[wplug] Verizon DSL and Coyote Linux

[Michael P. O'Connor]

Greg Akins wrote:

>I just got Verizon DSL
>
>It came with a Westell 6100 DSL Modem
>
>I can connect to the service and share the connection through a Linux Router
>(originally used Floppyfw).
>
>But the connection would become "lost" overtime.  I thought I might need PPoE
>(though I don't appear to be using any PPoE client on my single windows box). 
>So I configured a Coyote Linux boot disk with PPoE support.
>
>Same thing happens.  It connects fine at first, but after a few minutes of not
>using it, the connection is lost and I have to reboot everything.
>
>Has anyone configured a similar setup, of maybe knows what is going on?
>
>Greg Akins
>Insomnia Consulting
>www.insomnia-consulting.org
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you might have to turn on the keep alive in the kernal.