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It's PPPoE. The dynamic IP is supplied by PPP, not DHCP. The Linux client actually works better than the Windows one.
Think it's DHCP here guys. Notice he said the modem is plugged into a hub. My pppoe won't work with a hub.
I been watching this thread a bit and I'm still confused. The Westel modem is connected to the hub in the port that has the switch enabled to crossover. (Don't need a crossover cable if you can switch it at the hub. ;) The windows software has no problem going over the NIC (192.168.1.4), through the hub, to reach the modem. PPPOE looks like it needs an interface (i.e., eth1) before it will do anything. I got the MAC address for the modem, but I don't see how I can use that. I'm sure about DHCP since I don't think it applies to this situation. Anyway, unless someone comes up with a better idea, I'm going to break out an old NIC and crossover cable to do this thing right. Christopher Reimer -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/