pppoe-start problem

whitesuit · n00b Joined: 03 Oct 2006 Posts: 6

Hi,

I used the 2006.1 livecd to install gentoo and I have an adsl connection. While booted in the livecd i can connect to the internet using the following commands:

madchaz · Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2006 4:59 pm Post subject:

where do you load them?

If you used rc-update, make sure you put them in default, not boot. The NIC needs to be up before you bring the pppoe up.
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whitesuit · n00b Joined: 03 Oct 2006 Posts: 6

I put them in /etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel-2.6 as the manual says it should be put.

Is there a better way ?

madchaz · Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2006 5:16 pm Post subject:

I'm sorry, I wasn't clear.

How do you start pppoe? Is it started as a service?
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whitesuit · n00b Joined: 03 Oct 2006 Posts: 6

I start it exactly as i do in the livecd, using pppoe-start in a root shell. I don`t understand why this happens. I already tried installing with the livecd`s kernel but it`s the same problem. Maybe it`s something with that particular version of rp-pppoe ?

madchaz · Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2006 5:39 pm Post subject:

When it times out, what error does it give you, if any?

Is eth0 the only NIC you have?
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whitesuit · n00b Joined: 03 Oct 2006 Posts: 6

whitesuit · n00b Joined: 03 Oct 2006 Posts: 6

It showed me this a couple of times:

# pppoe-start
................TIMED OUT
/usr/sbin/pppoe-start: line 198: 8321 Terminated $CONNECT <(echo "$CONFREAD") >/dev/null 2>&1

my problem seems similar to this: https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-455270-highlight-pppoestart.html

madchaz · Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2006 8:18 pm Post subject:

Do you have the same errors in your logs?

Try posting the errors you get there.

Other then that, I would suggest a re-compile of the kernel, making sure you enabled all the PPPoE settings and disabled IPv6 unless you really need it.
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Roman_Gruber · Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2006 9:06 pm Post subject:

hi,

have you entered your adsl acount: user name, user password
There are certain conf. files in /etc for ppp

e.g. for a chap authentification, you have to enter your: user name, user password to

/etc/ppp/chap-secrets

i personally use the command pptp command, which works fine for me.

what i do, do establish a connection over a 510 adsl ethernet modem from thompson

dhcpcd eth1 .. gives me a ip address
route del default .. kills the default route
pptp 10.0.0.138 .. make a tunnel over 10.0.0.138 (standard ip address of a thompson modem)

its a good advice to use the logging console to see, what the system is doing.