Chris Eddy wrote:
>
> Josh;
>
> My DSL service provider is Bell Atlantic, and they are running PPPoE.  I had
> nothing but trouble getting Windows to run it, and never could get SyGate to run
> on it.  I managed to beat my way through to a software tech, who admitted that
> they were not prepared for PPPoE.  So I gave up.
>
> I then got word that some Linux gurus in our area, whom a small group of us know
> personally, had built a linux box that is PPPoE savvy.  They sold me a PC with
> Linux on a drive (sit in a corner and forget), and it has been working flawlessly
> ever since.  The fellows admit that they figured out how to script an interface
> with the PPPoE connection, and it even re-establishes repeatedly if a connection
> goes down.
>
> It seems that if pressed, many list members will admit to a personal firewall in
> the building..??!!
> Out of sight, out of mind (one of the few flaws in Linux)
>
> Chris Eddy

Chris,
Sorry for the late reply, things have been somewhat chaotic around here
lately. I would be very interested in this linux pppoe implementation if
you have any more information on it. I am trying to do basically the
same thing. Unfortunately because of time constraints, I haven't gotten
too far.

Thanks in advance,
Josh Koffman
joshy@mb.sympatico.ca