On Thu, Apr 27, 2006 at 11:33:50PM -0500, Bruce Dubbs wrote: > > <rant> > I see absolutely no reason for the pppoe protocol. You have an ethernet > connection--this is not dialup. A simple dhcp is all that is needed. > pppoe adds complication and overhead. Its a solution to a non problem.
Agreed. MAC-based authentication would do the same thing. But then, you have to call the ISP (or they force you to a site via a proxy) anytime you change MAC addresses so that you can be verified. -- Archaic Want control, education, and security from your operating system? Hardened Linux From Scratch http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/hlfs -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
