[plug] westnet ADSL problems with Debian

[Luke Dudney]

Craig Ringer wrote:

>> You guys are aware that the DSL300 has a built in PPPoE client right? It
>> can still be used with rp-PPPoE if set in bridged mode, but it does have
>> a built in client, with a webbased config form. Try heading over to
>> http://192.168.0.1 on the relevant interface.
>> --X
>
>
> Nope, wasn't aware. I'm pretty sure it wasn't mentioned in the manual, 
> and certainly wasn't in the (apalling) "quick set up guide". Hrrm... I 
> think I'll give it a try, since RP-PPPoE 3.5 has done _zip_ to help.
>
> Its a real pain, and I wish I could figure out what was causing it but 
> at this point a workaround is fine by me.
>
> Thanks
>
> Craig Ringer
>

The PPPoE client is only included in the DSL-300-plus firmware, and I 
don't think that has been officially release by D-Link as of yet.
Craig, have you tried increasing the timeouts in /etc/ppp/pppoe.conf? 
specifically, LCP_INTERVAL, LCP_FAILURE, and PPPOE_TIMEOUT ?

Cheers
Luke