Topic: Bellsouth PPOE Help!

[Ted H]

I have never used a PPOE modem, but recently switched to bellsouth dsl, and they have a ppoe modem.  I have payed for a static IP through them, but I still have to login.  How do I setup this modem on esmith?  I entered a static IP and my ppoe login info into the configuration on esmith, but i get nothing.  Plz help.

[Cyrus Bharda]

Ted,

What type of modem do you have, routed or bridge?

Maybe your modem has to logon?

Cyrus Bharda

[Ted H]

I don't know which type it is....it is a wintell modem, and yes I think it needs to login.  I put that login info into the config, but no luck.  There is not even a /etc/ppp/ppoe config file!

[Charlie Brady]

Ted H wrote:

> I have never used a PPOE modem, but recently switched to
> bellsouth dsl, and they have a ppoe modem.

A PPPoE modem.

> I have payed for
> a static IP through them, but I still have to login.  How do
> I setup this modem on esmith?  I entered a static IP and my
> ppoe login info into the configuration on esmith, but i get
> nothing.

I don't know how you would have entered both the static IP and the pppoe login information. The console configuration program only allows you to set one or the other.

You don't need to enter your static IP. Your ISP will configure their equipment so that your connection is always given your static IP when you log in.

All you need to do is to answer the questions in the console configuration option, choosing PPPoE. The pppoe connection log file is /var/log/pppoe/current - viewable via the log file viewer option of the server manager.

Charlie

[Ted H]

@400000003f0cb8e5075dfa8c Script /usr/sbin/pppoe -I eth1 -T 120 -U -m 1412 finished (pid 9851), status = 0x1
@400000003f0cb8e50e80e5f4 using channel 745
@400000003f0cb8e50eb90cf4 Using interface ppp0
@400000003f0cb8e50fdbda44 Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/pts/1
@400000003f0cb8e510bfe52c PADS: System-Error: No more sessions accepted on this connection
@400000003f0cb8e510c6da6c Modem hangup
@400000003f0cb8e510c7864c Connection terminated.
@400000003f0cb8e51124fffc Waiting for 1 child processes...
@400000003f0cb8e51126481c   script /usr/sbin/pppoe -I eth1 -T 120 -U -m 1412, pid 9905
@400000003f0cb8e5117dbad4 Script /usr/sbin/pppoe -I eth1 -T 120 -U -m 1412 finished (pid 9905), status = 0x1
@400000003f0cb8e518bba07c using channel 746
@400000003f0cb8e518f25464 Using interface ppp0
@400000003f0cb8e518f945bc Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/pts/1
@400000003f0cb8e51b0394ac PADS: System-Error: No more sessions accepted on this connection
@400000003f0cb8e51b1386b4 Modem hangup
@400000003f0cb8e51b170924 Connection terminated.
@400000003f0cb8e51b843e2c Waiting for 1 child processes...
@400000003f0cb8e51b85a1a4   script /usr/sbin/pppoe -I eth1 -T 120 -U -m 1412, pid 9959
@400000003f0cb8e51be01db4 Script /usr/sbin/pppoe -I eth1 -T 120 -U -m 1412 finished (pid 9959), status = 0x1
@400000003f0cb8e5231a714c using channel 747
@400000003f0cb8e52351a234 Using interface ppp0
@400000003f0cb8e5235887d4 Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/pts/1
@400000003f0cb8e5258eefd4 PADS: System-Error: No more sessions accepted on this connection
@400000003f0cb8e5259cbefc Modem hangup

[Michael Smith]

To use that Westell modem, what you need to do is set IT to maintain the connection, not your SME box.  Bellsouth's Westell "modem" is also a one-port router.  You can reset it to its defaults then attach a workstation to it, get an IP address from it then talk directly to it and set it to do the PPPoE login & maintain the connection.   Note that your login name must include "@bellsouth.net".

Then set your SME box to request an IP via DHCP (no PPPoE in SME config!!!!!).  Though if you're going to want to offer services to the outside, you're probably going to want to set the SME's external interface to a static IP and set the Westell to place that IP in a DMZ, PDQ.

HTH!

[Ted H]

Found the problem.  Note to anyone else having this problem.  Do not switch between windows and linux boxen without shutting the modem off for a few minutes.  Evidently when using it in windows, it put a window stun lock on it or something...anyways thanks for the help

[Kevin]

I know with my setup I had to change the westell modem to bridged mode then configure my E-server to use PPPOE. If your modem is not in bridged mode it will try and connect on its own.Ted H wrote: