Hi Andy,
On Sunday 19 March 2006 21:14, Andy Medina wrote:
> On Sun, 19 Mar 2006, Pete Holsberg wrote:
> > Aha! So somehow, all the info that goes into the PPoE
> > networking thingy in Windows is then programmed into the
> > router?
>
> Not sure what you mean by "is then programmed into the router".
> The router is directly configured for PPoE (or PPoA) via it's
> setup web page. It is not "programmed" by Windows. Many ISPs
> however provide their own setup CD, which I suppose can be
> considered as "programming" the router.
>
> If using a router, the computer is normally not setup for the
> PPoE connection. So the computer/Windows would not have the
> PPoE info needed to "program" the router anyway.
A bit of confusion, I think !
A modem is not a router, although a router often contains a modem.
Most USB modems are dumb, and require that Windows supplies the
information to the modem in order for the modem to make a connection.
If the modem is turned off this information is lost and has to be
re-sent by Windows.
You can consider the ADSL Router to be a separate computer that contains
all the components and stores all the information required to be able
to connect to the ISP via its modem and transfer data in and out of the
network via its router. ( RJ45 ports, and / or wireless )
Most ADSL routers have three or, in the case of wireless four function
blocks or components. Excluding PSU's These are :-
A modem. A firewall. A Router. If wireless an access point as well !
Before someone mentions "NAT" that is usually part of the firewall
function !!
HTH.
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