Getting DSL configured using Linux

If you want a static IP, you're probably best of goinging with an ISP that
uses bridging mode, like Inficad or FastQ. That's been my experience, but
there are probably some people on here that use PPP mode with long leases
just fine.

Mark Peoples - gascsd@gascairlines.com

-----Original Message-----
From: arson smith [mailto:arsonsmith@hotmail.com]
Sent: Friday, April 07, 2000 4:02 PM
To: plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
Subject: Re: 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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