[H-GEN] Bigpond ADSL and PPPOE

[Sandra Milne]

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Anthony Irwin wrote:

> The roaring penquin site appears to only have rpms and I couldn't see any
> deb or source options. Should I use rhpppoe rpms or is there something
> simple I am missing with pppoe and bigpond adsl.
> 
I recently got my Woody r1 going with rppppoe. I got source from their 
site. They don't make it easy to see, but it's definitely on the page.

No real gotchas, although my machine refused to relinquish optusnet 
cable so I just ditched the whole thing and reinstalled. Much nicer 
leaner install now without a whole heap of rubbish we weren't using.

As for the comment from Tony about using a router, some of us prefer the 
flexibility that comes from building our own. I already have a switch 
and an ADSL modem. I don't need an ADSL router with switch ports. I also 
have a K6-2-300 that would be junked if not for being used as our 
router/gateway/firewall/fileserver/gameserver.

Sandra.
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