Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2001 15:57:37 -0400 From: "Lee, Jaeho" <Jaeho.Lee@brooks.com> To: 'Anis Badri' <anilinet2k@yahoo.com>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: DSL with earthlink in LA using ivasions winPoet Message-ID: <857F15D7E3D8D3118D290008C7CF058602C97627@mail-naeast1.brooks.com>
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This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C0C12F.53C1D710 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" I could setup DSL connection last week with help from this mailing list. So I am paying back. ^^ My FreeBSD box connects to Verizon DSL. They don't give static address either. I am using external DSL modem, which is connected through normal ethernet card. If your environment is same as mine, the following information will be helpful. Even though it is DHCP, I don't use dhcpclient for my ethernet card. (You don't have to do either.) Just setup as you use PPP. I followed this page till #4 http://www.mostgraveconcern.com/freebsd/ppp.html <http://www.mostgraveconcern.com/freebsd/ppp.html>; And I used PPPoE. Here is resource. http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/pppoe.html <http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/pppoe.html>; To use PPPoE, you need to rebuild kernel. Please add this line in ppp.conf, so that your dns in resolv.conf is set correctly. enable dns Michael Nottebock gave me great information about the problem in userland ppp. I put some portion of his mail here. "The pppd does not support pppoe yet, but the userland ppp, which is also part of the freebsd base system, does. The userland ppp also has a built-in nat feature, which (of course) can be used with dsl-connections. So, in theory, 'ppp -nat' should be all you need (apart from a kernel recompilation, where you need to add the lines options NETGRAPH options NETGRAPH_SOCKET options NETGRAPH_PPPOE options NETGRAPH_ETHER # actually only necessary for old 4.0 # and 3.x systems, but # cannot hurt anyway. ) There is a technical issue with PPPoE-ADSL connections, though. The maximum transfer unit via the PPPoE connection often is only 1492 bytes, but the universal standard of common tcp/ip stacks is 1500 bytes. And, instead of sending a message back telling the client to fragment the packets, often the ISP's routers just discard the packet, with the result that, for example certain webpages, simply won't load. This problem does not necessarily affect you. Maybe, your ISP has it's routers configured properly and the problem won't surface. Also, if you are using FreeBSD 4.2-STABLE, downloaded at a later date than Dec. 18th, 2000 or FreeBSD-CURRENT, downloaded at a later date than Nov. 28th, 2000, the userland ppp is reported to already deal with this issue gracefully. For almost every other version of freebsd, a backport from the -current sources is available at http://www.awfulhak.org/ppp.html" I hope this helps you. Thanks, /Jaeho -----Original Message----- From: Anis Badri [mailto:anilinet2k@yahoo.com] Sent: Monday, April 09, 2001 1:21 PM To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: DSL with earthlink in LA using ivasions winPoet I have been trying for several months to establish an internet connection via earthlink DSL (DHCP) using my freeBsd box with no success. They (earthlink) do not provide for any OS other than win95/98. They use Ivasion's winpeot software package to establish a PPP link. I have gone through several onlines docs to try to estabish a ppp connection with dhcp and nothing has worked. If someone has had the same experience with PPP and DHCP on DSL can you please send me resources on how to go about setting up an internet connection. WinPoet has virtually no documentation on implementation details. Your help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks Anis Tayebali _____ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Personal <http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/?.refer=mailiyfoot>; Address - Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C0C12F.53C1D710 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 5.50.4522.1800" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><SPAN class=060534819-09042001><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff size=2>I could setup DSL connection last week with help from this mailing list. </FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=060534819-09042001><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff size=2>So I am paying back. ^^</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=060534819-09042001><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=060534819-09042001><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff size=2>My FreeBSD box connects to Verizon DSL. They don't give static address either.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=060534819-09042001><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff size=2>I am using external DSL modem, which is connected through normal ethernet card.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=060534819-09042001><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff size=2>If your environment is same as mine, the following information will be helpful.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=060534819-09042001><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=060534819-09042001><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff size=2>Even though it is DHCP, I don't use dhcpclient for my ethernet card. (You don't have to do either.)</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=060534819-09042001><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff size=2>Just setup as you use PPP. I followed this page till #4</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=060534819-09042001><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff size=2><A href="http://www.mostgraveconcern.com/freebsd/ppp.html">http://www.mostgraveconcern.com/freebsd/ppp.html</A></FONT></SPAN></DIV>; <DIV><SPAN class=060534819-09042001><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=060534819-09042001>And I used PPPoE. Here is resource.