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* Daniel da Veiga <danieldaveiga@×××××.com> [09/03/09 12:33]: |
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> On Sun, Mar 8, 2009 at 17:20, Moshe Kamensky |
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> <moshe.kamensky@××××××××××.com> wrote: |
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> > Hi, |
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> > I am trying to help my father install gentoo on a new computer (I am |
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> > across the ocean). We have a problem with the internet connection. He |
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> > has an adsl account. He runs pppoe-start, and it says that he is |
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> > connected. ifconfig shows that ppp0 is up, and gives an ip address. |
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> > However, I can't ping that address (I get 100% packet loss). He also |
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> > can't ping any address. |
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> > We called the ISP, and from their side it seems that he is connected, |
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> > and everything is fine. I don't know where else to look. The log |
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> > messages showed in the beginning messages of the form |
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> > LCP: timeout sending Config-Requests |
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> > but they seem to no longer appear. As I said, I don't even know where to |
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> > start looking for the problem. Any help is appreciated. |
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> > |
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> OK, this may me a little off topic. I don't even know where to start |
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> when it comes to check your dad's connection. Being far away and not |
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> knowing the exact messages, with no access to the machine itself, its |
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> almost impossible to debug and resolve the problem. |
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> My advice: get a router! Configure it for your dad's connection, the |
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> router will assume the PPoE connection, saving you the trouble. It |
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> also will act as a firewall and even if your dad's computer fail, any |
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> other DHCP enabled device connected to the router will have Internet |
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> access. |
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> Anyway, my two cent :D |
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Thanks for the advice. I was told that it is possible to configure the |
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current modem as a router, and that's what I will try next. Generally |
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speaking, I don't understand what is the advantage: the router also |
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needs to be configured, and can also fail? |
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Thanks, |
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Moshe |