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Jorge Almeida <jalmeida@××××××××××××.pt> writes: |
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> I'm about to switch from cable to ADSL anytime soon, and I'm trying to |
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> prepare the computer for the big change, given that there will be a time |
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> gap without internet access and that I can't expect any support |
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> whatsoever from the provider's staff. Of course, I can't do any |
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> testing... |
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> According to |
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> http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?part=4&chap=3, |
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> it seems that it is enough to emerge net-dialup/rp-pppoe, edit |
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> /etc/conf.d/net and edit /etc/ppp/pap-secrets. Is this correct? I mean, |
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> what about the contents of /etc/ppp/, like /etc/ppp/pppoe.conf? Aren't |
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> we supposed to edit at least the latter? |
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Would it not be much simpler to use a router to connect to the ADSL |
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and use ethernet or Wifi to connect the PC(s) to the router? |
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