Re: PPPoE

[Brad <brad@comstyle.com>]

Bell Canada for example is switching to a PPPoE solution for there ADSL
offering soon, makes it a bit of a pain in the ass for the end user but
will allow for more flexibility and for them (Bell Canada) and the ISPs
which will be able to lease access to the equipment. It'll allow the end
user to be able to switch between different ISPs instead of a traditional
ADSL line that is hard wired to a specific ISPs equipment at the CO.

// Brad

brad@comstyle.com
bsmith@bfmni.com
brad@openbsd.org

>> i was wondering whether anyone has ported PPPoE to OBSD.
>> 
>> i've seen a few ports to FreeBSD but from my understanding it would be very
>> difficult to port them to OBSD because they use libraries which havn't been
>> ported.
>> 
>> anyway, i was just wondering because i need it for my ADSL connection.
>> 
>> thanks,
>> 
>> tb
>
>Are you really sure that you need PPPoE?  I'm on a cable modem, and PPP doesn't
>even show up here.  The cable modem, like your ASDL modem just becomes another
>part of an ethernet network.  Check the FAQ's, especially FAQ 6, then read
>OpenBSD Diary and FreeBSD Diary to see how to implement NAT and ipfilter.