I am not sure, I have never used Remote Access. I have only had Macs for the last 2 years and I have had a DSL connection with a static IP address hooked up to a Linux Firewall which is in turn hooked up to my hub and all the rest of the computers in the house are hooked up to the hub.
take care, Kevin Avery on 4/19/02 2:23 PM, David Hurzeler at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Kevin: > I think this is the case. Wouldn't the PPPoE software login > automatically the way Remote Access does on a dial up? > > David > >> Actually if the ISP is using PPPoE then the username and password would be >> required to connect to the DSL connection. PPPoE turns a DSL connection into >> something like a dial up connection. You are actually hooked up to DSL but >> you >> can not use it until you click on the PPPoE icon and send off your >> username and password to login. The handshake and connection process happens >> very quickly, much quicker than a modem, but it is still a pain. >> >> There are DSL/Broadband routers available that support PPPoE, you enter your >> username and password into the router and it deals with authenticating the >> connection. That way you don't have to worry about running the software on >> the >> client computer and many of those routers have a built in firewall and allow >> more than one computer to be hooked up to them. Once you get them setup they >> work pretty much quietly in the background. >> >> take care, >> Kevin Avery > -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | SPECIAL LIST PRICES - Apple PCI Video Cards from $19.99, MacOS 8.5 CD $79.99 Replacement Parts IN STOCK, Apple CDROMs from $19.99 <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
