Folks, thanks for the feedback.
I had heard through the grapevine that the STHome could do this, hence
my hope. As it turns out it can, and can't, be done.
The normal STHome and STPro have no PPPoE client so as is, they require
a PPPoE client on the LEAF box.
However there are some nifty hacks
I'm using alcatel also with pppoe. You have ready to use Dachstein
images here:
http://leaf.sourceforge.net/devel/khadley/pppoe.html
I use Bering: newer kernel, ipfilters, very good documentation.
http://leaf.sourceforge.net/article.php?sid=63
Andrey
Ray Olszewski wrote:
This question really i
This question really is specific to the service your ISP offers. But
*typically* the Alcatel does not handle PPPoE; it just passes through (sort
of like a bridge) traffic from the DSL line to the Ethernet line. So the
client (in this case, the Dach router) needs to handle the PPPoE aspects.
To
Quick question: Can I have my SpeedTouch Home (ethernet flavour) handle
all the PPPOE aspects of my DSL connection or must I have a PPPOE client
on my Dach box? I'd like to avoid having to rebuild my Dach box with a
PPPOE client, if at all possible.
I liked my previous high-speed cable service,
