Re: Linux and xDSL

[Calum Morrell <calum@xxxxxxx>]

oops, forgot to mention this is only the header [didn't want to post the
whole thing to the list.

The address for the full thingy is

http://mandrakeuser.org/connect/cpppoe.html


Calum

Calum Morrell wrote:
>
> Mainly for Nigel, but not sure how many other Linux users are on the
> list.
>
> DSL Over PPPoE
>
> (Contributed by Robert C. Pilkington, with some additions by yours
tom)
>
> What Is PPPoE?
>
> Citing from the 'PPPoE FAQ':
>
> Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet is a proposal
> specifying how a host personal computer (PC) interacts
> with a broadband modem (i.e. xDSL, cable, wireless, etc)
> to achieve access to the growing number of Highspeed
> data networks. Relying on two widely accepted standards,
> Ethernet and the point-to-point protocol (PPP), the PPPoE
> implementation requires virtually no more knowledge on the
> part of the end user other than that required for standard
> Dialup Internet access. In addition, PPPoE requires no
> major changes in the operational model for Internet Service
> Providers (ISPs) and carriers.
>
> (tom)
>
> Calum
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