* Daniel da Veiga <danieldave...@gmail.com> [09/03/09 12:33]: > On Sun, Mar 8, 2009 at 17:20, Moshe Kamensky > <moshe.kamen...@googlemail.com> wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I am trying to help my father install gentoo on a new computer (I am > > across the ocean). We have a problem with the internet connection. He > > has an adsl account. He runs pppoe-start, and it says that he is > > connected. ifconfig shows that ppp0 is up, and gives an ip address. > > However, I can't ping that address (I get 100% packet loss). He also > > can't ping any address. > > > > We called the ISP, and from their side it seems that he is connected, > > and everything is fine. I don't know where else to look. The log > > messages showed in the beginning messages of the form > > > > LCP: timeout sending Config-Requests > > > > but they seem to no longer appear. As I said, I don't even know where to > > start looking for the problem. Any help is appreciated. > > > > OK, this may me a little off topic. I don't even know where to start > when it comes to check your dad's connection. Being far away and not > knowing the exact messages, with no access to the machine itself, its > almost impossible to debug and resolve the problem. > > My advice: get a router! Configure it for your dad's connection, the > router will assume the PPoE connection, saving you the trouble. It > also will act as a firewall and even if your dad's computer fail, any > other DHCP enabled device connected to the router will have Internet > access. > > Anyway, my two cent :D >
Thanks for the advice. I was told that it is possible to configure the current modem as a router, and that's what I will try next. Generally speaking, I don't understand what is the advantage: the router also needs to be configured, and can also fail? Thanks, Moshe
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