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Re: [TCLUG:9091] DSL woes



Quoting Andrew Dubman (adubman@bellmicro.com):
> Well I haven't really recieved any error messages, and I guess i wouldn't
> know how to produce them.  As far as I can tell, the ethernet card is set
> up properly in Linux.  I know it is seen by the router in at least some way
> (lights blinking and stuff).  I have ethernet set to use DHCP, which hasn't
> complained to me at all, but I imagine that has to do with me not asking it
> anything.  I suppose i should check all the networking stuff on my side,
> but am unsure where to start.  Where can I find a howto or something for
> this?  Thanks for any help

Does your ISP do Bridging or Routing?

Is your 675 configured to do whatever your ISP is doing?

Sounds like you have a DHCP assigned address, which makes me think you are
bridging. Most ISP are moving towards routing (PPPoATM), so make sure your 675
is in the right mode.

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