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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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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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Daniel da Veiga |