redhat7.3 ppp0 no connection

[steral]

hello

I have serious problems getting my linux-router to access the internet,
I have a working lan with my windows-clients and a working samba-server.
but I just can't get my Linux box to establish a dsl-connection.
I have installed redhat 7.3.
when I try to start my connection with *** pppd pty "/usr/sbin/pppoe -I eth0" ***
the command is executed without any errors but ifconfig does not show me any device called *** ppp0 ***.
I send the corresponding part of /var/log/messages along with this post, and I would be most thankful for any hints.

steral


/var/log/messages
14:57:30 redserve kernel: CSLIP: code copyright 1989 Regents of the University of California
14:57:30 redserve kernel: PPP generic driver version 2.4.2
14:57:31 redserve pppd[2095]: pppd 2.4.1 started by root, uid 0
14:57:31 redserve pppd[2095]: Serial connection established.
14:57:31 redserve pppd[2095]: Using interface ppp0
14:57:31 redserve pppd[2095]: Connect: ppp0 /dev/pts/0
14:57:31 redserve /etc/hotplug/net.agent: assuming ppp0 is already up
14:57:36 redserve pppoe[2096]: PPP session is 1083
14:57:36 redserve pppd[2095]: LCP terminated by peer
14:57:36 redserve pppoe[2096]: Session terminated -- received PADT from peer
14:57:36 redserve pppd[2095]: Modem hangup
14:57:36 redserve pppd[2095]: Connection terminated.
14:57:36 redserve /etc/hotplug/net.agent: NET unregister event not supported
14:57:55 redserve pppd[2095]: Terminating on signal 15.
14:57:55 redserve pppd[2095]: Exit.

 

[RhythmAce]

If you have a dsl connection, why are you using ppp. All you need is eth0. ppp is for dial-up connections.

 

[steral]

well, eth0 is connected to my dsl-modem,
and with *** pppd pty "/usr/sbin/pppoe -I eth0" ***
i tell linux to establish a connection with my dsl-modem via eth0, right?
thats at least how I did it wit rh7.1

thanx for trying to help, though
steral

 

[Guest_imported]

my best advice is use the control panel that comes w/ redhat..whatever window manager you're running either kde or gnome should have a 'control panel' so you can have a gui to make configuration files and the like..that would be the quickest and easiest thing to do.