On 5/14/06, अिनकॆत (Aniket) aniketvb@gmail.com wrote:
PPPOE does not need any IP addresses to be put up. Its the same as dialup connection , the only additional parameter being that one has to specify "service name" along with username and password. You are confusing DHCP with PPPoE. Also PPPoE is not dependant on the IP address assigned to the LAN card , it can be anything or nothing. So you do not have to specify the Default Gateway , DNS etc ..its done automatically each time a connection is made.
The easiest way to setup a PPPoE connection is as follows.... 1> run "/sbin/pppoe -A" from the terminal and note down the service name. 2>If you are using any RedHat system , just fire up "system-config-network" and in new connection select "XDSL" , enter username password and service name . 3> If using Ubuntu , do "sudo pppoeconf" and just follow the instructions on screen. Also remember that you have to set the MTU/MRU to 1492 or such value and _NOT_ 1500 for PPPoE to work properly. 4>In SUSE you can do it using Yast /Kinternet , I had done it once long time
Thanks for letting me know the SuSE methods. btw, you are right, PPPoE and DHCP are different and independent. Its just that some service providers dont support DHCP and thus even if the dial up settings are proper, the LAN card itself remains unable to make the physical connection. In that case you need to provide all of the addresses. Though it can be a one time configuration that need not be done everytime you bootup. Plz let me know if there are any other methods to do so.