[clue-tech] Qwest DSL download speed reduced

David L. Anselmi anselmi at anselmi.us
Sat May 27 11:45:39 MDT 2006


Bruce Ediger wrote:
> so that the kind of firewall box I want to build has to deal with
> PPP-over-ATM (PPPoA), but there's an outside possibility that the CAP
> or DMT layer carries ethernet frames, rather than ATM cells.

Nope.  Since the firewall to 675 is ethernet you need PPPoE.  The E to A 
translation happens at the 675 when it's bridging.  I could be wrong but 
network hardware is usually pretty logical when it comes to those kinds 
of things.

Dave



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