Messages in this thread | ![/](/images/icornerl.gif) | | Date | Mon, 05 Mar 2001 23:58:11 -0500 | From | Jeremy Jackson <> | Subject | Re: How-To for PPPoE in v2.4.x? |
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steve.snyder@philips.com wrote:
> Is there a How-To for getting the Linux v2.4.x PPPoE support to work? > I've searched for info but have mostly found sketchy references on getting > PPPoE to work with the v2.2 kernel. >
I have been using PPPoE in the 2.4.0 kernel for about 2 months now. It's very nice. I used
http://www.math.uwaterloo.ca/~mostrows/
just grab the tarball and compile. I bet it will work under 2.4.2 also.
> > My system is running RedHat v6.2 and the v2.4.2 Linux kernel. I've built > PPP and PPPoE support into the kernel and I've installed the v2.4.0 PPP > software. I've got the /dev/ppp created by the RedHat installation and I > see "pppoe" in the /proc/drivers list of drivers. > > I've got a (PCMCIA-based) NIC that I know works as a plain non-PPPoE > device under v2.4.x. > > So what do I do now? Do I have to patch pppd to utilize the kernel's > new PPPoE support? Do I have to create a /dev/pppoe devnode? > > While I have a lot of experience with Ethernet networking on Linux, I am a > total PPP (let alone PPPoE) newbie. Please be gentle. :-)
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