Getting DSL configured using Linux

with the 675 router is there a way to get a static public ip
address to the outside public. I have never set up a adsl
line before but I need to tomorrow and I would like to get it
a public address and use the linux box as a firewall.
Thanks

Bill Warner

>From: Kevin Brown <kevin_brown@uswest.net>
>Reply-To: plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
>To: plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
>Subject: Re: Getting DSL configured using Linux
>Date: Fri, 07 Apr 2000 09:48:58 -0700
>
>This depends on who the ISP is. If it is USWest, then they don't need to
>know
>the MAC address for the nic as the IP is assigned to the DSL router
>(provided he
>got the external 675, instead of the internal 605 which doesn't work with
>linux). The dsl router then acts as a DHCP server for all the boxes on the
>network. Even before the switch over from bridging to ppp mode, USWest
>didn't
>need to know the MAC address. I had a WinNT box hooked up initially and
>then
>put a linux box up to act as a firewall, they had different NICs, but
>USWest had
>no problem with the change.
>
> > I had quite a few problems with DSL in Linux, so I hope I may be able to
> > help now that it's working. There are a couple of things you need to
>make
> > sure to get the connection going.
> >
> > 1. Ensure that the correct NIC driver is being used and assigned to to
>the
> > correct ethernet device. (most likely eth0).
> >
> > 2. Make sure your ISP has your MAC Address registered for your NIC. You
> > can find your MAC address by using ifconfig(in Red Hat...not sure about
> > Caldera) or by running winipcfg from Windows on the same machine. Call
> > your ISP and make sure they have it registered.
> >
> > 3. Make sure you have DHCPCD installed and running.
>
>--
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>
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