Re: Connecting a user to AOL (anything I should know?!)

On 14 Feb, 18:35, "Gaz" <gaz...@xxxxxxx> wrote:
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And it works perfectly well on ppoa, if you use ppoe make sure you also
choose LLC.

Gaz-

you have run into ISPs supporting both PPPoE and PPoA?

which ones?

An interesting side point... about this , Windows and DSL modems..

I know that with USB DSL modems, things that don`t have a web or
telnet interface where you don`t connect to it configuring and
connecting from it.
Things where you get Windows to do it.. [1]

With those things... Windows vaguely calls the option something about
DSL modem and PPPoE.

Of course..
So to connect using a DSL or cable modem.. you choose that option..

Note- I know that when a NAT Router is told to connect, you choose
PPPoA or PPPoE.. UK tend to use PPPoA. USA tends to use PPPoE. And
which an ISP uses is of course nothing to do with whether you are
using a NAT Router or a DSL modem.

So I always guessed that when connecting with a DSL modem, then even
when you choose that DSL modem option which MS Windows claims uses
PPPoE, it actually uses PPPoA. And because MS Windows is american,
they wrote PPPoE there.

Are there any differences at the techie user end, besides just
choosing PPPoE instead of PPPoA.. (and besides the LLC with PPPoE,
that gaz mentions).
Any (possible) hardware differences at the techie user end?

Do all DSL modems support both PPPoA and PPPoE. Or are they blind to
it?

This article here tries to claim that PPPoE allows more variety of
modem, but I cannot make head of tale of what the article is trying to
say. (article is not technically clear! and may be written by an
amateur, but maybe there is something to it)
http://www.thinkbroadband.com/news/1381-pppoe-authentication-in-final-pilot-to-providers.html


[1]
I include this as a footnote, I just mention it here because it is a
screen that is a bit obscure to get to .
You guys answering probably know about it anyway.. But it may be
useful for anybody googling.
There is no question in this footnote.. You can ignore it.

Win XP Home or Win XP Home pre sp1 may be slightly different but
similar.. And I am going purely by this webpage.. which probably uses
win xp , prob sp2.

http://www.udel.edu/topics/connect/ppp/XP/index.html

ctrl panel..network connections....
To get the next screen you do
either "new connection wizard" (if tools..folder options are on
classic view)
or "set up a home or small office network" (if tools..folder options
are on "shoe common tasks in folders)
Then next, then
"Connect to the internet"........"Set up my connection manually".....
Then it says 3 options, vaguely worded
- "Connect using a dialup modem"
- "Connect using a broadband connection that requires a username and
password........DSL or cable modem......PPPoE"
- "Connect using a broadband connection that is always on"

first option is dialup (where you enter a user,pass,telephone number
and hear it dialling up)
second option is dsl modem. This is where the PPP is done by windows,
in windows you enter a user/pass
third option is Typical NAT Router, the type of thing where you go to
its web interface and configure it to connect.

(The latter options involve no telephone number. Entering a telephone
number would be dialup)
.

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