Hi, What you need to do is register your mac with Telus. Their DHCP server will give ip only to registered mac address. It's an always on connection, you don't need to use pppoe, just plain old dhcp client would be fine. If you are close to Vancouver, I can give you a hand.
Robin > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Ashley Moore > Sent: Friday, March 22, 2002 6:07 AM > To: Mandrake Expert list > Subject: Re: [expert] ADSL setup - first attempt (help !!!) > > > I finally got a chance to work with this again and this time > got in touch with the isp. it turns out that they one of > those that bind the client eth0 h/w addr into their config. > (i guess this process happens automatically during the setup > under windoze..)and they ARE running pppoe and not dhcp. > unfortunately, i still could'nt get the adsl to come up. the > logs still show the same .... > ---- > .......Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/pts/2 > .......Timeout waiting for PADO packets > .......LCP: Timeout waiting for Config-Requests > ---- > the Roaring penguin site mentions not to use the clients > thats ship with distros.. viz RH. so i'm going to the take > the latest rp-pppoe, that i just downloaded tomorrow on a > disk and try all over again.... > > cheers, > -- > Ashley Moore. > ----------------- > Linux User#229125 > ----------------- > > On Fri, 2002-03-22 at 00:32, Raffaele Belardi wrote: > > I am not an expert and have never done this in practice. Anyway... > > > > My understanding is that PPPoE and DHCP are mutually exclusive (see > > also > > http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/DSL-HOWTO/configure.html). > Which one does > > your Telco use? > > > > Assuming it is PPPoE, ifconfig should show both the ppp and the eth > > interfaces up. What does ifconfg show when you configure > pppoe (not dhcp)? > > > > Your previous message showed the folowing log: > > >>....Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/pts/5 > > >>....Timecout waiting for PADO packets > > > > What device is pts? The second line shows that the PPPoE client > > started, > > it probably sent out the PADI packet but did not receive the PADO > > answwer from the Telco. Could it be that it was not > connected to the eth > > interface? > > > > bye, > > > > raffaele > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > hi again, > > > > > > i am using the mdk 8.1 power pack edition. all software > versions are > > > according to whats on the CD. (no internet to get any > updates...yet) > > > > > > the ADSL-howto mentions that now most ISP's have changed to the > > > pppoe protocol in favour of Dhcp. the howto also mentiones that > > > after the link comes up, ifconfig should also show me the ppp0 > > > interface. > > > > > > after I configured the ADSL with dhcp and could ping > *only* the DNS > > > servers, ifconfig still only show eth0 and lo, no ppp0 > > > > > > is it possible that the link uses pppoe and I'm forcing dhcp....? > > > > > > is it because dhcp is used the ppp i-f does not come up? > > > > > > maybe i'm using the wrong protocol to connect .... ? > > > > > > anyway, with dhcp configured, my routing table looks like: > > > --- > > > 10.23.64.0 * 255.255.192.0 U 0 0 0 eth0 > > > 127.0.0.0 * 255.0.0.0 U 0 0 0 lo > > > default 10.23.64.254 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 eth0 > > > --- > > > ifconfig shows a configured ip of 10.23.125.218 > > > > > > later today I will try to confure th PC again, maybe this > time I'll > > > try using another pppoe client. > > > > > > pinging the DNS servers works, but no luck with any other > ip on the > > > internet, should i also be thinking of reverse lookups or > something > > > on the same lines. (maybe theres no route back to the PC) > > > > > > excuse the ignorance (like i mentioned.... my first attempt) > > > > > > On Wed, 2002-03-20 at 23:21, Ashley Moore wrote: > > > > > >>hi, > > >> > > >>i've been trying to get Mdk 8.1 to connect to the > internet via ADSL > > >>for the last 2 days on a friends computer with no luck. > > >> > > >>i installed Mdk 8.1 from the Powerpack boxed set on an > old AMD-233 > > >>with 64 MB RAM and 2Gb Hdd. the telco (TELUS in > BC,canada) installed > > >>the line and modem before he had the computer up. (this > is happening > > >>at an office in a garment store!!. he plans to host his > own web site > > >>in a while, this PC will eventually function as a firewall). > > >> > > >>The ADSL modem is a D-Link DSL300i. the only ethernet device is a > > >>"DECchip 21041 {Tulip pass 3]" I finally managed to get X > working on > > >>the "SiS 63xx PCI VGA" with just 2 Mb (640x480 limit) on the card > > >>KDE is a real drag. with icewm I could get to the > mandrake control > > >>center and to launch the wizard to configure the ADSL > link. but the > > >>wizard failed to bring up the link. I used rp-pppoe as > the protocol. > > >>I went thru the ADSL-HOWTO and also check out the rp-pppoe docs. > > >>(and followed them to the letter) /var/log/messages show the foll: > > >> > > >>....Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/pts/5 > > >>....Timecout waiting for PADO packets > > >>....LCP: timeout sending Config-Requests > > >> > > >>the value /dev/pts/5 changes to 6 and the same errors repeat will > > >>pppd dies and eventually pppoe. > > >> > > >>i also tried with 'dhcpcd' protocol. this time the link seems to > > >>come up with an valid ip assigned to it. 'ifconfig' shows a valid > > >>ip/broadcast/sunet mask, even Linuxconf shows > automatically obtained > > >>DNS1 & 2 ip addresses. but I cannot ping any address > except my own > > >>and the DNS servers. > > >> > > >>this is my first attempt at ADSL. what / where did i miss > something > > >>? any pointers ? ideas ? > > >> > > >>I need to get this done ASAP so I can convince him to go in for a > > >>linux solution (he is currently biased towards a mac, of which i > > >>have'nt a > > >>clue) > > >>-- > > >>Ashley Moore. > > >>----------------- > > >>Linux User#229125 > > >>----------------- > > > > > > > > > ---- > > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
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