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

Bertrand_Hutin at notes.amdahl.com Bertrand_Hutin at notes.amdahl.com
Fri Apr 5 01:00:44 CST 2002


Here in France the main ISP France Telecom use PPoA for Adsl connexions.
The kit provides software for W**dows and MacOs,
and there are tools to get a Linux box connected.
works fine on all these platforms.


                                                                                                          
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On Wed, Apr 03, 2002 at 08:42:09AM -0600, Mike Ekholm wrote:
> Are you sure its not PPPoA (which is very common for DSL)?

what is PPPoA?  i've never seen that used with DSL.  PPPoE i've seen.
which
is just silly.  PPP tunneled over ethernet which is being bridged over ATM.

yikes.

-brian
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