[geeks] DSL/PPPoE query - Am I insane?

Bill Bradford mrbill at mrbill.net
Wed Apr 3 00:41:10 CST 2002


On Tue, Apr 02, 2002 at 10:38:46PM -0800, Peter L. Wargo wrote:
> I'm trying to debug my parent's issues with their DSL connection cia 
> their local (independant) telco.  Their iMac G4 was set up with PPPoE, 
> which I rarely see in DSL - is that common?  They actually have to click 
> on a connect icon, which also bothers me.
> Is PPPoE over DSL used at all?

Yes.  A *LOT*.  If you order DSL with SWBell here now, thats *all* you 
get.  They also made some of the non-PPPoE people *switch*, a few months ago.

One reason why I moved to, and stuck with, cable.  Netgear RT314, bingo,
it JUST WORKS.

Bill

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Bill Bradford
mrbill at mrbill.net
Austin, TX



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