Translations by Rex Tsai

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Most providers send the needed login information per mail. Some providers describe it in odd ways, assuming the user to input the data in their "user-friendly" setup programs. But in fact, these applications generate usuall PPP user names and passwords from the entered data. You can find the real names too and input the correct data in the dialog box. For example, this are methods used some german providers: Sample username (alias "login" or "login name"): 11111111111 T-Online T-DSL: additional data: sample T-Onlinenummer: 222222222222 sample Mitbenutzer: 0001 complete username: 111111111111222222222222#0001@t-online.de Telekom Business Online (DSL): complete username: t-online-com/111111111111@t-online-com.de 1und1 uses another scheme (using above example): complete username: 1und1/11111111111 Cyberfun: complete username: sdt/11111111111 Komtel: additional data: downstream speed class: 768 complete username: 11111111111@FoniNet-768 Net Cologne: complete username: 11111111111@netcologne.de Q-DSL: complete username: 11111111111@q-dsl.de Versatel: complete username: 11111111111@VersaNet-1024k Webnetix: complete username: sdt/11111111111

SCANNING DEVICE

Looking for PPPoE Access Concentrator on $iface...

NOT CONNECTED

Sorry, I scanned $number interface, but the Access Concentrator of your provider did not respond. Please check your network and modem cables. Another reason for the scan failure may also be another running pppoe process which controls the modem.

Sorry, I scanned $number interfaces, but the Access Concentrator of your provider did not respond. Please check your network and modem cables. Another reason for the scan failure may also be another running pppoe process which controls the modem.

OKAY TO MODIFY

POPULAR OPTIONS

Most people using popular dialup providers prefer the options 'noauth' and 'defaultroute' in their configuration and remove the 'nodetach' option. Should I check your configuration file and change these settings where neccessary?

ENTER USERNAME

Please enter the username which you usually need for the PPP login to your provider in the input box below. If you wish to see the help screen, delete the username and press OK.

ENTER PASSWORD

Please enter the password which you usually need for the PPP login to your provider in the input box below. NOTE: you can see the password in plain text while typing.

USE PEER DNS

You need at least one DNS IP address to resolve the normal host names. Normally your provider sends you addresses of useable servers when the connection is established. Would you like to add these addresses automatically to the list of nameservers in your local /etc/resolv.conf file? (recommended)

LIMITED MSS PROBLEM

Many providers have routers that do not support TCP packets with a MSS higher than 1460. Usually, outgoing packets have this MSS when they go through one real Ethernet link with the default MTU size (1500). Unfortunately, if you are forwarding packets from other hosts (i.e. doing masquerading) the MSS may be increased depending on the packet size and the route to the client hosts, so your client machines won't be able to connect to some sites. There is a solution: the maximum MSS can be limited by pppoe. You can find more details about this issue in the pppoe documentation. Should pppoe clamp MSS at 1452 bytes? If unsure, say yes. (If you still get problems described above, try setting to 1412 in the dsl-provider file.)

DONE

Your PPPD is configured now. Would you like to start the connection at boot time?

ESTABLISH A CONNECTION

Now, you can make a DSL connection with "pon dsl-provider" and terminate it with "poff". Would you like to start the connection now?

CONNECTION INITIATED

The DSL connection has been triggered. You can use the "plog" command to see the status or "ip addr show ppp0" for general interface info.

NO INTERFACE FOUND