Subject: Re: Earthlink PPPoE
To: Dan Smith <scannall@earthlink.net>
From: John Klos <john@sixgirls.org>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 08/27/2002 13:34:38
Hi,

> I have a question. For years now my upgraded 475 has been chugging along as
> a Mush server and an ftp server. I have Earthlink DSL now and want to take
> the guts out and put them into a Centris 650 so I can have 2 ethernet ports
> and use it as a gateway. What's the best way to do this, and is anyone doing
> it now using Earthlink's PPPoE scheme?

Earthlink does PPPoE? I was not aware.

If you really want to use a Centris 650 as an IP NAT router, then I'd
recommend that you upgrade to NetBSD 1.6. It has PPPoE support in the
kernel, which you will need for a 68040 if you want to use the full speed
of your connection.

Otherwise, I have many Quadras doing IP NAT. Wonderfully stable hardware.
I even have a few doing PPPoE for Verizon connections.

Verizon sucks, BTW.

John Klos
Sixgirls Computing Labs