Re: Switching from GCI to ACS

From: W.D.McKinney <deem@wdm.com>
Date: Tue Oct 02 2007 - 18:32:22 AKDT

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From: Stanley Long [mailto:slong@acsalaska.net]
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Cc: aklug@aklug.org
Sent: Tue, 02 Oct 2007 18:23:09 -0800
Subject: Re: Switching from GCI to ACS

Greg Madden wrote:
> On Tuesday 02 October 2007, Bob Cortez wrote:
>> I am absolutely fed up with ... [clipped]
>
> ACS dsl uses PPPOE, so if you connect using a Linux box the Roaring
> Penguin is your friend, as Arthur pointed out. Using a router select
> PPPOE as your connection method, supply your user name and password for
> ACS, the rest of the info isn't needed or is supplied during the
> connection process. I am on 24/7 so I enable the persistent
> (re)connection, automatic dns, no idle timeout, connect on restart. These
> are Icop choices, other routers may differ in terminology but the concept
> is the same.
>
  
  
  Nortel Newtorks <---> IPCop box < --- > LinksKey 10/100 switch
  Debian, Kubuntu, Ubuntu, and a shall-not-be-spoken system AOK
  
  May reinstall IPCop to correct our MTU.
  'been on so long we don't know where the IPCop password is :-(

Unless things have changed dramatically, it is like this:

NWC - Redback ------->IPCop<---->LinksKey 10/100 switch,Kubuntu,Ubuntu

:-)

-Dee

    
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