From: "Andy Medina"
Pete Holsberg wrote:
That is, when I boot-up, what logs me in to Verizon, how does
it know to use PPoE, etc.?
BTW if using a router, the router would normally be setup for
the PPoE connection, not the computer. The article assumes the
computer is connected to a DSL modem with no built-in router.
I'm glad you added that...
I never connected to broadband without a router.
My router handles all the PPoE stuff, including my password and time-outs
for inactivity... (On a "call for InterNet Services, I am logged-in again
in a fraction of a second...For D-Link users, the M2 light goes on.
It is my hardware firewall, and NAT device.
I can bring any machine in here, and all I need is a NIC in that machine
and it is off and running.
I have noticed recently that on new installs of DSL, Verizon will give
you a modem and has a one port router built-in... (IT says it is a router
on the bottom label.)
Nice of them, but pretty cheap at the same time... That makes you buy
your own switch, hub, or what-ever...
Rick Glazier
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