Marconi

[JBenci]

Hi there!,
Can anybody point me in a direction to find a faq or how-to quide on setting up a Marconi 4port ethernet router under linux. It doesnt really matter what flavour but It would be better if it was prehaps Ubuntu or Fedora.

I know a few things about linux but essentially im still a n00b.
Thanx

 

[renm]

if you use route mode and turn DHCP on, then no matter what kind of client PC's OS, Windows/Linux/Unix etc, simply config your NIC gets anything (IP, Gateway, DNS) from DHCP server which is internal function on most of ADSL routers.

 

[JBenci]

Hmm. That isnt exactly what I ment. I would like to do is setup an internet connection with my ADSL Router through linux but Im clueless on how to do this. Im sure people have done it before, its not impossible is it ?

 

[dabean]

http://www.siliconvalleyccie.com/linux-hn/network-linux.htm

In SuSE I just use YaST to setup a PPPoE connection with my username/password (simple enough), but the above link should help if you want to do it the hard way.

 

[JBenci]

Thanx, I will have a look tomorrow.

 

[renm]

but why?

Hmm. That isnt exactly what I ment. I would like to do is setup an internet connection with my ADSL Router through linux but Im clueless on how to do this. Im sure people have done it before, its not impossible is it ?

one thing i couldn't understand, why some people (incl. you) threw away the simple solution, then struggle on difficult one. only one reason i can get is that you guys want to learn Linux (PPPOE, whatsoever)

As I said in another post, most of ADSL router using embed Linux (or sort of) and with PPPOE software (and NAT, firewall etc) ready for you, just use it. your own Linuxbox/PPPOE won't be better than that, and you need spend time to do that, and still can't guarantee it will work (or work perfectly). on other hand, you bought the router for only using it's modem part, then why don't you just buy an ADSL modem, and it's much cheaper.

 

[dabean]

one thing i couldn't understand, why some people (incl. you) threw away the simple solution, then struggle on difficult one. only one reason i can get is that you guys want to learn Linux (PPPOE, whatsoever)

I guess you never dismantled your toy trainsets as a kid

 

[gkm]

I agree with renm. Trying to bypass the router also increases your security risk. Let the router do its job. Linux can then just fill in the router's IP as its gateway IP if you use fixed IP's in your home LAN or otherwise let DHCP sort out the details.

Why go look for pain and suffering when it is not needed and when one has already paid for hardware to avoid the pain.

 

[renm]

we say, new born calf doesn't scare the tiger

I guess you never dismantled your toy trainsets as a kid

heh kid, i started using RP-PPPOE from RH6 that was 5 years ago, i don't know where were you in that day?

and I don't think JBenci really wants to do that (give me a reason except curious), he just simply lost his direction

 

[dabean]

You're missing the point. I meant that figuring out how something works is often more enjoyable than using it in its intended purpose.

5 years ago I resigned a job supporting a SCO Unix based POS system, which I did for 3 years, as if it matters.

 

[renm]

if you can read ENJOYABLE from JBenci's words, then you waste your 3 years Unix experiences, and that's SCO

not everyone as clever as you, that's why router has been invented, thanks G0d, otherwise ....