-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of
Anthony Q. Martin
Sent: 14 January 2006 19:11
To: The Hardware List
Subject: Re: [H] DSL Broadband Connection: Need username and
password forNetAccess?
Greg Sevart wrote:
Usually, yes. Almost all DSL providers now use PPPoE--even for
statics--on new accounts. There are exceptions, however...who the
provider?
I'm not sure...I think it's bellsouth....it's my dad and he's
in huntsville and I'm not.
Just put it in the router, and you shouldn't have to deal
with it again.
Well, my brother got my dad on DSL and got it hooked up to an
old-model linksys 4-port router of mine. So he got it
working and MAY have put the username/password in. Dad
hasn't a clue. Now we're trying to take him wireless so he
can use his laptop anywhere without a wire....and the linksys
step wants to know username/password for DSL. I tried to
treat it as a cable connection and bypass inputting any
usn/pw info, but it didn't work. I guess I can get him to
call his ISP and find out.....
Ignore idiots who try to claim that PPPoE adds a lot of
overhead. In
fact, PPPoE overhead is approximately 0.8%--approximately
3KB/s on a
3mbit connection. The real overhead on DSL is ATM cell
encapsulation.
That adds around 20%, but is encountered for any DSL link.
Well, dad won't care so I don't. I just want to make the new stuff
work. Right now, he's back running with the old stuff while the new
stuff sits in teh box.
Oh, I'd get by brother to deal with it but he's MIA....
Greg
----- Original Message ----- From: "Anthony Q. Martin"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "The Hardware List" <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2006 12:13 PM
Subject: [H] DSL Broadband Connection: Need username and
password for
NetAccess?
With this kind of broadband connection, does one need to give a
username/password to a router to get access to the net? I know my
cable modem doesn't require such, but does DSL?
Tx.
