On Sat, 11 Sep 1999, Francis Labrie wrote:
> My ADSL provider (Bell Canada) is now providing IP addresses trough a
> DHCP, but I've received a notice saying that Bell will switch the
> current access mode in October. I'll need to use a special proprietary
> software called "Access Manager" to login (user Id. and PassWd) each
> day (24h) and available only for Windows, Macintosh and Linux
> plateforms. :(
>
> But I've seen in the Linux package files named "pppoe", "start-pppoe"
> and "stop-pppoe". It's why I believe this "Access Manager" is just a
> kind of PPPoE frontend. Is it possible?
>
> So I've two other questions for you Holger:
>
> 1. What is PPPoE?
PPP Over Ethernet (RFC2516). It's a means of combining some useful
aspects of PPP with the Ethernet physical medium. One of the benfits is
that if the modem software doesn't have its head completely in a dark
place, it will be able to stop bridging IP and ARP in that scheme,
providing better security as an added benefit even while using the same
Ethernet as a LAN.
> 2. Will MiamiDx get PPPoE support in a way I can keep my ISP,
> or should I resign immediatly my contract and find another
> provider?
Holger has said that he's considering implementing it, but hasn't yet made
any promises.
Fred Wright
--
To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe miamidx-talk-ml" to
"[EMAIL PROTECTED]". For help on list commands send "help" to
"[EMAIL PROTECTED]".
