Jon Bloom wrote:
> > 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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> Jon Bloom, KE3Z
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Thats the one, PPToE, Hope there is a cure!
Thank you, John
