> Anyway, I assume DSL is similar to cable modems.
> Stick a box in as a masquerade/firewall and turn it
> on, point your other systems at it, and you're set.
> That's what I'm doing with my cable modem anyway.
>
> What advantage is there to PPPOE?
He may not have a choice whether or not to use it;
if his isp uses PPPoE on their uplinks - say a baby Bell -
to a telco access point (most ADSL lines are done this way),
they might require him to do the same. If given the
choice between bridging and PPPoE, choose a bridging
connect. The problem you're most likely to run into
with PPPoE under Linux is carrier desynch..
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