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Setting up router with PPPOE

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by mikenowo

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I recently got a router and now have two PCs attached to it and subsequently to my DSL modem. In windows I've configured it so that the router is always connected to the net and I no longer have to dial into Sympatico to get onto
the net. Unfortunately this does not work with PPPOE in linux (I still have to plug into the modem directly from the PC and connect with 'adsl-start' to
get the connection to be able to surf). How can I set up PPPOE so that it automatically has the connection thru the router? Is there something specific in Linux that I have to setup to have the router continuously connected to the net as in windows?

Never had a router before and am uncertain how to get it to work with linux.
Any suggestions of how or where to look for the answers would be great. THX!

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by justanadmin

Generally, the router itself should be able to start the PPOE connection and initialize the connection. At that point, the computer should not have to deal with PPOE and should just connect to the router as its network gateway.

Does your router have PPOE settings when you look at the configuration screens? If so, configure that information and the router should be able to do the rest.

Hope this helps.

by mikenowo

Well I had to connect to it using a local IP and there are options there to set up pppoe, but I thought this only had to be done once (I did it through windows). Do I have to do it again in Linux? I was under the impression that since the router is set and working in windows, it should be seemless in Linux. Am I wrong? If so, what else do I have to do in Linux?

by quintar51

once your router is set up, it will remain set up regardless of the O/S.

All you need to do is make sure your network settings in your current O/S are correct. You don't need any connectivity software such as Access Manager.

1. Is your router acting as a DHCP server?
if so, then you will get the IP Address, Gateway and DNS info as you reboot, which should allow you to access the internet.

2. If your router is NOT a DHCP server, then you'll need to configure your network settings in order to be on the same network as your router. Most routers come with the local IP of 192.168.x.x. Configure an IP address that matches the network of the router.

for example, if your router is 192.168.1.1, then use 192.168.1.50 as your IP address. Accept the default subnet, and use the router's IP address as the gateway.

Let me know if this works for you or not.

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