hi pppoa is ppp over atm pppoe is ppp over ethernet
the former is usually only atainable when the adsl modem is a pci card. the later is usuall what you get when the interface between the modem and the computer is ethernet Both only apply when the modem is in bridged mode A On Wed, Dec 15, 2004 at 01:00:28PM +0930, Alan Millsted wrote: > What's the difference between "pppoa and pppoe"< I hve been trying to > set it up as per ahow to from "Lnux.Questions.org" > That says "no IP on the NIC that the system is using to get to ISP just > a valid HWADDA." > > Your are right about doing your head in! > > Alan > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, 15 December 2004 11:38 AM > To: Alan Millsted > Subject: Re: [SLUG] RE: Netcomm np1400 > > > > if you just have the modem and one pc on the same network 192.168.1.0/24 > and using pppoa or pppoe on the modem > then yes, if your doing it with 2 lan cards > in one box, then something like this > > modem 192.168.1.1 > > gateway eth0 192.168.1.254 > gateway eth1 192.168.0.254 > > hub > > other pcs in your lan 192.168.0.x > > these pcs use eth1 as default route > > gateway pc uses the modem as the default route > > and the firewall will need to be adjusted to suit. > you should be able to see the modem with a browser from the pc's on your > lan. > > Alan Millsted wrote: > > > > I need a bit of time to get my head round all that, but this isn't the > > > origial modem from TPG. I havent tried to set that one up on thia > > Linux box because that is my only link to the real world. Are you > > saying I should set the gateway on my system as the IP of the modem > > "192.168.1.1" Thanks and any info helps > > > > Alan > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, 15 December 2004 10:33 AM > > To: Alan Millsted > > Subject: Re: [SLUG] RE: Netcomm np1400 > > > > Mate, these things can do your head in, tgp like most dsl providers > > should be using helstras network for the connection??? it will support > > > most modes of connection, so set the modem up like it was originally > > sent to you, connect to it with a pc on the same network as the modem > > using it as the gateway and ns then by driving the modem with a > > browser, see if you can get the connection happening, if so then the > > providers part is working fine. you could prolly even get away with > > using your modem like this with 2 lan cards in the gateway linux box, > > one on each network and route all the traffic out the lan card > > connected to the modem, on the gateway box, route all internal > > traffic, to that lan card on the gateway box. > > > > or then frig with the modem to try and get it to do bridging mode till > > > it works, the pado timeout errors, or whatever, are usually to do with > > > authentication problems at the other end, and go away after an hour or > > > so???? > > > > i haven't really been following this thread, so this could all be > > bullshit, if so sorry for wasting your time. > > > > Alan Millsted wrote: > > > > > > This is the way I feel it should be (not that I realy know anything > > > about it) but logic seems to point that way, so I am thinking that > > > it is > > > > -- > > Greg > > > > -[ Registered Linux User#159346 * http://baratel.com/~greg/ ]- > > > > This Email may contain privileged information and remains the > > property of the author. You may not reveal the contents to > > anyone without the authors express authority to do so. > > > > ... If Bill Gates had a dime for every time a Windows box crashed... > > .... Oh, wait a minute, he already does. > > > > -- > > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ > > Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html > > -- > Greg > > -[ Registered Linux User#159346 * http://baratel.com/~greg/ ]- > > This Email may contain privileged information and remains the > property of the author. You may not reveal the contents to > anyone without the authors express authority to do so. > > ... Microsoft has argued that open source is bad for business, but > you have to ask, "Whose business? Theirs, or yours?" --Tim O'Reilly > > > -- > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ > Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html >
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