Re: [Security Firewall] ADSL Detection Problem

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If you have a dsl modem with pppoe function built in you should be able to 
set it to bridging mode then configure it as ppp if you want to. a lot of 
current adsl modems are single port routers switching them to bridging mode 
turns them back into a regular ethernet modem.







>From: Nigel Tingle <[email protected]>
>Reply-To: security-firewall-4qZELD6FgxheH41UXmfQsti2O/[email protected]
>To: security-firewall-4qZELD6FgxheH41UXmfQsti2O/[email protected]
>Subject: Re: [Security Firewall] ADSL Detection Problem
>Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 22:31:17 +0000
>
>If your ADSL link is connected to the firewall via ethernet, then you don't 
>want to be configuring
>the firewall to do PPP+.
>
>You just need 2 zones each with an ethernet interface, one for the LAN = 
>ETH0 and the second
>for the WAN = ETH1 to which you connect the ADSL modem.
>
>Werner Brocker wrote:
>
>>Hi,
>>
>>Firstly, thanks to Mandriva for making this ISO available!
>>
>>I've previously downloaded the source code and compiled it a few times on 
>>V10.0 as well as V10.1.  I ran into the problem that I have now and 
>>thought that maybe it has something to do with the way that I compiled the 
>>source code.  (I am not really a programmer) I've also sent an email to 
>>the mailing list without any responses.
>>
>>My problem is as follows:
>>I am using ADSL with a Ethernet ADSL Modem.  I've installed the ISO of 
>>MNF2, configured my network interfaces (I have 2 currenly), and set up 2 
>>zones (LAN = ETH0) (WAN = PPP+).
>>
>>When I select Internet Access | DSL Connection and specify the PPPoE 
>>option, I do not get any External Interfaces for my ADSL Connection even 
>>if I try to detect one.....
>>
>>Am I doing something wrong?  Is this maybe a bug???  I got the same result 
>>every time I compiled MNF from source as well.  It works without any 
>>problems on the Beta 2 CD that I have.
>>
>>Any help / comments will be welcome!
>>
>>Thanks!
>>
>>Werner
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>>
>>
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