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Mac 101: Connect to the Internet
If you want to use email or surf the Internet, you need a way to get your Mac online. You've got quite a few ways to do this. You can connect a high-speed cable or DSL modem to your Mac or connect your Mac to a network that's already Internet-connected, either through Ethernet or wireless AirPort. Besides making the physical connection, you must also subscribe to an Internet Service Provider (ISP) that allows you to connect to the global Internet servers. Internet Service Providers include America Online (AOL), Comcast cable, Yahoo DSL, Earthlink, some local cable companies, and scores of others. Here's how to connect to the Internet to surf the web or get email, using a high-speed cable or DSL modem, or through a network.

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pppoe-sniff

PPPOE-SNIFF(8)                                                System Manager's Manual                                               PPPOE-SNIFF(8)

NAME

       pppoe-sniff - examine network for non-standard PPPoE frames

SYNOPSIS

       pppoe-sniff [options]

DESCRIPTION

       pppoe-sniff listens for likely-looking PPPoE PADR and session frames and deduces extra options required for pppoe(8) to work.

       Some  DSL providers seem to use non-standard frame types for PPPoE frames, and/or require a certain value in the Service-Name field.  It is
       often easier to sniff those values from a machine which can successfully connect rather than try to pry them out of the DSL provider.

       To use pppoe-sniff, you need two computers, a DSL modem and an Ethernet hub (not an Ethernet switch.)

       If the DSL modem normally connects directly to your computer's Ethernet card, connect it to the "uplink" port on the  Ethernet  hub.   Plug
       two  computers into normal ports on the hub.  On one computer, run whatever software the DSL provider gave you on whatever operating system
       the DSL provider supports.  On the other computer, run Linux and log in as root.

       On the Linux machine, put the Ethernet interface into promiscuous mode and start pppoe-sniff.  If the ethernet interface is eth0, for exam-
       ple, type these commands:

            ifconfig eth0 promisc
            pppoe-sniff -I eth0

       On  the  other  machine, start your DSL connection as usual.  After a short time, pppoe-sniff should print recommendations for the value of
       PPPOE_EXTRA.  Set this value in /etc/ppp/pppoe.conf.  If pppoe-sniff indicates that something special is required in PPPOE_EXTRA, please e-
       mail this to pppoe@roaringpenguin.com along with the name of your ISP and the manufacturer and model number of your DSL modem.  This infor-
       mation will be collated and provided on the PPPoE web page for users who do not have two computers.

       After pppoe-sniff finishes (or you stop it if it seems hung), remember to turn off promiscuous mode:

            ifconfig eth0 -promisc

OPTIONS

       -I interface
              The -I option specifies the Ethernet interface to use.  Under Linux, it is typically eth0 or eth1.  The interface should be "up" and
              in promiscuous mode before you start pppoe-sniff.

       -V     The -V option causes pppoe-sniff to print its version number and exit.

BUGS

       pppoe-sniff only works on Linux.

AUTHORS

       pppoe-sniff was written by David F. Skoll <dfs@roaringpenguin.com>.

       The pppoe home page is http://www.roaringpenguin.com/pppoe/.

SEE ALSO

       pppd(8), pppoe(8), pppoe-sniff(8), pppoe-relay(8), /usr/share/doc/pppoe/README.Debian.gz

4th Berkeley Distribution                                           3 July 2000                                                     PPPOE-SNIFF(8)