It's actually Earthlink DSL.
On Tue, June 19, 2007 11:17 pm, Ben Scott said: > On 6/19/07, John Abreau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> My DSL modem has a static internal IP address, and transparently >> handles the external dynamic address. > > If it's Verizon DSL (and likely some other brands, too), you can > change this, if you prefer. For example, if you'd prefer to get the > public IP address on your own equipment, where you presumably have > more control. You see, Verizon sets their DSL modems to be NAT > routers when they give them to you, but you can switch them back into > bridge mode, and use PPPoE on your own equipment. > > You'll need to know your Verizon username and password. The > username will be in the form of "[EMAIL PROTECTED]". > > Open up the management UI of the DSL modem in a web browser. This > will be the default gateway address it's built-in DHCP server is > handing out -- it will be http://192.168.1.1 from what I've seen. Go > in to configuration, and look for something about "VC" or "bridge" > configuration. There may be multiple VCs (virtual circuits) listed; > pick the first one. Change it from "PPPoE" to "Bridge". Save > changes. > > The DSL modem may prompt you for a password. When I did this, > Verizon hadn't set it, so you can try looking up the default admin > password for the brand and model of modem you have. I've also seen > reports of the password being set to your Verizon password. YMMV. If > all fails, look up the instructions on resetting your modem to it's > factory defaults (typically a pin switch). > > Once this is done, your Internet feed will go dead until you > configure your own equipment for PPPoE. With a LinkSys NAT box, > config is right on the first page of their web UI. For Linux, the > rp-pppoe is the PPPoE implementation of choice. 'doze XP and newer > have PPPoE built-in. > > -- Ben > _______________________________________________ > gnhlug-discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/ > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > -- John Abreau / Executive Director, Boston Linux & Unix IM: [EMAIL PROTECTED] / [EMAIL PROTECTED] / [EMAIL PROTECTED] / [EMAIL PROTECTED] Email [EMAIL PROTECTED] / WWW http://www.abreau.net / PGP-Key-ID 0xD5C7B5D9 PGP-Key-Fingerprint 72 FB 39 4F 3C 3B D6 5B E0 C8 5A 6E F1 2C BE 99 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. _______________________________________________ gnhlug-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
