Subject: Re: DSL PPOE With MTA Dsl
From: Tim Johnson (tim@johnsons-web.com)
Date: Fri Jan 10 2003 - 10:25:21 AKST
* W.D.McKinney <deem@wdm.com> [030109 21:03]:
>
> There has PPPoE support for a long time with Linux.
> The best is Roaring Penguin.
Hi Dee:
Yes, I'm aware of that. That's what I'm using.
Most ISP's would want to settle on one.
I would think that they could then support configuration
for it. Might there be others more "windoze-like"?
I had more in mind something that could be compiled to
any linux without any dependency issues.
TK is a pretty common denominator, (as an interface component)
you think?
-tim-
> See http://www.roaringpenguin.com/pppoe/
>
> W.D.McKinney (Dee)
> deem@wdm.com
>
> On Thu, 9 Jan 2003 18:36 , Tim Johnson <tim@johnsons-web.com> sent:
>
> >
> >>
> >> On Thursday 09 January 2003 12:21 am, you wrote:
> >> > ne1 setup a ppoe with MTA dsl and linux? My dsl Will be active on monday
> >> > and I am looking to see if there are any ptifalls I need to worry about.
> >> >
> >> > Shortpier
> >> >
> >> > 10 mins, Bill Gates, and a baseball bat. Is this to much to ask God?
> >> >
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> > The folks at MTASolutions wouldn't need any guru - level amount
> > of knowledge if there was a linux-compliant DSL software available
> > for PPPOE. Is there such available?
> >
> > If there was, then MTA could train its techs to at least analyze the
> > software.......
> >
> > Opinions?
> > Links?
> >
> > (AT&T Techs don't seem to know much about computers or internet protocols,
> > but they *are* trained to work with a specific software set...)
> >
> > -tim-
> >
> >> I've been using linux and MTA dsl for quite some time , Don't expect any
> >> help from them with any problem with the DSL , their standard line is "we
> >> don't support Linux" , with that said The way I got around their non
> >> support was to also install their software on a windows box so that when
> >> there is a problem I swiched the DSL modem over to the windows box and
> >> verrified that the problem was not linux related before I called them...
> >> Then troubleshoot the DSL problem from a windows box with the tech.
> >>
> >> This seems to work the best... To avoid the hassle consider using a comerical
> >> router as your gateway machine , they seem to be able to support them where
> >> they can't support a linux box used as a router.
> >>
> >>
> >> I have to give MTA a little credit , they have finaly gotten a Linux based
> >> Web server up , they are porting sights over to it ... It is a SUN cobalt
> >> raq 550 running redhat... So far when I've called support about problems on
> >> their new server they seem to be able to handle them. With just a bit of
> >> guidance from me : )
> >>
> >>
> >> Greg J
> >>
> >>
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