[plug] [OT] bur.st unreachable

[Ben Jensz]

Craig Ringer wrote:

>
> Bizarrely, switching the DSL modem to "router" on WestNet support's 
> advice mode and letting it do its own PPPoE solved the problem. 
> WTF?!?. They say it's nothing to do with specific PPPoE clients, but 
> instead affects the use of ADSL modems in bridged mode with a PPPoE 
> client on an internal host. There's obviously a big hole in my 
> understanding of how this stuff works, because I would've sworn their 
> solution couldn't possibly fix the problem if I hadn't learned never, 
> ever to say "impossible" quite some time ago.
>
Yes, I've learnt in IT to eliminate everything in the equation when 
trying to solve a problem, even things that seem "impossible".

I have to say though, I think the score so far this year is about this:

Bridged ADSL - 3
PPPoE/A ADSL - 0

:P


/ Ben