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Date: Mon, 05 Mar 2001 23:58:11 -0500
From: Jeremy Jackson <jerj@coplanar.net>
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To: steve.snyder@philips.com
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Subject: Re: How-To for PPPoE in v2.4.x?
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steve.snyder@philips.com wrote:

> Is there a How-To for getting the Linux v2.4.x PPPoE support to work?
> I've searched for info but have mostly found sketchy references on getting
> PPPoE to work with the v2.2 kernel.
>

I have been using PPPoE in the 2.4.0 kernel for about 2 months now.  It's
very nice.  I used

http://www.math.uwaterloo.ca/~mostrows/

just grab the tarball and compile.  I bet it will work under 2.4.2 also.

>
> My system is running RedHat v6.2 and the v2.4.2 Linux kernel.  I've built
> PPP and PPPoE support into the kernel and I've installed the v2.4.0 PPP
> software.  I've got the /dev/ppp created by the RedHat installation and I
> see "pppoe" in the /proc/drivers list of drivers.
>
> I've got a (PCMCIA-based) NIC that I know works as a plain non-PPPoE
> device under v2.4.x.
>
> So what do I do now?  Do I have to patch pppd to utilize the kernel's
> new PPPoE support?  Do I have to create a /dev/pppoe devnode?
>
> While I have a lot of experience with Ethernet networking on Linux, I am a
> total PPP (let alone PPPoE) newbie.  Please be gentle.  :-)

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