References: <17352.37732.763165.511749@csp-03560.ee.mu.oz.au>
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Barbara La-Scala wrote: > I have a Netcomm NB1300 modem and a Realtek 8029 ethernet card and > was successful at configuring PPPoE for this combination under R5.3. > I've recently upgraded to R6.0 and cannot get things to work any > more. > > I've played with all the options in the ppp.conf that looked relevant > (and several that didn't) and I've compiled the NETGRAPH stuff into > my kernel but still no go. I've googled but without success. I've > tripled checked that I've got my username and password entered > correctly. I know the modem is OK as I'm using it to post this > (hooked up to a laptop with Windoze). > > I'm reluctant to return to R5.3 as I'm enjoying having a working > sound card. However, I need internet access more. Any help would be > greatly appreciated as I'm all out of ideas. > > Configuration details are below. > > Thanks Barbara > <snip> I have a similar setup: FreeBSD 6, Netcomm NB1300 Plus 4, Netspace. Occasionally it fails to connect while waiting for carrier, as yours seems to have done. If I try to connect again, it usually succeeds. I would suggest making a second attempt to connect, if that fails, power cycle the modem and try again. If it still won't connect, then there might be a bigger problem. I also have option "set cd 10" in my ppp.conf that sets a 10 second delay waiting for carrier (FreeBSD checks for carrier once per second until timeout) - I don't know if that makes any difference. Rowdy
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