> > I have just installed a new NIC and rp-pppoe from pkgsrc. It all seems
> > configured right, except the NIC.
>
> you need to do an "ifconfig ne2 up" before starting this. No IP address
> needed, but the interface can not transmit packets if it is marked down.
>
> Just put "up" in /etc/ifconfig.ne2.
>
> (If you are running -current I'd recommend using the in-kernel PPPoE
> implementation, it's faster and it needs testing ;-} )
>

Hrm,

ok now all it does is this:
May 18 18:58:44  pppd[1367]: pppd 2.4.0 started by root, uid 0
May 18 18:58:44  pppd[1367]: Using interface ppp1
May 18 18:58:44  pppd[1367]: Connect: ppp1 <--> /dev/ttyp2
May 18 18:58:44  pppoe[1369]: Interface=ne2 HWaddr=00:00:E8:72:BE:D0
Device=/dev/bpf0 Buffer size=8192
May 18 18:58:44  pppoe[1369]: PPP session is 636
May 18 18:58:45  pppd[1367]: LCP terminated by peer
May 18 18:58:45  pppoe[1369]: Session terminated -- received PADT from
access concentrator
May 18 18:58:45  pppd[1367]: Modem hangup
May 18 18:58:45  pppd[1367]: Connection terminated.
May 18 18:58:45  pppd[1367]: Exit.


TIA,
Gwilym
[nix rookie]