Re: basic question: eth0 ppp0, which interface?

From: Markku Kolkka (markku.kolkka_at_iki.fi)
Date: 05/12/03 

Date: Mon, 12 May 2003 15:02:48 +0300

H. S. wrote:
> I am using RH 8.0, 2.4.18-27, and connect to the internet through
> Sympatico's dsl model. I use ppp0 for the connection.
> [...]
> 1) of my ppp0 and etho0, which is my internal device and which is
> external?

ppp0 is external, and apparently you dont have any internal network.

> 2) What do I need to know about dhcp? I have read on newsgroups that I
> *should* be using dhcp if I am not? In my network gui in RH, dhcp is not
> checked.

This depends on your ISP. With ADSL and PPPoE you don't use DHCP on the
external interface. 

-- 
        Markku Kolkka
        markku.kolkka@iki.fi

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