#include <hallo.h> andrej hocevar wrote on Thu May 02, 2002 um 02:51:29AM:
> I'm helping a friend configure his first Debian/Linux box. He's got adsl > access to the internet but I don't really know what it is -- if I'm not AFAICS there are three or more ways of using DSL: - direct access - PPtP (simple encrypted tunnel protocol) - PPPoE (PPP tunneled over Ethernet) So first find out what the provider does really use. > mistaken, he needs kernel 2.4 with pppoe support and the pppoe programs > (pppoe, pppoeconf, ...). Is there basically anything else? Errr, "kernel-pppoe" and "pppoe" (aka rp-pppoe) are completely different implementations. You do not need kernel 2.4.x for Debian's pppoe. Gruss/Regards, Eduard. -- Linux braucht kein Mensch, aber Mensch braucht Linux! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
