ADSL connection

[Tom Diehl]

On Wed, 3 Dec 2003, Elton Woo wrote:

> On Mon, 2003-12-01 at 06:38, antonio montagnani wrote:
> > To check what is wrong in a ADSL connection (by Ethernet modem, that is 
> > working in Windows) that doesn't connect by Network control graphical 
> > tool, which steps shall I follow, i.e. which files shall I have to read 
> > and what console operations are suggested??
> > It is a normal PPoE connection!!! third Fedora that I installed, two 
> > works great..maybe a stupid setup somewhere..
> > 
> > Tnx
> > 
> Antonio, IIRC, for ADSL, there are actually *two* steps to set up
> the Internet connection: 1) you have to enable the network interface
> (as if you were connected via cable, and 2) enable pppoe. I *did*
> use an ADSL service for a few months last, year, so I do know that
> there are two steps (instead of one) for the setup.

Whether or not you need pppoe depends on your provider. Admittidly my
experience is that most providers usr pppoe but not all. My provider
does not use it and I am on adsl.

HTH,

..............Tom