On Sat, 18 May 2002, Ashley wrote:
I forgot to mention I do not trust USB as far as I could throw it, that's why I am looking for an ethernet solution.
So back to my original question, has anybody managed to get PPPoATM library to compile, if so, which headers from the kernel tree did you have to copy.
I might have missed something here, but why do you need the PPPoATM library? If you order ADSL with Ethernet presentation, the company will most likely send you a router/hub. Connect your machine to the router/hub. You can setup your machine to use the router as a gateway on its ethernet setup.
The reasons I need PPPoATM is thus...
1.) I don't trust USB becuase I have NEVER seen it work reliably under windows or linux.
2.) I have a spare ethernet card in the Linux PC so... I am going to get an ADSL Router with ethernet, as I will be getting "wires only" ADSL.
3.) In order to avoid using NAT on the router, as the linux machine already does this for me, and I'm not sure how NATing data twice will affect it.
4.) To get the IP address issued by my ISP to appear as my linux machine instead of the router, I need to use PPTP, as I will be getting a router that supports this. In order for PPTP to work, I need a version of pppd with the PPPoATM add-on module. But at the moment I can't compile the bastard module, and I've tried several times, after much searching on the net for information.
Surely somebody on this list has an ADSL setup without using the pile of S*** that is USB.
Could I just set my Linux machine to be a normal router, and use the ADSL router to do the NATing? I still want to be able to access the Linux machine from the outside world. I frequently telnet in from work. I know about the security issues, but I have restricted what machines can connect to it.
Many Thanks
Chris