linux and pppoe
by baldur_1 from LinuxQuestions.org on (#56B0S)
so, i have an extreme distaste for comcast because those jackasses have a traffic cap in my area and charge an extra 50 if you exceed it which is (the cap) pretty damn low. i wanted to switch to centurylink (fiber) however their modem is blocking my sub-network dhcp requests. i have their router/modem connected to my server and my server does dhcp requests and all that fun stuff for my network underneath.
so, my server can use dns but any device under that cannot. if i create a vpn tunnel, then dns traffic runs fine but a naked dns request will get blocked 100% of the time by their modem/router. so it is blocking all my iot devices, my rokus, my work computer and everything that cannot run a vpn on start-up through it.
as usual, the useless "techs" at centurylink can only parrot "it is my network"...blah, blah, blah when i have proven it is their modem/router blocking the traffic.
i need to figure a way around this or i have to go back to paying 120+ for internet. can linux (fedora 30) be configured to connect to pppoe directly (thus eliminating the use of their router/modem) or can someone help me figure out another way around this?
so, my server can use dns but any device under that cannot. if i create a vpn tunnel, then dns traffic runs fine but a naked dns request will get blocked 100% of the time by their modem/router. so it is blocking all my iot devices, my rokus, my work computer and everything that cannot run a vpn on start-up through it.
as usual, the useless "techs" at centurylink can only parrot "it is my network"...blah, blah, blah when i have proven it is their modem/router blocking the traffic.
i need to figure a way around this or i have to go back to paying 120+ for internet. can linux (fedora 30) be configured to connect to pppoe directly (thus eliminating the use of their router/modem) or can someone help me figure out another way around this?