Quote Originally Posted by infiniphunk View Post
No you're wrong, bridging a modem means turning off its ethernet routing ability. This is why when a modem isn't bridged, it typically gives a 192.168.0.1 type address. That's why once your modem is bridged it's no longer assigning an ip to your pc. And also precisely why people log into these modems and follow the little rigamarole, which will involve turning of its dhcp server.
I've done this a million times for people, mostly on XP when people wanted to make a broadband dsl connection and not get error 678.

At any rate...
from what I understand Blackbelt wants to test Slackware's PPPoE connecting software.
Don't you just have Network Manager Applet? You should be able to just go there and set up your dsl connection; Edit Connections>DSL tab at the right>Add button to set up your dsl connection. It will come up 'Editing DSL Connection 1'

Can't you just get high-speed cable there? jeez
I am well aware that when in bridge mode, IPs are not assigned. NTL, it still fiddles with the data link layer