Mark Devin wrote:
>
> Nathan wrote:
>
> > goto www.roaringpenguin.com and u can download the rp-pppoe-3.0tar.gz file
> > and
> > untar it and cd into the directory and type ./go to do the setup.
>
> I am still having probles with this ADSL on Telstra Bigpond
>
> I did what you said above. It almost seems to work but there is still some
> problem as I can't ping the DNS by either its name or its IPaddress.
>
> Here is what /var/log/syslog shows:
> Apr 8 12:59:41 debian pppd[1218]: pppd 2.4.0 started by root, uid 0
> Apr 8 12:59:41 debian pppd[1218]: Using interface ppp0
> Apr 8 12:59:41 debian pppd[1218]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/pts/6
> Apr 8 12:59:42 debian pppoe[1219]: PADS: Service-Name: ''
> Apr 8 12:59:42 debian pppoe[1219]: PPP session is 3168
> Apr 8 12:59:43 debian pppd[1218]: Cannot determine ethernet address for
> proxy ARP
>
> Apr 8 12:59:43 debian pppd[1218]: local IP address 61.9.158.102
> Apr 8 12:59:43 debian pppd[1218]: remote IP address 172.31.16.24
>
> Note the error "Cannot determine ethernet address for proxy ARP"
>
> Have you any further suggestions for me. I am feeling very stupid and
> frustrated
> by now.
>
Are you using adsl-start? It almost looks like some pppd options that
adsl-start does for you aren't getting set right...