>>Remote Access is not involved - it is for dialup. > >SBC/Yahoo DSL customers apparently have some variant of RA in use (with >their EnterNet software), as I am on DSL, and when (after I've been >online for some hours) SBC drops the connection, I can reconnect using RA >(with a connection that EnterNet apparently set up in the original >installation of the SBC/Yahoo DSL software). > >Now it's using PPPoE I believe, but I *can* either terminate or restart >using Remote Access. Information which may prove of use to some other >SBC/Yahoo DSL users.
PPPoE connections, which are commonly found on ADSL Dynamic IP setups, come in two flavors. One, the PPPoE client and controls are resident on the DSL modem. In this style, the Mac (or any computer) is unaware of the PPPoE service, and the DSL just simply "works". Two, the PPPoE client and controls are resident on the Mac (or whatever computer). In this style, the Mac uses Remote Access to connect and disconnect the service just like any dialup service. This style is seen by the Mac as more or less a really really fast dialup connection. So just having a DSL service (or any "always on high speed" service) does not directly negate the use of Remote Access on the Mac. Depending on the setup, RA may in fact still get used (I have heard of PPPoE being used on cable service as well, so this isn't always just a DSL thing, although I think it is most commonly seen on the cheaper ADSL service with dynamic IPs that most local phone companies offer) -chris <http://www.mythtech.net> ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe send a mail message with a SUBJECT line of "unsubscribe" to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> or <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
