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I second that. Gentoo probably isn't working because you have a custom |
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pppoe networking configuration. The others are built with a standard dhcp |
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configuration. Wipe your custom stuff and all will be well. |
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On Dec 16, 2010 6:29 PM, "Paul Hartman" |
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<paul.hartman+gentoo@×××××.com<paul.hartman%2Bgentoo@×××××.com>> |
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wrote: |
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> On Thu, Dec 16, 2010 at 4:27 PM, Philip Webb <purslow@××××××××.net> wrote: |
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>> I've run into a bizarre problem with broadband & modems. |
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> |
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>> Both Mandriva & my Gentoo use Kernel 2.6.33 & I've recompiled the kernel |
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>> to include all the various PPP-related drivers Mandriva compiles as |
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modules |
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>> (I have them as part of the actual kernel via 'Y', not as modules); |
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>> I've also recompiled Gentoo pkgs 'ppp baselayout sysvinit'; |
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>> I've also tried copying options from Mandriva files in /etc/ppp/ |
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>> to similar files in Gentoo, though they use the older Rp-pppoe approach. |
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>> Still the same line in 'daemon.log' : "timeout waiting for PADO packets, |
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>> unable to complete PPPoE discovery". |
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> |
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> If it's a modem+router combo, do you need to worry about PPPoE at all |
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> on your computer anymore? I think typically the router would take care |
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> of that for you, and all your PC does is get a DHCP address (NAT) from |
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> the router and is done with it, at least that's how all the ones I've |
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> seen behave (unless you've intentially disabled the router part and |
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> are using your PC as the router or are going routerless). Just |
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> throwing it out there. :) |
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