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=060534819-09042001><A href="http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/pppoe.html">http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/pppoe.html</A></SPAN></FONT></DIV>; <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=060534819-09042001></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=060534819-09042001>To use PPPoE, you need to rebuild kernel.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=060534819-09042001></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=060534819-09042001>Please add this line in ppp.conf, so that your dns in resolv.conf is set correctly.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=060534819-09042001> enable dns</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=060534819-09042001><FONT size=2></FONT></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=060534819-09042001><FONT size=2>Michael Nottebock gave me great information about the problem in userland ppp.</FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=060534819-09042001><FONT size=2>I put some portion of his mail here.</DIV></FONT></SPAN></FONT> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=060534819-09042001></SPAN></FONT><SPAN class=060534819-09042001><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"><FONT size=2><FONT color=#0000ff><SPAN class=060534819-09042001>"</SPAN>The pppd does not support pppoe</FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff size=2>yet, but the userland ppp, which is also part of the freebsd base</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff size=2>system, does. The userland ppp also has a built-in nat feature, which</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff size=2>(of course) can be used with dsl-connections. So, in theory, 'ppp -nat'</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff size=2>should be all you need (apart from a kernel recompilation, where you</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff size=2>need to add the lines</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff size=2>options NETGRAPH</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff size=2>options NETGRAPH_SOCKET</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff size=2>options NETGRAPH_PPPOE</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff size=2>options NETGRAPH_ETHER # actually only necessary for old 4.0</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff size=2># and 3.x systems, but</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff size=2># cannot hurt anyway.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff size=2>)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff size=2>There is a technical issue with PPPoE-ADSL connections, though. The</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff size=2>maximum transfer unit via the PPPoE connection often is only 1492 bytes,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff size=2>but the universal standard of common tcp/ip stacks is 1500 bytes. And,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff size=2>instead of sending a message back telling the client to fragment the</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff size=2>packets, often the ISP's routers just discard the packet, with the</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff size=2>result that, for example certain webpages, simply won't load.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff size=2>This problem does not necessarily affect you. Maybe, your ISP has it's</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff size=2>routers configured properly and the problem won't surface. Also, if you</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff size=2>are using FreeBSD 4.2-STABLE, downloaded at a later date than Dec. 18th,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff size=2>2000 or FreeBSD-CURRENT, downloaded at a later date than Nov. 28th,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff size=2>2000, the userland ppp is reported to already deal with this issue</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff size=2>gracefully. For almost every other version of freebsd, a backport from</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=2>the -current sources is available at http://www.awfulhak.org/ppp.html<SPAN class=060534819-09042001>"</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=2><SPAN class=060534819-09042001></SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=060534819-09042001>I hope this helps you.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=060534819-09042001></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=060534819-09042001>Thanks,</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000a0 size=2>/Jaeho</FONT></DIV> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Anis Badri [mailto:anilinet2k@yahoo.com]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, April 09, 2001 1:21 PM<BR><B>To:</B> freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG<BR><B>Subject:</B> DSL with earthlink in LA using ivasions winPoet<BR><BR></FONT></DIV> <P>I have been trying for several months to establish an internet connection via earthlink DSL (DHCP) using my freeBsd box with no success. They (earthlink) do not provide for any OS other than win95/98. They use Ivasion's winpeot software package to establish a PPP link. I have gone through several onlines docs to try to estabish a ppp connection with dhcp and nothing has worked. If someone has had the same experience with PPP and DHCP on DSL can you please send me resources on how to go about setting up an internet connection. WinPoet has virtually no documentation on implementation details.</P> <P>Your help will be greatly appreciated.</P> <P>Thanks</P> <P>Anis Tayebali</P> <P> </P> <P><BR> <HR SIZE=1> <B>Do You Yahoo!?</B><BR><A href="http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/?.refer=mailiyfoot">Yahoo! Mail Personal Address</A> - Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail.</BODY></HTML> ------_=_NextPart_001_01C0C12F.53C1D710-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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