Archaic wrote:
On Thu, Apr 27, 2006 at 11:33:50PM -0500, Bruce Dubbs wrote:
<rant>
I see absolutely no reason for the pppoe protocol. You have an ethernet
connection--this is not dialup. A simple dhcp is all that is needed.
pppoe adds complication and overhead. Its a solution to a non problem.
Agreed. MAC-based authentication would do the same thing. But then, you
have to call the ISP (or they force you to a site via a proxy) anytime
you change MAC addresses so that you can be verified.
No, this is not the same thing. You can change your password when the old one is
leaked. With the MAC address, this is harder.
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