> And, are you positive that you need PPPoE and not just DHCP?

This one sentence fixed everything.  I'm writing from my machine right 
now.  Thank you so much.  The HOWTO is called "How to use DSL (PPPoE)" so 
I thought that's what I had to use.

    Thanks again so much.

    Sincerely yours,
      John Baber
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