On 20/08/05, Stuart Henderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 2005/08/20 14:20:13, Adam Gleave wrote: > > > > I'm really running on PPPoA, but it is converted by the modem from > > PPPoE to PPPoA. > > That's unlikely, there's a guide on the web which says that this > is what happens, but actually it's just running as a bridge and using > PPPoE to BT (which BT say they have supported for some years now, but > might not work everywhere and with every ISP, and isn't widely known- > about or used, so is more likely to be flaky). > >
Ok, but I don't think PPPoE itself is the problem in this case. > > Given that there's a number of UK ISPs that will do at least a /30 for > no extra charge, you might find it easier to use the router as a straight > (PPPoA) router, and give the OpenBSD box the next address along... > > The router doesn't support PPPoA, it supports PPPoE. The router goes through a PPPoA modem, the same setup as I'm planning on having with the OpenBSD box. Besides, it doesn't support IPv6. -- Adam Gleave [ OpenBSD 3.7-stable (GENERIC) #1: Sat Jul 23 08:28:45 GMT 2005 ]
