From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Oct 26 07:46:46 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 90A5516A469 for ; Fri, 26 Oct 2007 07:46:46 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nvass@teledomenet.gr) Received: from smtp.teledomenet.gr (smtp.teledomenet.gr [213.142.128.2]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 30DBD13C491 for ; Fri, 26 Oct 2007 07:46:45 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nvass@teledomenet.gr) Received: by smtp.teledomenet.gr (Postfix, from userid 58) id 7646C142259; Fri, 26 Oct 2007 10:29:09 +0300 (EEST) X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.3 (2007-08-08) on smtp.teledomenet.gr X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.6 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.2.3 Received: from iris (unknown [192.168.1.71]) by smtp.teledomenet.gr (Postfix) with ESMTP id 695581421E1; Fri, 26 Oct 2007 10:29:04 +0300 (EEST) From: Nikos Vassiliadis To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2007 10:31:40 +0300 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.7 References: <20071026052932.GA72917@pit.databus.com> In-Reply-To: X-NCC-RegID: gr.telehouse MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200710261031.40592.nvass@teledomenet.gr> Cc: Barney Wolff Subject: Re: pppoa connection X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 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, 26 Oct 2007 07:46:46 -0000 On Friday 26 October 2007 10:06:30 Kim Shrier wrote: > I do have a fixed IP address. I have tried using their modem > as a router and assigned my IP address to the modem. This forces > me to use the NAT facility in the modem and it keeps dropping > my ssh sessions. I have also seen the modem drop the pppoa > connection and not be able to reestablish it until I reboot the > modem. > > The only thing this fine piece of equipment has been able to do > reliably is maintain the virtual circuit to the ISP. Anything > at a higher level in the protocol stack is too flakey. Hence, > I just want it to act as the most stupid of pipes between me > and the ISP. Yes, this is a familiar situation:) Most of the time these NAT devices are configured for non-interactive protocols doing bulk transfers , so ssh having long periods of inactivity suffers... And even these is flakey, as you said. > > Other people successfully use this modem to connect to their ISP > when the ISP accepts pppoe connections and the modem is configured > as a bridge. Unfortunately, my ISP doesn't support pppoe, only > pppoa. The only way to do PPPoA is to have a device that does the DSL and ATM layers and handles the rest to FreeBSD.