[ILUG] Anyone know about CHAP and EIRCOM?

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Many thanks, Niall.

(I didn't see a "reply" button on the forum, so I hope posting a new message 
with the same topic will "knit in" correctly).

>> I'm not sure you should have noauth if you're using CHAP authentication. 
>> However, you do say you connect sometimes, so ICBW.

I'll arrange to "fiddle" with that parameter some more, and see if it's 
significant. I expect it's not, but I'll let you know "for sure".

>>... There are some great people working for Eircom, but it can be bloody 
>>hard to get a hold of one.

Yep - agreed. And agreed!!

>> The program that's running is pppd.

Thank you - I'll try to check out that fellow some more...

>> One thing I absolutely would try is another distribution, simply for 
>> testing purposes. I'd suggest
smoothwall, as it understands PPPoE connections out of the box.

Excellent idea...

>> If smoothwall doesn't work properly either, then maybe you need to look 
>> at your router - maybe its bridge mode isn't all that solid.

Well, we tried a few very different router boxes, with the same results. 
And, AFAIK, all these boxes work OK when in full "router" mode.

>> I'm sorry to have been all "maybe this", and "try that", but I'm afraid 
>> you're in for some debugging.

All suggestions are very welcome... and "debugging" is fine - as long as we 
have some clue where the tunnel-end is!!

Thank you again,
  - Mike