Smoothwall 1.0GPL & TIP

[Colin Roe]

Hi

Is there anyone out there with a broadband connection to TIP (the 
PCUG/Canberra AUUG ISP) through a bastion firewall box running Smoothwall 
1.0GPL?  I'm looking for some advice on configuration.

I've had a dial-up connection via a V90 serial modem working OK through 
Smoothwall - apart from being unable to take down the 0.9.9SE patches through 
the TIP proxy. However,  I can't get an ethernet NIC to talk to TransACT & 
TIP.

At bootup Smoothwall finds both NICs - the 3Com 3c509 ISA as eth0 (Green) and 
the OEM i82557/8 PCI as eth1 (Red).

From setup on the Smoothwall box I've changed Red to PPPoE with the DHCP 
hostname set to the Smoothie's name. Is that correct? I suspect probably not 
and that it perhaps should be a TIP machine if they are continuing to offer 
only DHCP, rather than permanent IP addresses,  to broadband users.

On that assumption I've also left Smoothie Red's IP address blank although the 
netmask remains 255.255.255.0. The Primary DNS is TIP's 203.10.76.34 with the 
Seconday and Default Gateway settings both blank.

Using the Smoothie's web interface I created a second profile in Dialup to use 
PPPoE as the interface. The computer to modem speed is 230,400 - the maximum 
available with Smoothwall.

Under Additional PPPoE Settings both the Service and Concentrator names are 
blank as I couldn't find anything on either the TransACT CD or their site. I 
suspect that something could be needed in both those fields.

In Authentication I've got my full email address as the username in accordance 
with TIP's instructions for broadbanders using Windows. Method remains PAP or 
CHAP and my TIP password is included. The Scriptname field is blank.

Under DNS, Automatic is set and Primary 203.10.76.34 with Secondary again 
blank.

When I attempt to connect from Smoothie's Home page (which now shows PPPoE 
Idle in lieu of Modem Idle) it indicates dialling and Mozilla shows bursts of 
activity until the maximum 10 attempts are completed unsuccessfully when it 
reverts to PPPoE Idle.

If I ping 203.10.76.34 direct from the Smoothie I get 'network unavailable'. 
The Red NIC should be working as it responded when pinged previously in a 
test after being given a fixed IP address in TIP's range.

I'd appreciate it if some one can tell me where in the above I'm going wrong.


Colin 


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Colin Roe, Torrens ACT Australia