FAQ

27 Jan 2003

Q:   How do I set up IPCop using a Pulsar ADSL card for PPPoA?

A:   PPPoA is an ADSL protocol that is primarily used in Europe.

Setup is pretty straight-forward:

• Download the latest IPCop Pulsar driver from our Downloads page
• Upload it onto your IPCop 0.1.2 system using the driver upload facility (in the IPCop Dialup screen).
• Run setup from the console, or via shh
• Configure PCI ADSL as follows...
  

  Protocol = RFC2364 (PPPoA)
  
  VPI = 0  VCI = 38 (for BT ADSL)
  
  VPI = 8  VCI = 35 (for Telstra)
  
  Encapsulation = VC
  
  Enable = ON
  

• Network Configuration

  Type = GREEN (RED is modem/ISDN)
  
  or
  
  Type = GREEN + ORANGE (RED is modem/ISDN)
  

• Now back to the GUI :

  Create a new profile in Dialup as follows...
  
  Interface = PPPoA
  
  Max Retries = 0 (Always Retry)
  
  Idle Timeout = 0 (Disable)
  
  Username = yourusername@bt
  
  Username = yourusername@direct.telstra.net
    (for Telstra Direct)
  
  Password = yourpassword
  

• Now go back to the home page and "Connect"