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>Index: chapter.sgml
>===================================================================
>RCS file: /home/ncvs/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ppp-and-slip/chapter.sgml,v
>retrieving revision 1.70
>diff -u -3 -r1.70 chapter.sgml
>--- chapter.sgml	2002/04/04 23:32:50	1.70
>+++ chapter.sgml	2002/04/12 23:33:16
>@@ -2104,24 +2104,79 @@
>       <see>PPP, over ATM</see>
>     </indexterm>
> 
>-    <para>The following describes how to set up PPP over ATM, a.k.a,
>-      PPPoA.  Currently, the only hardware supported is the Alcatel
>-      Speedtouch USB ADSL modem</para>
>+    <para>The following describes how to set up PPP over ATM, (PPPoA).
>+	  PPPoA is a popular choice among European DSL providers.</para>
> 
>     <sect2>
>-      <title>Installing PPPoA</title>
>+      <title>Using PPPoA with the Alcatel Speedtouch USB</title>
> 
>-      <para>PPPoA is supplied as a port in FreeBSD because the firmware
>-	is not distributable under <ulink
>-	url="http://www.alcatel.com/consumer/dsl/disclaimer_lx.htm">
>-	Alcatel's license agreement</ulink>.</para>
>-
>-      <para>To install the port, simply use the <link linkend="ports">
>-	ports collection</link> to install the <filename role="package">net/pppoa</filename>
>-	port and follow
>-	the instructions provided there.</para>
>+      <para>PPPoA support for this device is supplied as a port in
>+	  FreeBSD because the firmware is not distributable under <ulink
>+	  url="http://www.alcatel.com/consumer/dsl/disclaimer_lx.htm">
>+	  Alcatel's license agreement</ulink>.</para>
> 
>+      <para>To install the software, simply use the <link linkend="ports">
>+	  ports collection</link>. Install the
>+	  <filename role="package">net/pppoa</filename> port and follow the
>+	  instructions provided with it.</para>
>     </sect2>
>+	<sect2>
>+	  <title>Using pptpclient</title>
>+	  
>+	  <para>It is also possible to use FreeBSD to connect to other PPPoA
>+	  sevices using <filename role="package">net/pptpclient</filename>.</para>
>+	  
>+	  <para>To use <filename role="package">net/pptpclient</filename> to
>+	  connect to a DSL service, install the port or package and edit your
>+	  <filename>/etc/ppp/ppp.conf</filename>. You will need to be
>+	  <username>root</username> to perform both of these operations. An
>+	  example section of <filename>ppp.conf</filename> is given below.</para>
>+
>+	  <programlisting>adsl:
>+ set log phase chat lcp ipcp ccp tun command
>+ set timeout 0
>+ enable dns
>+ set authname <replaceable>username</replaceable>
>+ set authkey <replaceable>password</replaceable>
>+ set ifaddr 0 0
>+ add default HISADDR</programlisting>
>+
>+	  <para>This will open a tunnel for a PPP session to your DSL
>+	  router. Ethernet DSL modems have a preconfigured LAN IP address
>+	  which you connect to. In the case of the Alcatel Speedtouch Home
>+	  this address is <hostid role="ipaddr">10.0.0.138</hostid>. Your
>+	  routers documentation should tell you which address your device
>+	  uses. To open the tunnel and start a
>+	  <application>ppp</application> session execute the following
>+	  command.</para>
>+
>+	  <screen>&prompt.root; pptp <replaceable>address</replaceable> <replaceable>isp</replaceable></screen>
>+
>+	  <tip><para>You may wish to add a &amp; to the end of the previous
>+	  command because <application>pptp</application> will not return
>+	  your prompt to you otherwise.</para></tip>
>+	  
>+	  <para>A <devicename>tun</devicename> virtual tunnel device will be
>+	  created for interaction between the <application>pptp</application>
>+	  and <application>ppp</application> processes. Once you have been
>+	  returned to your prompt, or the <application>pptp</application>
>+	  process has confirmed a connection can you examine the tunnel like
>+	  so.</para>
>+
>+	  <screen>&prompt.user; ifconfig <replaceable>tun0</replaceable>
>+tun0: flags=8051&lt;UP,POINTOPOINT,RUNNING,MULTICAST&gt; mtu 1500
>+        inet 216.136.204.21 --> 204.152.186.171 netmask 0xffffff00 
>+        Opened by PID 918
>+	  </screen>
>+
>+	  <para>If you are unable to connect check that the configurations
>+	  on your router, which are usually accessible via
>+	  <application>telnet</application> or with a web browser. If you
>+	  still cannot connect you should examine the output of the
>+	  <application>pptp</application> command and the contents of the
>+	  <application>ppp</application> log file,
>+	  <filename>/var/log/ppp.log</filename> for clues.</para>
>+	</sect2>
>   </sect1>
> 
>   <sect1 id="slip">

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