Y a Carl (calibra_2@hotmail.com) qui m'disait que ...

> Using PPTP because that is what Im currently use on a Win2000 machine.

> I have a Speed Touch Home, will search/try if I can use this with my 
> provider.

>> From: BASTIEN Nicolas Bruno <lakomok@free.fr>
>> Reply-To: Il utilise YAM alors je lui repond <lakomok@free.fr>
>> To: netbsd-help@netbsd.org
>> Subject: Re: PPTP dropped immediatly
>> Date: Fri, 04 Jan 2002 12:50:41 +0200
>> 
>> Y a Carl (calibra_2@hotmail.com) qui m'disait que ...
>>> Configured PPTP/PPP but after the message connected: ppp0 the connection 
>> is
>>> dropped immediately.
>> 
>>> The daemon is started with these options:
>> 
>>> idle 0
>>> noauth
>>> user username@service
>>> defaultroute
>>> usepeerdns
>>> nodetach
>> 
>>> Created the secrets file with userid/password.
>> 
>>> Started with: pptp 10.0.0.138 file /etc/ppp/options.adsl
>> 
>>> Using NetBSD 1.5.2 & pptp from the pkgsrc
>> 
>> 
>> Why PPTP ? Why don't you use PPPOE ?
>> What kind of ADSL modem do you have ?
>> 
>> => Speed Touch Home is PPPOE
>>    Speed Touch USB is PPPOA2 (Point to Point Protocol Over ATM 2)
>> --
>> Nicolas Bruno BASTIEN
>> 

I have a speed touch home too (ethernet version)
with NetBSD, and I am using PPPOE (pkgsrc/net/rp-pppoe)
it is provided with scripts (adsl-setup, adsl-start , etc.)
very useful, and it works very fine.
-- 
Nicolas Bruno BASTIEN