Re: [Scottish] PPPoE vs PPPoA

2008-06-18 Thread Phillip Bennett
Thanks Matt, I see what you mean now. I actually use my ADSL device as a router/firewall so I don't have to use a seperate machine. I've read that there is no real world speed difference between PPPoA and PPPoE, just the way it handles the authentication. Thanks, Phil. - Original M

Re: [Scottish] PPPoE vs PPPoA

2008-06-18 Thread Matt Causey
In my understanding, PPPoE is the newer, more flexible protocol...as it allows more detailed AAA through the ISPs RADIUS infrastructure. But there are no benefits to the end ISP user AFAIK. The other options there, as you'll find, define the topology of your connection (do you want the DSL modem

Re: [Scottish] PPPoE vs PPPoA

2008-06-18 Thread Phillip Bennett
Hi guys, On the topic of ADSL, I have just looked at my router at home and see that I have the following modes available to me: * RFC 1483 Routed * RFC 1483 Bridged * PPPoA Routed * IPoA Routed * PPPoE Routed * PPPoE Routed with Pass-through. Assuming they were all available (I have no idea,