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Devolo MicroLink 56k Fun LAN User Manual

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Connection and Startup

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'Firewall': Here you have your choice of three settings. Select the one
that best suits your needs.

ብ In an editor, open the '/etc/ppp/pppoe.conf' file. On the 'Servicename'

line, make the following addition to the dial string:

“Servicename 'atdt'”

ቦ In an editor, open the '/etc/ppp/pppoe-server-options' file. Add the fol-

lowing entries to the end of the file:

“default-asyncmap

nopcomp

noaccomp

noccp”

ቧ The command 'adsl-start' starts the dial-up connection to the Internet,

and 'adsl-stop' stops the connection.

Dial-up on Demand: The set options for dial-up on demand and idle time do
not function reliably in all distributions. Please test these settings prior to
use.

Additional information:

The ’HowTos’ section of http://www.adsl4linux.de provides lots of additional
information and instructions to help you install and configure the driver.

Linux (Debian)

Installing the PPPoE
driver

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ቢ Open a console as 'root'.
ባ Run the commands 'apt-get update', 'apt-get install pppoe' and 'apt-get

install pppoeconf' in that order. This installs the required driver.

Setting up the
PPPoE driver

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ቤ Run the 'pppoeconf' command.
ብ Enter the necessary data: For help, refer to the information provided by

your Internet provider and the help included in the 'pppoeconf' program.

ቦ In an editor, open the '/etc/ppp/peers/dsl-provider' file. Add the option “-

S 'atdt' ” to the end of the “pppoe -I eth0 ...”
line.

ቧ Add the following entries to the end of the file:

“default-asyncmap

nopcomp