> I should qualify that statement. Most DSL connections won't require
> authentication. Pacific Bell here in California might be requiring
> authentication for their cheapest DSL connection. I don't have all the
> details, but I overheard a friend talking about having to login every time
> they start Netscape even though they have DSL. I assume if this is the case
> that this is done to minimize the number of IP addresses Pacific Bell has to
> own. Unfortuneatly that friend is running Windows so I can't get details
> there on how to connect with Linux.
Some DSL providers (including the one I'm connected via) use PPToE, and require login,
instead of DHCP. I can conceive of DHCP systems that require login, although I don't
know of any off-hand. (For example, imagine a system where DHCP supplies your IP
address but you have to log into the gateway machine before it will route that address
to the Internet.)
A good DSL resource is:
http://www.dslreports.com/
Jon
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