On Sat, 18 Mar 2006 21:09:02 -0700, you wrote:
>On Sat, 18 Mar 2006, Pete Holsberg wrote:
>
>> Obviously, this is not the only way to set up an Internet
>> connection (DSL, in my case) but as I do not have one of
>> these in my Control Panel > Network Connections folder, I was
>> wondering where the information he uses is used in my set-up.
>> That is, when I boot-up, what logs me in to Verizon, how does
>> it know to use PPoE, etc.?
>
>A PPoE connection is considered a "dial-up" connection. That is
>you have to run the connectoid in order to connect to Verizon.
>Once connected, it will log in using the user name and password
>provided when the connectoid was created. As far as knowing to
>use PPoE, that is the type of connection that was created, so
>it can not use any other connection type. IOW the connectoid
>was specifically created as a PPoE connection, not a Slip or
>PPP connection for instance.
>
>If you want the connectoid to connect to Verizon at bootup, the
>connectoid shortcut would have to be placed in the startup
>folder. The "Dial whenever a network connection is not present"
>or "Always dial my default connection" options can also be
>used.
>
>If you look at the connection properties of a PPoE connection,
>it looks very similar to the connection properties of a modem
>connection.
Now here is something - PPoE means Point of Presence over Ethernet (might have
terminology wrong
except Ethernet) whereas in the UK we use PPoA. This is slightly different and
the reason why some
CHEAP ADSL routers don't work here in the UK and they are set for US and other
countries.
Now the interesting thing I see is that you mention "Dial Up" or "connect" icon
to get onto the ADSL
connection.
My 'phone line is ADSL and running a filter for the computer real modem so it
can dial a phone
number for me (lazy bugger) but the router is connected constantly so any one
of my computers can be
switched on and access the net without any need to "connect".
Now the strange thing is that the machine I just "reset" for a friend has to
"physically" connect to
Tiscali via the ADSL modem before anyone can access the net. She has a USB
modem so I don't know if
there is a difference in USB connections or ADSL/Router connections but what I
do know is that one
of my computers shows "Internet connected" icon and none of the others do?
Weird! they all show
network connected icon.
Sir Hugh of Bognor
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