ADSL connection (PPPoE) not possible?

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From: "Jaap van Hennik" <jvhennik at kabelfoon.nl>
> 
> Ik cannot manage to establish an ADSL-connection (by PPPoE)
> 
> Shal I abandon Ubuntu Linux and choose for another (less satisfactory)
> distribution?
> 
> Help!
> 
> Jaap van Hennik


ADSL connection by PPPoE is certainly possible with Ubuntu - it's what I use. 

Not sure what your exact problem is, but I basically just ran
pppoeconf from a root terminal and everything worked fine. Here's a
web-site about configuring PPPoE on Debian that describes things
decently:
http://users.pandora.be/Asterisk-PBX/PPPoE.htm

Also, check out the manual pages for pppoeconf, pon, poff, and plog.