[Courses] [Networking] interfacing ppp0 to eth0 ?

[mic]

> When I had a dynamic IP via DSL (verizon), I had to use the PPPoE
> drivers available from roaringpenguin.  They handled "getting" the IP,
> then in my firewall/nat setup, I used ppp0.

i am getting the ip pac bell just fine.  i used pppoeconf to modify the
dsl-provider file in /etc/ppp/peers/ dir

so, it does seem i should read up on the iptables/nat aspects of things to
figure out how to properly reference ppp0
thanks
mic

>
> I don't know if the settings have changed in the last few years though,
> so you might want to wait until you get more information from someone
> else.
>
> (I switched to Speakeasy - 2 static IPs!)
>
> Elwing
>
>
> On Dec 28, 2003, at 12:06 AM, mic wrote:
>
> > hi
> > i realize that hamster has closed the course, but i found it really
> > really
> > helpful, and i hope hamster or those who experienced could help me out:
> >
> > background:
> > -debian computer
> > -the lan works fine (thanks hamster)
> > -gets a dynamic ip from pacbell via the ppp0 (virtual?) interface
> > -part of  /etc/network/interfaces file:
> > ...
> > #wan
> > auto eth0  #should this be ppp0 ?
> > iface eth0 inet ppp
> >
> > #lan
> > auto eth1
> > iface eth1 inet static
> >         address 10.0.0.1
> >         netmask 255.0.0.0
> >         gateway 10.0.0.1
> > ..................................
> >
> > $ pon dsl-provider
> > is providing me with a an ip address and netmask of 255.255.255.255 for
> > ppp0.
> >
> >
> > i don't understand how to connect ppp0's info with that of eth0?
> >
> > is this all taken care of with the
> > iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -o ppp0 -j MASQUERADE
> > command (which i still need to do some research on, before being able
> > to
> > dialog on)
> >
> > thanks
> > mic
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