Login to Corel® LINUX® as the
root user.
Download the newest pppd (2.3.11) and
save it somewhere on your hard disk (we'll use /root in this example).
Get it here.
Click the Console icon on the task bar
(third icon from the bottom left on the task bar) to open a console
session. Please allow each step to complete before typing the next
command.
cd ~ <ENTER>
tar zxvf ppp_2.3.11.orig.tar.gz <ENTER>
cd ppp-2.3.11 <ENTER>
./configure <ENTER>
make <ENTER>
make install <ENTER>
/etc/init.d/ppp restart <ENTER>
Download the Roaring Penguin PPPoE client
here
Install the client as follows. Again,
open a console screen.
cd ~ <ENTER>
tar zxvf rp-pppoe-1.9.tar.gz <ENTER>
cd rp-pppoe-1.9 <ENTER>
./go <ENTER>
The installation script now will ask
a series of questions to configure the connection. Customize your
responses as needed.
Enter your PPPoE user name at the prompt
(ie: myname@myisp.com)
For the "Interface" enter the
ethernet interface connected to the xDSL modem (ie: eth0)
The next prompt will ask you if you wish
to have the connection open up on demand or stay open permanently.
If you want it to open on demand, enter the idle time in seconds.
The connection will close after the specified idle time has expired.
If you want the link to remain open permanently, enter 'no'.
NOTE: Demand-activated links do not interact well with dynamic IP
addresses. You may have some problems with demand-activated links.
When prompted for your ISP's DNS IP address,
enter the correct IP address in the space provided. If you just press
enter, it will assume that you know what you are doing and not modify
your DNS setup.
The next prompt is for the secondary
DNS IP address. If you just press enter, it will assume there is only
one DNS server.
Enter your PPPoE password when prompted
and then enter it a second time to confirm.
Next, choose the firewall rules. Please
note that these rules are very basic. You are strongly encouraged
to use a more sophisticated firewall setup; however, these will provide
basic security. If any servers are running on the machine, you must
choose 'NONE' and set up a firewall by other means. Otherwise, the
firewall rules will deny access to all standard servers like Web,
e-mail, ftp, etc.
The firewall choices are:
0 - NONE: This script will not set any
firewall rules. You are responsible for ensuring the security of your
machine. You are STRONGLY recommended to use some kind of firewall
rules.
1 - STANDALONE: Appropriate for a basic stand-alone web-surfing workstation
2 - MASQUERADE: Appropriate for a machine acting as an Internet gateway
for a LAN
The #1 option is the option for most
users.
Verify the selections on the summary
screen and type "y" to continue.
To start the PPPoE client, type "adsl-start"
and press enter. To stop the PPPoE client, type "adsl-stop".
