[rescue] blue iMac and Verizon DSL

Steve Sandau ssandau at gwi.net
Tue May 23 22:38:23 CDT 2006


>>But what is this WinPoET and MacPoET stuff? Is this PPOE with a 
>>different name? Is it necessary? If a router gets around it, how?
> 
> 
> Yes, the *POET stuff is for PPPOE etc.   I think if you have a DSL/Cable
> router that can do PPPOE you will be set.  Then it will serve up DHCP to
> your Mac.
> 

Thanks. That's the info I was looking for. I don't want to get into 
setting up another machine for an aquaintance who only wants to have one 
computer connected. Sounds like a "supported operating system" is the 
simple way to do this. *sigh*

Steve



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