From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jul 11 01:57:37 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9AF3F37B401; Fri, 11 Jul 2003 01:57:37 -0700 (PDT) Received: from cus.org.uk (host213-106-240-81.no-dns-yet.ntli.net [213.106.240.81]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0898943FB1; Fri, 11 Jul 2003 01:57:34 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from dom@cus.org.uk) Received: from cus.org.uk (localhost.cus.org.uk [127.0.0.1]) by cus.org.uk (8.12.6/8.12.6) with ESMTP id h6B8vS5h058363; Fri, 11 Jul 2003 09:57:28 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from dom@cus.org.uk) Received: (from dom@localhost) by cus.org.uk (8.12.6/8.12.6/Submit) id h6B8vRY6058362; Fri, 11 Jul 2003 09:57:27 +0100 (BST) Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2003 09:57:27 +0100 From: Dominic Marks To: Nuno Teixeira Message-ID: <20030711085727.GA57436@cus.org.uk> References: <20030710210621.GC652@gw.tex.bogus> <20030710214508.GD73403@gw.tex.bogus> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20030710214508.GD73403@gw.tex.bogus> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4i cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org cc: Julian Elischer cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD lacks PPPoE (pppoa3 solution) X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2003 08:57:38 -0000 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 > -- Dominic