OK, now that you're ready for DSL, check with your local DSL office to see if they use
ppp-over-ethernet. If so, you will nee to download a copy of pppoe and possibly pppoed
(see freshmeat.net).
Many (not all) providers of DSL utilise pppoe and your current configuration (even if
you change you external IF from ppp0 to eth0) will not work. It' a different protcol.
It shouldn't be too difficult to install (I don't use it), but you may have to run it
as a daemon from /etc/rc.d/rc.local, or some other script upon boot.
If you DON'T need pppoe, then all you need do is re-install pmfirewall, and tell it to
use the external IF (better to configure eth0 as external and eth1 as internal).
You may also want to make sure you download the latest pump tarball unless you
shutdown frequently.
--Greg
> Not just exactly sure how I did it, but, All Three Computers talk to
> each other and the two Window boxes are using the Linux Box modem to
> connect to the internet so I'm ready for the DSL. I hope I don't have to
> change much to get that going. An earlier post asked about the
> Pmfirewall working for the network and all of my system is showing
> Stealth. I love it when a plan comes together.
>
> --
> Dennis Registered Linux user # 180842
>
>
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