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Low PPPoE speed in Linux (Ubuntu)

We have 2 PC with Ubuntu 12.04 and connect with 1000M/bit cable. We then start iperf on both PCs and get 900m/bit speed using the iftop tool. However, when we setup PPPoE server on the 1st PC, and ...
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Controlling ppp's chat buffering

I looked at the ppp chat source and it uses putchar to write to the device. When PPP is run over a line discipline like n_gsm, which multiplexes a tty via the GSM 07.10 protocol, a lot of extra data ...
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Redirect Packets from ppp0 interface to ethernet interface in linux

My question is similar to this question, however with some change. I have a PPPoE connection on my Linux Machine (CentOS kernal 2.6.32) as a client, so that when I setup this connection, another ...
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Chat source code

Source code of chat program (used for dialog with modem) is open? If it is so, where I can find it? I'm try find it, but no success.
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Can I set up linux to accept a dial up connection from my old windows95 laptop?

I've got a really old laptop running Windows 95, and I'd like to be able to connect it to my home network. It doesn't have an ethernet jack, nor a usb port. It does have an internal dial up modem ...
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Problem with path MTU discovery over pppd

I'm having an issue with pppd doing PPPoE on CentOS 6.3. The CentOS system is a dedicated router/gateway which performs NAT (both directions) and various packet filtering. It has separate NICs for ...
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How to run long time process on Udev event?

I want to run a ppp connection when my USB modem is connected, so I use this udev rule: ACTION=="add", SUBSYSTEM=="tty", ATTRS{idVendor}=="16d8",\ RUN+="/usr/local/bin/newPPP.sh $env{DEVNAME}" ...
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How can I disable TCP/IP for an Ethernet adapter?

I have CentOS 6.3 running in a (virtual) machine with two Ethernet adapters. I have eth0 connected to a TCP/IP LAN and eth1 connected to a DSL modem. The system is intended as a dedicated ...
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Reconnect if the link is stale

I run FreeBsd box with pppd over Ethernet. Everything works just fine with only one exception. Sometimes, not too often, the connection becomes stale. Everything looks like if it is ok: ifconfig shows ...
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connecting (bridging) two networks

I would like to connect (bridge) two networks (ppp0 and eth2). Normally you would do this with brctl but one of the network-interface is a ppp-device so it won't work (ppp can't transport ppp-frames). ...
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/etc/resolv.conf changes during reboot

My ISP asked me to use custom nameserver settings. I have placed these in /etc/resolv.conf. Unfortunately, every time I reboot the computer, the contents of this file is changed. To connect to the ...
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PPPoE reports network is down

When I try to connect to the Internet using pon provider, I get this error: error sending pppoe packet: Network is down error receiving pppoe packet: Network is down If I configure the Internet ...
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Need help with routing

I have set up a Ubuntu server, that I want to use as a router for my local office. The problem is, that I want to make 2 VPN connections, to remote branches, and then I want to route all traffic to ...
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Adding custom DNS server for pppd client connection?

I'm trying to setup dnsmasq to accelerate DNS resolving , but since i use a PPPoE connection , there're both dns server provided by ISP , and the 127.0.0.1. So how can i place the local dns server as ...
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How to filter wvdial/pppd terminal output

I use wvdial to connect to the net with with my USB modem. It works correctly, and I am quite happy with it. When I start it in XFCE I have it set to output to a borderless, transparent terminal so ...
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How to proceed solving ppp connection problems?

I got an embedded system trying to create a ppp connection using a GSM modem. However the connection is never established and all I get is this error message in syslog: Oct 12 08:38:48 pppd[451]: ...
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How to let networkmanager repeat trying to connect DSL until succeeded?

I'm using nm-applet to dial up DSL pppoe connections. As there are a great number of users in my local network, I sometimes have to try many times to establish a successful connection. I wonder is ...
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Ubuntu 10.10: Why does external dial-up modem randomly disconnect from internet?

Background: Dial-up is the only option for this computer Gave up on the internal modem last week; now using an external USB modem. I finally have the computer talking to the internet. HOWEVER, after ...
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How to setup PPTP on OpenWRT?

I'm trying to configure OpenWrt so clients can connect using PPTP. When I try to connect with networkmanager from a Fedora 14 box that's connected through Wifi, I get "failed to connect". opkg ...