Getting DSL configured using Linux

[Kevin Brown]

Again depends on the ISP.  If you have USWest there is a $15/month charge for a
static IP.  Inficad, I believe, supplies a static ip, but to connect multiple
machines you have to have a firewall with two NICs.  For uspest, just go into
the NAT of the 675 and set up port relaying (has to be done on a port by port
basis)

> 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.

> >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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