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>> >> I recently switched from cable to DSL on a Gentoo router and I'm |
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>> >> having trouble keeping a stable connection. Periodically I need to |
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>> >> run '/etc/init.d/net.eth0 restart' before it will connect to the |
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>> >> Westell modem (which is also a router although AT&T won't admit it). |
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>> >> The weird thing is that rebooting the system doesn't reacquire the |
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>> >> connection. I have to actually issue '/etc/init.d/net.eth0 restart'. |
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>> >> Does anyone know why rebooting doesn't reacquire the connection and |
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>> >> restarting the interface does? |
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>> >> |
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>> >> - Grant |
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>> > I just use the modem to login and then enable ip pass thru to my router |
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>> > which is a linksys running DD-WRT; |
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>> > http://www.dslreports.com/faq/7073 |
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>> > |
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>> > This set-up has worked well for a few years without me having to do |
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>> > anything. |
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>> |
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>> Could I get you to tell me a couple of your settings? You're doing |
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>> something right if you haven't had to touch your's after setting it |
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>> up. |
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>> |
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>> I'm trying to figure out the right connection type (or something like |
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>> that) for which the options are something like Smart KeepAlive, Always |
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>> Reconnect, and Connect On Demand. |
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>> The other one is the IP lease timeout. It defaults to 10 minutes and |
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>> I just set it to 99 days, but I don't want it to expire even after 99 |
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>> days. I have a static IP but I think this is the timeout between the |
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>> modem/router and the Gentoo router. |
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> |
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> I am not familiar with the modem in question, but if you are using your own |
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> router the modem should be set up in fully bridged mode and the PPPoE |
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> authentication will be managed by your Gentoo router. |
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> Your Gentoo router will also use dhcpcd (or similar) to obtain an IP address |
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> from your ISP after it authenticates on their RADIUS server. |
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> In a nut-shell: You want to set up your modem to not do NAT, or dhcp, or |
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> authentication at all, but transparently encapsulate your PPP into ATM packets |
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> and send them off to your local DSLAM. All the communication with your ISP |
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> will be managed by the router and your router will have the static IP address |
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> given to you by your ISP. The modem will only have a LAN address which you |
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> will need to set up manually on it, using its control panel. |
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> PS. I think that the modem connection type you refer to above should be Smart |
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> KeepAlive - although as I said I'm not familiar with the particular hardware. |
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> HTH. |
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> -- |
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> Regards, |
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> Mick |
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Thanks Mick. The Westell does have an option to take PPPoE off of the |
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device and I'd like to set that up soon. |
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- Grant |