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On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 19:06, Moshe Kamensky |
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<moshe.kamensky@××××××××××.com> wrote: |
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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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>> > |
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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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>> |
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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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>> |
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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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>> |
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>> Anyway, my two cent :D |
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>> |
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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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> |
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There are some advantages. The router (or modem in router mode) is |
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already configured, you usually just have to set the right auth method |
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(PPPoE) and provide a valid user/pass, and that's about it. It will |
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only authenticate when the connection is ready or keep trying till it |
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suceeds. You don't need to start the connection ever, you'll get a |
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firewall and DHCP server, and the configuration (usually a web |
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interface) is easy (at least easier than a ppp connection). Most |
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routers get all information and relay it (DNS, gateway) to their |
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address, or provide this info in DHCP, so there's no configuration to |
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do at your computer, as an eth0 not configured is assumed DHCP. Also |
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you can get rid of all ppp related stuff from the computer. |
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I only say that cause my dad's home connection was setup that way so I |
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would never have to spend a whole weekend afternoon teaching him |
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again, he turns the computer on and its already online. |
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Daniel da Veiga |
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