Linux Debian support - dsl setup verizon help needed--pppoe

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dsl setup verizon help needed--pppoe

ilaboo

2006-02-17, 11:07 pm

anyone using dsl and verizon?

i am in the early stages of setting it up?

studying /etc/share/docs/ppp/readme.gz debian

seems rather simple
any help quidance is appreciated

tia
peter

Andreas Janssen

2006-02-17, 11:07 pm

Hello

ilaboo (<plener@earthlink.net> ) wrote:

> anyone using dsl and verizon?
>
> i am in the early stages of setting it up?
>
> studying /etc/share/docs/ppp/readme.gz debian
>
> seems rather simple
> any help quidance is appreciated

Make sure your network card is not configured to use any static IP
address or gateway (/etc/network/interfaces, man interfaces). Run
pppoeconf.

best regards
Andreas Janssen

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